ARL, ACRL, ALA form joint advisory task force to clarify Academic Library Definitions in IPEDS Survey - May 27, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) have formed a joint advisory task force to suggest changes to the current definitions and instructions accompanying the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Academic Libraries Component for FY 2015. The… Read More
The Queensland Health Library Network opts for Ex Libris cloud solutions - May 26, 2015
Library automation services provider Ex Libris® Group has announce that the Queensland Health (QH) Library Network, in partnership with the State Library of Queensland, has chosen the Ex Libris Alma® library management service and the Primo® discovery and delivery solution. Together these integrated systems will give… Read More
London’s Natural History Museum is live with Ex Libris Alma and Primo - May 22, 2015
Library automation services provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Alma resource management solution and the Primo discovery and delivery solution are live at the Natural History Museum in London. Alma allows museum staff to manage all of the Library's scholarly resources and media types… Read More
Winthrop University selects OCLC WorldShare Management Services - May 15, 2015
Non-profit, membership, computer library service and research organisation OCLC has announced that Winthrop University, a public, comprehensive college in Rock Hill, South Carolina, has selected OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its library management system. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) provide cloud-based library management and discovery applications… Read More
University of Waikato joins growing community of libraries using ProQuest Intota - May 8, 2015
The University of Waikato joins the growing community of libraries around the world using Intota™, a cloud-based library services platform. With Intota, ProQuest delivers transformative workflows that fundamentally change how libraries service their users. Empowering libraries to make data-driven decisions about… Read More
A network of four academic libraries in Berlin opt for Ex Libris Alma - May 7, 2015
Library automation services provider Ex Libris Group has announced that a network of four university libraries in Berlin, Germany, has chosen Ex Libris Alma to provide unified resource management. The network is comprised of the Freie Universität Berlin, the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Technische Universität Berlin,… Read More
Public Reading Network of Euskadi becomes first public library group in Spain to make its collections globally accessible via WorldCat - May 6, 2015
Red de Lectura Pública de Euskadi (Public Reading Network of Euskadi) has announced that its union catalogue, which represents the collections of more than 240 municipal libraries in the Basque Country of Spain, will be added to WorldCat in 2015. The Network… Read More
Ex Libris collaborates with Instructure to integrate Ex Libris Leganto reading‑list solution with the Instructure Canvas learning management system - May 5, 2015
Library automation solutions Ex Libris® Group announced that it will be collaborating with Instructure, a software as-a-service (SaaS) company and creator of the Canvas learning management system (LMS), as a member of Instructure's certified partnership program. Mutual customers of the two companies will benefit from the… Read More
Gale supports public libraries with new digital early literacy resource - April 24, 2015
Supporting public libraries’ life-long learning initiatives, Gale, a part of Cengage Learning has announced Miss Humblebee's Academy, a new early literacy product that will assist the library's youngest learners in building foundational literacy skills. Partnering with Miss Humblebee LLC., Gale has co-developed a robust product tailored… Read More
John Cabot University in Rome selects OCLC WorldShare Management Services - April 23, 2015
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has announced that John Cabot University, an American university located in the heart of Rome, is the first in Italy to select OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its library management system. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) provide cloud-based… Read More
