Library Publishing Coalition and the IFLA Library Publishing Special Interest Group partner to survey landscape of publishing in libraries worldwide - July 19, 2021
The Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) and the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Library Publishing Special Interest Group (LibPub SIG) have partnered to survey the landscape of publishing in libraries across the globe. LPC is seeking submissions for its 9th annual Library Publishing Directory.… Read More
University of Suffolk goes live with OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services as its new library services platform - July 15, 2021
The University of Suffolk is now live with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as their new library services platform, a move that will improve workflows and make it possible for staff to make more data-driven management decisions. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) is a cloud-based… Read More
University of Pennsylvania Libraries select Ex Libris Leganto Solution to coordinate reserve activity in multiple locations - July 13, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that the University of Pennsylvania Libraries (Penn Libraries) has signed an agreement to implement the Ex Libris Leganto® course resource list solution. Penn’s library system is the 250th institution to select the Leganto solution, which puts libraries at the forefront… Read More
Library of Congress releases latest version of the Recommended Formats Statement - July 12, 2021
The Library of Congress has released the latest version of the Recommended Formats Statement. Over the last several months, the team of experts charged with maintaining, improving, and ensuring the accuracy of the Statement has been engaged in the annual process of examining the Statement and its… Read More
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry selects Ex Libris Esploro to demonstrate impact of research - July 1, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) has chosen the Ex Libris Esploro™ research information management solution to transform the way in which ESF presents its research to the world. ESF will use the… Read More
Ithaca College becomes first Institution in the US to go live with the Ex Libris Rapido Resource Sharing Platform - June 28, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that Ithaca College is the first institution in the United States to go live with the Ex Libris Rapido™ resource sharing platform. The College decided to move to the new platform earlier this year and will be using it to… Read More
Libraries in Switzerland and Germany join OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services community - June 23, 2021
Several libraries in Germany and Switzerland have recently selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as their new library services platform. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) is a cloud-based platform with WorldCat as its foundation, which allows library staff to draw on OCLC's shared data network and technology for… Read More
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
