Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois opts for Ex Libris Alma to support I-Share framework - January 29, 2019
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) has selected the Ex Libris Alma® cloud-based library services platform to support the I-Share framework, which will enhance services and expand collaboration among participating institutions. I-Share serves… Read More
Washington State University selects Ex Libris Esploro to streamline research workflows - January 28, 2019
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that Washington State University (WSU) has chosen the Ex Libris Esploro™ research services solution to further optimise the university's research workflows. Built on the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform the Esploro solution will become the university's unified solution… Read More
Maine Shared Collections Cooperative works with OCLC’s Sustainable Collection Services to expand shared print project - January 24, 2019
The Maine Shared Collections Cooperative and OCLC's Sustainable Collection Services have expanded their work on a shared print monographs retention project to analyse the group's collections and ensure that copies of important print works are identified, retained and shared among group members. The Maine Shared… Read More
University of Lille selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo solutions - January 23, 2019
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the University of Lille has selected the cloud-based Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and Primo® discovery and delivery solution. The decision to move from SirsiDynix Horizon™, Ex Libris Aleph®, and EBSCO Discovery Service™ was prompted by the… Read More
Users of the Ex Libris Alma system can now search, check prices, and order from million of ProQuest OASIS platform titles - January 15, 2019
Librarians can now order print book titles directly from the Alma library services platform, as a result of a new integration between Alma and OASIS, ProQuest's search, selection, and ordering system. Alma users have the option to search the extensive OASIS catalogue, check book prices, and… Read More
University of Florida, National Library of Cuba and OCLC to open Cuban collections to researchers worldwide - January 11, 2019
The University of Florida is working with the Biblioteca Nacional de Cuba José Martí (BNCJM), the National Library of Cuba, to register Cuban materials in WorldCat, a comprehensive global database of library collection, making these resources available to researchers around the world. Through a unique partnership between the BNCJM,… Read More
McGill University to upgrade its knowledge management infrastructure to OCLC WorldShare Management Services - January 9, 2019
McGill University will be upgrading its knowledge management infrastructure and fully integrating OCLC WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as its cloud-based library services platform in May 2019. In the summer of 2018, McGill Library upgraded the existing WorldCat Local online catalogue and search tool to its… Read More
Four academic libraries in New Zealand migrate to OCLC’s Tipasa - November 23, 2018
Non-profit global library cooperative OCLC has announced that four leading academic libraries in New Zealand have migrated to Tipasa™, the first cloud-based interlibrary loan management system that automates routine borrowing and lending functions for individual libraries. The University of Canterbury, University of Waikato, Auckland University of… Read More
Kore University of Enna selects OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its library management platform - November 21, 2018
The Kore University of Enna (Universitá Kore di Enna) has selected OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its cloud-based library management system. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) provides all applications needed to manage a library, including acquisitions, circulation, resource sharing, metadata and electronic resource management, and a… Read More
NTU Library opts for Ex Libris Alma, Primo, bX, and Leganto solutions to enhance research, teaching, and learning - November 20, 2018
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) Library has chosen the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform, Primo® discovery and delivery solution, bX® recommender service, and LegantoTM course reading list solution as part of the Library's strategy to support… Read More
