Coalition opposes copyright term extension in Trans-Pacific partnership agreement - July 14, 2014
On July 9, 2014, ARL joined 34 other organisations in sending a letter to ministers of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiating parties, expressing opposition to the copyright term of life plus 70 years proposed by the United States. These organisations - representing libraries, archives, authors, educators,… Read More
Bookbuilders of Boston announces new awards event to honour excellence in the new publishing and information economy - July 14, 2014
Bookbuilders of Boston, a non-profit professional group that serves the needs of New Englanders working in the publishing industry, has announced a new awards event to honour excellence in the new publishing and information economy. Based on an embrace of disruption and the need to… Read More
OCLC Research awarded ALCTS Presidential Citation for ‘Understanding the Collective Collection’ - July 14, 2014
OCLC Research has been awarded the Presidential Citation of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services for outstanding service to ALCTS in the report, 'Understanding the Collective Collection: Towards a System-wide Perspective on Library Print Collections.' OCLC Vice President, Research,… Read More
OCLC EMEA launches e-Services package using cloud-based applications from WorldShare - July 11, 2014
OCLC EMEA today announced the launch of an e-Services package using cloud-based applications from WorldShare to streamline and automate the management, discovery and delivery of e-content for libraries. By offering applications that address every stage of the electronic resources workflow, the WorldShare e-Services package enables… Read More
Kingston University in London goes live with Ex Libris Alma - July 8, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Kingston University in London has gone live with the next-generation Alma resource management service. Kingston University - the largest University in South West London - is using the Ex Libris solution to… Read More
BSZ partners with Ex Libris to develop next generation library services - July 3, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Library Service Center for Baden-Württemberg (BSZ) in Germany has decided to participate in the Ex Libris Alma Early Adopter Program for libraries in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The BSZ will actively support the… Read More
