NISO elects new leadership for 2015-2016 - June 29, 2015
The membership of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has elected new leadership for the 2015-2016 term that begins on July 1, 2015. Mike Teets, Executive Director, Strategy, Governance & Architecture at OCLC, who was elected last year and has served as Vice Chair during the… Read More
California State University adopts Ex Libris solutions for their next-generation library platform - June 29, 2015
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris® Group has announced that the California State University (CSU) has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library management service and Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution to deliver seamless, state of the art access to print and electronic resources for… Read More
Boopsie, Inc. releases new case study exploring mobile app’s effect on library system - June 29, 2015
Boopsie, Inc., the mobile platform-as-a-service provider for libraries worldwide, has released a case study focused on its partnership with San Diego County Library (SDCL) to expand the library system's reach and engagement with its community. Boopsie worked with the Library to create a custom branded app… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - June 29, 2015
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Michael Clarke (The Changing Nature of Scale in STM and Scholarly Publishing); Jason Illian (Why the Subscription Model for Ebooks Doesn't Work (at Least Not Yet)); Agnès Festré and Pierre Garrouste (The economics of attention: Is there an appropriate balance… Read More
Association of Research Libraries expresses support for principles of transparency and openness - June 26, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has expressed its support for the principles of transparency and openness. The association has joined an effort to reform research and publishing practices. Transparency and reproducibility are cornerstones of how science creates knowledge. Evidence for scientific claims should be shared… Read More
Elsevier unveils seven Library Information Science Books at ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition - June 26, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of seven new library and information science books, including Digital Futures, a co-branded book project with the UK's Jisc; Informed Systems by Mary M. Somerville; and Marketing the 21st Century Library by Debra Lucas-Alfieri. These and four others… Read More
