The Educational Forum wins a TRENDS Award - January 26, 2016
Routledge and The Educational Forum have announced that the journal has been awarded the silver medal in the Scholarly/Technical/Scientific Journal category in the Association TRENDS All-Media Contest. This annual competition is held exclusively for associations. It recognises the most creative and effective communication vehicles developed… Read More
ALA’s RUSA and Choice honour SAGE Publishing titles - January 22, 2016
Choice and the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) have recognised eight SAGE resources as outstanding resources of 2015. Six reference titles and one digital resource were recognised on Choice's Outstanding Academic Title list, and one reference title was listed on RUSA's… Read More
Jisc appoints Robin Ghurbhurun as new trustee - January 18, 2016
Jisc has announced that it is strengthening its board of trustees with the appointment of Robin Ghurbhurun, chief executive and principal of Richmond upon Thames College who joins this month. At the same time Heather MacDonald, interim principal and chief executive of Loughborough College, will step… Read More
Memorial University of Newfoundland opts for Ex Libris Leganto reading-list solution - January 11, 2016
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris® Group, a ProQuest company, has announced that Memorial University of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, has added the Leganto reading-list solution to its suite of Ex Libris solutions. The university adopted the Primo® discovery solution, Alma® resource management solution, and… Read More
OCLC Sustainable Collection Services now support shared print monograph projects via its GreenGlass application - January 11, 2016
OCLC Sustainable Collection Services (SCS) now supports shared print monograph projects through its GreenGlass application. GreenGlass group features extend collection visualisation and interactivity to consortial or regional collections, enabling participating libraries to better understand and manage their shared collection. GreenGlass, an interactive decision-support application, has… Read More
SirsiDynix announces increased BLUEcloud adoption and new customers in 2015 - January 11, 2016
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix has announced that in 2015 over 115 library systems chose SirsiDynix as their new ILS provider. In addition, the next-generation BLUEcloud Library Services Platform continues to enjoy strong adoption with more than 1700 SirsiDynix customers now using one or more BLUEcloud… Read More