University of Haifa goes live with Ex Libris Alma - November 28, 2016
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the University of Haifa's Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library is the first university library in Israel to go live with the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform. Alma replaced the Aleph® integrated library system and is integrated with… Read More
London Info International 2016 speaker insights - November 23, 2016
In just over a week many members of the information community will gather at London’s ExCeL to experience a brand new and exciting conference and exhibition. The intersection between information and data, the rise of the user, and the need for the information industry to demonstrate value, are all key… Read More
New study proposes pragmatic scenario for transitioning the publication system towards Open Access - November 22, 2016
The Swiss National Science Foundation in collaboration with the Scientific Information programme (SUC P-2) run by swissuniversities has initiated a study, which for the first time, has developed scenarios for restructuring transitioning Switzerland's scientific publication system towards Open Access (OA). The study recommends a model that… Read More
Eastern Michigan University Library becomes first institution to integrate Alma and Summon - November 18, 2016
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that Eastern Michigan University (EMU) is adopting the Ex Libris Alma® library management service to replace the university library's Voyager® integrated library system, which EMU has been using for nearly 20 years. EMU, which runs the ProQuest Summon®… Read More
CENDI, NFAIS, RDA/US, National Academies Board on Research Data and Information to host one-day conference on The Internet of Things - November 17, 2016
CENDI, NFAIS, Research Data Alliance/US (RDA/US) and the National Academies' Board on Research Data and Information will host a one-day conference on "The Internet of Things: Impacting Scientific Data and Information Flows," on December 9, 2016 in Washington, DC. This event,… Read More
SAE International in deal with Portico to preserve e-books and e-journals - November 16, 2016
SAE International has entered into an agreement with Portico to preserve its full digital library to ensure all content will be secure and available in the future. The SAE digital library has over 220,000 resources consisting of e-books, journal articles, magazine… Read More
