The University of Applied Sciences Zwickau selects next generation library management system Alma - August 13, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris® Group has announced that the University of Applied Sciences Zwickau (WHZ) has become the fifth library of the Southwest German Library Network (SWB) to select the next generation library management system Alma. Changing user expectations, the increasing use of e-resources,… Read More
Texas Tech University adopts Ex Libris Alma - August 12, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Texas Tech University has selected the Ex Libris Alma resource management solution. Replacing a number of Ex Libris systems—including the Aleph integrated library system—Texas Tech will integrate Alma with the library's Ex Libris Primo discovery layer.… Read More
SirsiDynix reaches eResource Central agreement with Wheelers - August 12, 2014
SirsiDynix and Wheelers are working together to bring thousands of eBooks directly to a library's catalogue. Wheelers is one of New Zealand's largest online book suppliers to schools and public libraries and has supplied library services to users across the South Pacific for 40 years. The… Read More
ARL Diversity Scholars selected for 2014–2016 - August 12, 2014
Members of the ARL Committee on Diversity and Leadership have selected 13 master of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2014–2016 Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW) as ARL Diversity Scholars. Underwritten by ARL member libraries, the Initiative to Recruit… Read More
ARL joins 60 other organisations opposing STM model licenses, recommends Creative Commons as alternative - August 8, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) along with almost 60 other organisations joined in a letter opposing model licenses recently released by the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM). The letter's signatories are calling for STM to recommend to its member publishers that… Read More
SirsiDynix and Mackin announce e-resource central agreement - August 7, 2014
SirsiDynix and Mackin Education Resources are working together to bring audiobooks, video resources, and nearly 300,000 eBooks to the eResource Central (eRC) ecosystem. Mackin has provided library and classroom services for grades PK-12 for over 30 years; its collections will extend the… Read More
