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Cairn.info joins OASIS® publisher-direct program -

ProQuest has announced the addition of 7,000 electronic books from Cairn.info to the lineup of aggregator- and publisher-direct platforms available on the OASIS® platform. Cairn.info offers the most comprehensive online collection of francophone electronic books in the social sciences and humanities, with both frontlists and backlists… Read More

Ex Libris Alma and Primo go live at Keio University and Waseda University in Japan -

Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the consortium formed by Japan’s Keio University and Waseda University has gone live with the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution. Keio University and Waseda University are leading the… Read More

Chalmers University of Technology becomes first institution to go live with FOLIO Library Service platform -

Chalmers University of Technology has become the first university library to go live with FOLIO with hosting services from EBSCO Information Services. FOLIO is an open source service platform created by a community of librarians, services providers and developers. Adopting the FOLIO platform allows Chalmers to… Read More

University of Twente opts for OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services to offer improved collaborative services -

University of Twente (UT), an entrepreneurial research university, has chosen WorldShare Management Services (WMS) to support management of electronic content, to enhance business processes, and to facilitate partnerships across the global library network. The selection of WMS confirms UT’s commitment to continued investment in electronic content.… Read More

Bukkyo University selects Ex Libris Alma library services platform -

Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Bukkyo University library has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform. It will be used in conjunction with the Ex Libris Summon® discovery service, which the university implemented in 2011. Bukkyo University is replacing a locally… Read More

East Tennessee State University selects Ex Libris RapidILL resource-sharing service to enhance interlibrary loan activities while providing cost savings -

Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that East Tennessee State University (ETSU) has chosen the Ex Libris RapidILL resource-sharing service to improve the interlibrary loan experience for patrons of the university’s Sherrod Library. Originally developed by staff at the Colorado State University (CSU) Libraries… Read More

The American College of Greece selects OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services as its library services platform -

The American College of Greece, the oldest American-accredited college in Europe, has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as its new library services platform. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) is the cloud-based library services platform with WorldCat as its foundation, which allows library… Read More

ProQuest enhances its OASIS catalog with bibliographic information from Bowker Books In Print service -

ProQuest has announced the enrichment of its OASIS catalog with bibliographic information from the Bowker Books In Print service. Bowker, a ProQuest affiliate, is the world's leading provider of bibliographic information. With the enrichment of Books in Print metadata, the vast OASIS database has grown to… Read More

Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden becomes first German institution to opt for Ex Libris’ Esploro -

Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden (HTW Dresden, the Dresden University of Applied Sciences) has become the first German institution to opt for the Ex Libris Esploro™ research services management solution and participate in the early adopter… Read More

Ex Libris Esploro research services solution now live at the University of Iowa -

Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Ex Libris EsploroTM research services solution is now live at the University of Iowa. With Esploro, institutions can automatically capture and disseminate their researchers’ output and data, manage research assets from all disciplines in one place… Read More


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