HELIN Library Consortium goes live with OCLC WorldShare Management Services - January 23, 2017
The HELIN Library Consortium, which includes seven academic libraries in the north-eastern United States, is now live with OCLC WorldShare Management Services. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) is the library services platform that offers all the applications needed to manage a library, including acquisitions, circulation, metadata, resource… Read More
Ex Libris opens new data center in Toronto - January 23, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced the opening of a new data center in Toronto, Ontario, as part of its ongoing focus on the Canadian market. The data center will provide best-in-class cloud-based library services that support data residency for Ex Libris customers across Canada.… Read More
SirsiDynix partners with SOLUS to build new mobile discovery application - January 23, 2017
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix has announced a new development partnership with SOLUS UK Ltd. In their new partnership, SirsiDynix and SOLUS will be working together to advance the development of BLUEcloud Mobile, the new SirsiDynix mobile, patron discovery application that will build upon and enhance… Read More
ProQuest enhances discovery of global ‘Calls for Papers’ with Pivot service - January 20, 2017
ProQuest is further simplifying the workflow of researchers by integrating funding and publishing opportunities into one easy-to-use environment through a new addition to its Pivot® service. The Papers Invited® database, a comprehensive collection of calls for papers issued by professional bodies, journal… Read More
ACRL and Choice launch new mobile app - January 20, 2017
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and its Choice publishing unit have announced the launch of a new mobile app. The ACRL-Choice app delivers to academic and research librarians the latest collection- and professional-development content, along with ACRL and Choice news and information, in… Read More
ProQuest’s MLA International Bibliography named to Choice’s selection of Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016 - January 18, 2017
The newly redesigned ProQuest® platform for the Modern Language Association International Bibliography (MLAIB) database has been named to Choice's selection of Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016. Choice says the annual list 'reflects the best in scholarly titles reviewed by Choice and brings with it the extraordinary… Read More
