Two industry leaders join NISO staff - January 11, 2016
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is pleased to announce that Jill O'Neill and Henrietta Verma have joined the organisation as Educational Programs Manager and Editorial and Communications Specialist, respectively. Both bring to NISO years of high-level experience in information science and print and digital publishing.… Read More
Publishers and librarians give green light to continue Access to Research initiative - January 11, 2016
The Access to Research initiative, which gives users in public libraries free access to over 10 million academic articles, has been given the green light by publishers and librarians to continue. The service was originally launched as a pilot by the Universities and Science Minister… 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
Dan Duncan joins AAP leadership team as Senior Director of Government Affairs - January 11, 2016
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has announced that Dan Duncan has joined the AAP leadership team as Senior Director of Government Affairs. In this new role, Dan will lead several initiatives critical to publishers and digital learning companies including privacy and accessibility issues. He will… 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
