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Saint Meinrad Archabbey and School of Theology

Your institution subscribes to ATLAS for ALUM. What kind of feedback have you received from your alumni/ae about the program?
We have had feedback from a handful of alumni about ATLAS for ALUM, and it has been very positive. My sense is that a small percentage of our alumni are using ATLAS for ALUM but those who are using it are very enthusiastic about it. People we have heard from are very grateful that we are able to provide them access to high quality literature that helps them with their professional lives. There are no close substitutes for the literature in ATLAS; and for many of our alumni, they would not have access to ATLAS if we could not provide it.

How has the ATLAS for ALUM program helped the library to connect with alumni/ae?
At our institution alumni access to ATLAS for ALUM is linked through our alumni website, not the library website. So, it does not really connect them directly to the library. We steer alumni to the link at the alumni website when we get requests for online literature. The Alumni Office has really been grateful for ATLAS for ALUM. It gives them an ongoing asset to offer alumni that keeps them connected to the institution and keeps them returning to the website.

Dan Kolb is the Library Director at Archabbey Library, Saint Meinrad Archabbey and School of Theology

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