The European Commission signs framework agreement for Ex Libris Primo and Alma - June 7, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the European Commission has signed an inter-institutional framework agreement for the supply of the Ex Libris Alma library services platform and Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution. Libraries from ten European institutions and bodies will benefit from… Read More
OCLC in deal with leading publishers worldwide - June 2, 2017
Global library cooperative OCLC has signed agreements with distinguished publishers from around the world to add metadata for high quality books, e-books, journals, databases and other materials that will make their content discoverable through WorldCat Discovery. OCLC has agreements in place with 315 publishers and… Read More
Université Paris-Saclay selects Ex Libris Primo Discovery and Delivery Solution to increase content usage and improve the discovery experience - May 30, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Université Paris-Saclay (UPSaclay) consortium will deploy the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution at its 16 member institutions to increase content usage and create an optimum discovery experience for users. UPSaclay is a French "ComUE,"… Read More
University of Edinburgh selects Ex Libris Leganto course resource list solution to improve services for teaching staff and students - May 17, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, is pleased to announce that the University of Edinburgh has selected the Ex Libris LegantoSM course resource list solution to facilitate the creation, delivery, and use of resource lists. The University has been providing online resource lists via its Resource… Read More
Marist College to integrate Ex Libris Alma and Summon - May 15, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that Marist College, in Poughkeepsie, New York, will be adopting the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform, to be used in conjunction with the Summon® discovery service. Replacing the library's Voyager® integrated library system (ILS), the combination of Summon… Read More
University of Genoa selects Ex Libris Alma Service to unify management of resources - May 12, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that Italy's University of Genoa (Università degli Studi di Genova) has opted to migrate to the Ex Libris Alma® library management service to help meet the increasing demand for electronic resources. Integrated with the university's Primo discovery and delivery… Read More
Wikipedia editors can now easily add citations that link to library resources in WorldCat - May 12, 2017
Non-profit global library cooperative OCLC and the Wikimedia Foundation's Wikipedia Library are working together to make it easy for editors to link citations in Wikipedia to millions of library materials represented in WorldCat, the world's most comprehensive database of information about library collections. References and… Read More
Springer Nature’s MyCopy service now available for library users in Israel - May 10, 2017
Springer Nature's MyCopy service is now available for library users in Israel. MyCopy allows patrons of registered libraries to order a softcover copy of a Springer eBook for a flat fee of 24.99 (USD, GBP, EURO, CHF). Libraries in Israel which have bought the corresponding eBook… Read More
Ex Libris increases library connectivity with implementation of BIBFRAME roadmap - May 9, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that it is carrying out its BIBFRAME roadmap, designed to enable institutions to gradually implement BIBFRAME with minimal disruption to their workflows. Using BIBFRAME, libraries of the future will be able to seamlessly connect with the wider world of… Read More
USMAI Library Consortium selects OCLC SCS to manage print collections - May 5, 2017
Nonprofit global library cooperative OCLC has announced that the University System of Maryland & Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) Library Consortium has selected the OCLC Sustainable Collection Services to analyse and inform decision-making about managing print collections among its member libraries. The USMAI Library Consortium comprises 17 college… Read More
