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
Arkansas State Library selects LearningExpress for Online Resources - August 28, 2015
LearningExpress, an EBSCO company, has announced that the Arkansas State Library has selected LearningExpress Library™ and Computer Skills Center digital platforms to address the increasing need for workplace skills improvement, and to help all Arkansas residents achieve their academic, career and personal goals. LearningExpress Library… Read More
Singapore Management University adopts Ex Libris Alma and Primo - August 26, 2015
Library automation services provider Ex Libris Group has announced Singapore Management University (SMU) has gone live with the Ex Libris Alma library management service and Primo discovery and delivery solution. Alma and Primo will replace the Innovative Millennium integrated library system and EBSCO Discovery Service. … Read More
Library Investment Index summarizes relative size of ARL University Libraries for 2013–2014 - August 21, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released the Library Investment Index for 2013–2014, the latest in this annual summary measure of the relative size of the university library members of the Association. Although similar to the ARL Membership Criteria Index in reflecting the investments… Read More
