University of Miami selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo to unify resource management and discovery services - October 14, 2015
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris® Group has announced that the University of Miami (UM) has selected Ex Libris Alma for resource management and Ex Libris Primo for resource discovery and delivery. The University libraries are migrating from three independent Innovative Interfaces Millennium integrated library systems… Read More
EBSCO Information Services and NoveList announce sponsorship agreement with Zepheira - October 7, 2015
As libraries look to expose their collections to patrons who use standard search engines, EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and its NoveList division are working with Zepheira to determine how to help libraries make the transition. NoveList will sponsor The Libhub Initiative, founded by Zepheira. The goal… Read More
ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2013–2014 - October 6, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2013–2014, which presents data describing collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 61 health sciences libraries at ARL member institutions in the US and Canada. In fiscal year 2013–2014, the reporting health… Read More
OCLC prints last library catalogue cards - October 5, 2015
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has printed its last library catalogue cards, officially closing the book on what was once a familiar resource for generations of information seekers who now use computer catalogues and online search engines to access library collections around… Read More
TU Delft Library goes live with OCLC WorldShare Management Services - October 1, 2015
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), one of the world's leading technical universities, is now live using OCLC WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as its library management system. The university library is the second in the Netherlands to go live with WMS, following Tilburg University. WorldShare… Read More
North Rhine-Westphalian Library Service Centre to add 19 million records to WorldCat - September 29, 2015
The North Rhine-Westphalian Library Service Centre (hbz), a library consortium in Germany's most populous state, has signed an agreement with OCLC to add 19 million bibliographic records from the consortium to WorldCat, making these valuable collections more visible and accessible to scholars around the world. … Read More
National Library of New Zealand selects OCLC to host Te Puna Services - September 23, 2015
The National Library of New Zealand has selected OCLC to host Te Puna Services, a collection of online tools and services created with New Zealand librarians to support daily workflows in searching, cataloguing, resource sharing and managing collections. OCLC has previously… Read More
Oklahoma State University selects Ex Libris Rosetta for digital preservation - September 16, 2015
Library automation and preservation solutions provider Ex Libris® Group has announced that Oklahoma State University has adopted the Rosetta digital-asset management and preservation solution. Deployed at academic institutions, libraries, archives and other memory institutions around the world, Rosetta encompasses the entire workflow for managing and… Read More
OCLC to work with seven leading libraries to launch linked data pilot - September 14, 2015
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, is working with seven leading libraries in a pilot program designed to learn more about how linked data will influence library workflows in the future. The Person Entity Lookup pilot will help library professionals reduce redundant… Read More
Curtin University in Australia joins Ex Libris Leganto early-adopter program - September 1, 2015
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris® Group has announced that Curtin University in Australia has joined the early-adopter program for the Leganto reading-list solution. The Leganto solution offers innovative services for the creation, maintenance, and use of course reading lists in higher education. Tightly integrated… Read More
