EBSCO’s new books ordering platform to enhance book experience and deliver value for librarians and end users - October 15, 2021
As the books marketplace continues to evolve, EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is committed to evolving with it, by prioritizing the changing needs of libraries and their patrons. This evolution relies on EBSCO’s investment in the books ecosystem and the ability to reimagine innovative, open and interoperable library… Read More
Oxford and Cambridge Universities opt for Ex Libris RapidILL Interlibrary loan service to improve ILL speed and collaboration - October 15, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that libraries at two renowned institutions in the United Kingdom—the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge—have adopted the Ex Libris RapidILL™ interlibrary loan service. As an interlibrary loan system built around a community of reciprocal users, RapidILL… Read More
University of Concepcion becomes first library in Chile and Latin America to fully adopt the FOLIO LSP - October 5, 2021
The University of Concepcion (UdeC) has become the first library in Chile and Latin America to fully adopt the FOLIO Library Services Platform (LSP). UdeC utilized EBSCO FOLIO from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) for their implementation services and will continue to use EBSCO FOLIO… Read More
Japan’s National Institute of Informatics library goes live with Ex Libris Alma Library Services and Primo Discovery - September 22, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and the Ex Libris Primo® discovery solution have gone live at the National Institute of Informatics (NII), in Japan. The Alma platform will support the NII, which is dedicated to the creation… Read More
Eight academic institutions adopt EBSCO FOLIO’s ERM for electronic resource management - September 15, 2021
Eight universities in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States have adopted EBSCO FOLIO ERM from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO). The libraries either moved from existing electronic resource management (ERM) tools or instituted their first ever ERM. The sites that have recently… Read More
Germany’s Bavarian State Library selects Ex Libris Alma platform to modernize library services - September 1, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that Germany’s largest universal and research library, the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Bavarian State Library, or BSB), is making the transition to the cloud-based Ex Libris Alma® library services platform after almost 20 years of providing library services through an increasingly complex… Read More
New Zealand University becomes first in Oceania to move to the FOLIO Open Source Platform - August 31, 2021
Massey University Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa (Massey) in New Zealand is adopting the FOLIO Library Services Platform (LSP) with hosting and service support from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) through EBSCO FOLIO. In selecting FOLIO, the university staff highlighted the factors… Read More
Bond University in Queensland goes live with Ex Libris Rapido™ resource sharing platform - August 31, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announce that Bond University, in Queensland, Australia, has gone live with the Ex Libris Rapido™ resource sharing platform. The university decided to adopt the Rapido platform to handle an increased demand for interlibrary loans (ILLs) while lowering costs. The free Rapido… Read More
The University of California, Santa Barbara implements Ex Libris campusM mobile app and web portal to improve the academic experience - August 27, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that the University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara) has implemented the Ex Libris campusM™ mobile app. As the school’s comprehensive digital student platform, campusM increases the visibility of academic support resources offered to students and… Read More
ARL Board affirms transparency as core operating principle of research libraries - August 27, 2021
At its summer meeting, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Board of Directors approved reiterating a long-standing licensing best practice of declining to sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) with publishers. Collectively, research libraries in the US and Canada spend an annual $1.7 billion on scholarly and research… Read More
