WALDO selects Books at JSTOR programme for demand-driven acquisition model - January 31, 2013
JSTOR and WALDO (the Westchester Academic Library Directors Organisation) have announced an agreement that enables WALDO member libraries to participate in the Books at JSTOR through both outright book purchases as well as a demand-driven acquisition (DDA) programme. WALDO - the membership organisation that counts… Read More
Swiss library BiG opts for Ex Libris’ Primo and Alma solutions - January 29, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Bibliothek am Guisanplatz (BiG) in Switzerland has adopted its Primo discovery and delivery solution and the next-generation Alma resource management service. BiG, the leading library of the Alexandria Library Network, reportedly required an integrated framework… Read More
Ex Libris launches self-registration service, expands support for OA - January 28, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has launched a self-registration service enabling institutions to easily add the contents of their institutional repository (IR) to the Primo Central Index of scholarly electronic materials and thus expand the breadth of IR content in the index. Institutional… Read More
Serials Solutions unveils Spotlighting service for dynamic display options - January 25, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has introduced a new feature in its Summon discovery service, named Summon Spotlighting, which provides dynamic display options for specialised content types. Image Spotlighting is said to dramatically improve the discoverability of libraries' most unique and valued collections. Libraries are expected… Read More
OCLC and Gale expand partnership - January 24, 2013
Library information provider OCLC, US, and Gale, part of Cengage Learning, have agreed to make all Gale databases and archives fully discoverable through WorldCat Local, and to explore broadening discoverability of Gale collections through other applications available through the OCLC WorldShare Platform. OCLC and Gale… Read More
Brandeis University selects Ex Libris’ Primo and Alma library management service - January 24, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Brandeis University has selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution and the Alma library management service. Having used the Ex Libris Aleph integrated library service for many years, the University decided to migrate its library systems… Read More
