Alma Digital for CARLI I-Share Libraries

Revised: July 29, 2026

Background

Alma Digital, now called Alma Specto Starter, is not included as a CARLI-provided offering in the Ex Libris contract for Alma for I-Share. A separate subscription is required to use the product within Alma to create Digital Representations (files) and store them in Alma.  For more details on what workflows require a separate subscription, see Ex Libris's site: What are the licensing requirements for managing digital resources in Alma?

CARLI previously offered member libraries the option to subscribe to Alma Digital or Alma Digital for Controlled Digital Lending as an add-on product, but that program ended July 1, 2025. Existing member library subscribers may continue to subscribe to Alma Digital (now Alma Specto Starter) according to their library's contract terms, but new subscriptions are not currently available to I-Share libraries.

If you have any questions, please contact CARLI Support.