Knowledge Unlatched to open up its central platform for the funding of Open Access models - October 5, 2017
Knowledge Unlatched (KU) has announced its transformation into a central Open Access (OA) platform. Through this platform, KU will support publishers and OA initiatives by managing the funding processes for their OA models. It will also provide libraries and funders all over the world with one… Read More
Ex Libris becomes first in the industry to achieve ISO 22301 certification for business continuity management - October 4, 2017
Ex Libris® Group, a ProQuest company, has announced that the company is the first in the library industry to achieve ISO 22301:2012 certification. ISO 22301:2012 is the first international standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that focuses exclusively on business continuity management (BCM).… Read More
OCLC’s CONTENTdm now supports IIIF Presentation API to promote wider access to digital content - October 3, 2017
Non-profit global library cooperative OCLC now supports IIIF Image and Presentation APIs in its CONTENTdm digital collection management software, ensuring that its member libraries and institutions can share and present millions of digital images across a variety of applications and platforms. CONTENTdm, currently used by… Read More
Stanford, MIT and Harvard top the third annual Reuters Top 100 ranking of the most innovative universities - September 28, 2017
Stanford University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University top the third annual Reuters Top 100 ranking of the world's most innovative universities. The Reuters Top 100 aims to identify and rank the educational institutions doing the most to advance science,… Read More
Nominations sought for ALCTS 2018 HARRASSOWITZ Award for Leadership in Library Acquisitions - September 26, 2017
Nominations are being accepted for the 2018 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for professional achievement, including the HARRASSOWITZ Award for Leadership in Library Acquisitions. The deadline for nominations and supporting materials is December 1, 2017. Presented by the Acquisitions Section for… Read More
PLA, ALA and OCLC partnership support renewed ‘From Awareness to Funding’ advocacy study - September 21, 2017
The Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), the ALA Office for Library Advocacy, and OCLC have announced a partnership to produce an update to OCLC's 2008 report, 'From Awareness to Funding: A Study of Library Support in America,' which explored… Read More
