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
University of Missouri System to adopt FOLIO Library Services Platform using EBSCO FOLIO Services - August 25, 2021
The four academic libraries in the University of Missouri System are transitioning to the FOLIO Library Services Platform using EBSCO FOLIO Services from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO). The move to FOLIO will create a unified platform that provides flexibility and a… Read More
2022 registration for LibQUAL library customer satisfaction survey now open - August 23, 2021
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has opened 2022 registration for LibQUAL, a leading library customer satisfaction assessment tool. For the past 20 years, libraries have depended on LibQUAL survey data to evaluate the needs and satisfaction levels of their users. With LibQUAL, libraries are able to… Read More
Controlled digital lending to play a larger role in Ex Libris products - August 20, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced the development of new functions that will increase the compatibility of the company’s library software solutions with controlled digital lending. Controlled digital lending (CDL) is a practice that enables libraries to lend a digital copy of a physical resource in… Read More
Durban University of Technology becomes first university in South Africa to adopt the FOLIO LSP - August 4, 2021
Durban University of Technology (DUT) is the first library in South Africa to adopt the FOLIO Library Services Platform (LSP). The implementation was conducted and executed by local service partner Universal Knowledge Software (UKS) and EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO). EBSCO will… Read More
Cornell University is now live on the FOLIO Library Services Platform - July 29, 2021
Cornell University Library, a founding member of the FOLIO project, has become the largest research institution to adopt the FOLIO Library Services Platform (LSP) with hosting and service support from EBSCO Information Services’ EBSCO FOLIO. EBSCO supported the migration from Cornell’s… Read More
Brandeis University Goes Live with the Ex Libris Rapido resource sharing platform - July 28, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that Brandeis University has gone live with the Ex Libris Rapido™ resource sharing platform. A member of the Boston Library Consortium and a participant in the Rapido early adopter program, Brandeis decided to move from its old broker-based system to… Read More
ARL, CARL, and Ithaka S+R launch joint project to advance the research and learning mission - July 26, 2021
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) launched a joint project in June 2021 to explore how libraries advance the higher education sector’s strategic priorities. This is an important time to reflect on the role of research… Read More
Wenzhou-Kean University becomes first in Mainland China to adopt the Ex Libris RapidILL resource sharing platform - July 26, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) has selected the Ex Libris RapidILL™ resource sharing platform to enhance the institution’s interlibrary loan activities and better serve the needs of its community. WKU is the first university in mainland China to adopt the RapidILL… Read More
Lean Library and Ex Libris partner to bring Primo and Summon Discovery further into the patron workflow - July 22, 2021
Lean Library, a SAGE Publishing company, has announced its partnership with Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, and the provider of the Ex Libris Primo® and Summon® library discovery services. The Lean Library–Ex Libris collaboration enables users to query their library’s Primo or Summon service… Read More
