National Institute of Informatics in Japan selects Ex Libris Alma Services - June 18, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform has been selected by the National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Japan, an interuniversity institute that promotes research in information-related areas. The decision was based on strategies defined in the 2019 Vision… Read More
The National Institute of Informatics selects OCLC to provide new national cataloging platform for libraries in Japan - June 17, 2021
The National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Japan has selected OCLC to replace NII's current library metadata infrastructure. OCLC will provide a cataloging environment for more than 1,300 libraries in Japan with a union catalog that replaces the existing system, NACSIS-CAT/ILL. The NACSIS-CAT/ILL,… Read More
Ex Libris Rapido Platform Goes Live with First Four Customers - June 11, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that the first four implementations of the Rapido™ resource sharing platform have now gone live. The development of the Rapido platform began in late 2019, when Ex Libris teamed up with a group of early adopters and development partners… Read More
Two University Libraries in Italy transition to the EBSCO FOLIO Electronic Resources Management - May 26, 2021
University of Ferrara (Unife) and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE) are the first two Italian universities to choose EBSCO FOLIO’s Electronic Resource Management (ERM). This transition to the EBSCO FOLIO ERM is the first step for libraries looking to fully adopt the FOLIO Library Services… Read More
University of Aberdeen reaps benefits of Ex Libris Alma Library Services and Leganto Reading Lists - May 26, 2021
In 2020, the University of Aberdeen went live with the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and Ex Libris Leganto® course reading list solution. These two cloud-based services are integrated with the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution, which the University has been using for a… Read More
GOBI® Library Solutions from EBSCO now offers evidence-based acquisitions from IGI Global - May 13, 2021
GOBI® Library Solutions from EBSCO (GOBI Library Solutions) now offers Evidence-Based Acquisitions (EBA) through IGI Global’s InfoSci® platform. EBA programs on the IGI Global InfoSci platform enable libraries to provide users with access for a set period of time to a… Read More
More than two million Alma Analytics reports were run in March 2021 - May 12, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that users of the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform have set a new record - more than two million Alma Analytics reports were run in March 2021. The number of reports that are run is expected to continue at… Read More
University of Milano-Bicocca selects OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services to help meet shifting needs of students - May 11, 2021
The University of Milano-Bicocca (Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca) has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as their library services platform to improve access to print and digital collections for students on campus as well as those studying remotely. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) is… Read More
Italian Universities implement Ex Libris RapidILL interlibrary loan services to improve document delivery - May 3, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that four prominent Italian universities—the Libera Università di Bolzano (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano), Università degli Studi di Bergamo (University of Bergamo), Università degli Studi di Genova (University of Genoa), and Università degli Studi dell’Insubria (University of Insubria)—recently adopted the Ex… Read More
Stellenbosch University goes live with the Ex Libris Leganto solution - April 29, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Ex Libris Leganto® course reading list solution has been rolled out at South Africa’s Stellenbosch University. Lecturers now benefit from simple end-to-end workflows for creating, managing, and sharing reading lists, while students can rapidly access… Read More
