Reveal your library’s hidden collections
Across libraries and archives, countless digital assets remain locked behind incomplete metadata, manual cataloging backlogs, and outdated discovery tools. Alma Specto turns these challenges into opportunities by using AI to surface, enhance, and connect your collections—so they can be discovered, shared, and preserved.
Meet Alma Specto
Alma Specto
- Managing digital assets efficiently
- Better cataloging, powered by AI
- Sharing your collections’ story
- Safeguarding your digital collections
- One platform for all your collections
Apply digital asset management best practices
Control user access, organize storage and handle file formats with tailored workflows. Alma Specto supports single or bulk deposits and edits to make your collections easily manageable.
Accelerate metadata creation with Academic AI
The Metadata Assistant extracts entities from files and automates repetitive tasks by suggesting descriptions and linking assets to related materials. Staff approval workflows ensure quick and accurate cataloging.
Create immersive user experiences
Bring digital collections to life with an Online Exhibition, discovery tools powered by Academic AI, and SEO capabilities. Alma Specto's digital collection platform combines these features to multiply the entry points to your collections, allowing for extended exploration.
Preserve your assets with advanced tools
Monitor file integrity, prevent format obsolescence, and provide the highest possible availability for your files. Alma Specto keeps your digital asset libraries and collections secure and accessible for future generations.
Consolidate your different collections
Manage your special collections alongside your electronic and physical records. Built on the Library Open Platform, Alma Specto's digital collection platform makes it easier for staff to manage all types of collections and simpler for users to access them.
Looking ahead, Alma Specto will expand to support additional types of assets, including research data, theses, and dissertations. Contact us for more information.
Alma Specto
Managing digital assets efficiently
Apply digital asset management best practices
Better cataloging, powered by AI
Accelerate metadata creation with Academic AI
Sharing your collections’ story
Create immersive user experiences
Safeguarding your digital collections
Preserve your assets with advanced tools
One platform for all your collections
Consolidate your different collections
FAQ
What is a digital collection platform?
A digital collection platform is a next-generation digital asset management system that provides an end-to-end solution for multiple digital content types and use cases, from cataloging to preservation through exhibitions and asset discovery.
What are the available offerings?
Alma Specto provides two main offerings:
- Special collection management: services powered by Academic AI for cataloging, generating metadata and optimizing discovery experiences via online exhibitions, SEO (search engine optimization) and discovery.
- Digital preservation: Features to safeguard collections, including format migration, fixity checks, and high-availability storage solutions.
Both offerings include platform integration: Seamless workflows that connect digital, physical, and electronic collections through Alma and the Library Open Platform.
What is the pricing for Alma Specto's digital collection platform?
Pricing varies based on the offering(s) and features selected. Contact us for a custom quote that fits your library’s needs.
When will Alma Specto be available?
Alma Specto is currently being rolled out and will be fully available by the start of 2026. Contact us for more details on release dates and early access options.
Does Alma Specto integrate with Alma?
Yes, Alma Specto is built on the Alma library management system and the Library Open Platform, ensuring seamless integration with your library’s existing workflows and enabling unified management of digital, physical, and electronic collections.
How do staff create metadata with Alma Specto?
Alma Specto includes a Metadata Assistant powered by Academic AI. It automates detailed metadata generation by extracting descriptive information, identifying unique entities in digital files and linking related materials. However, libraries can also choose to manage and generate metadata manually, maintaining the same processes they have always used. All AI-generated metadata is reviewed and approved by library staff before it is finalized, ensuring accuracy and alignment with institutional standards.