University of the Sunshine Coast selects Ex Libris cloud solutions - April 23, 2015
Library automation services provider Ex Libris Group, has announced that the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) in Australia has selected the Ex Libris Alma next-generation resource management solution and the Primo discovery and delivery solution. Alma and Primo will replace a number of systems, including… Read More
University of Sheffield to use Ex Libris Rosetta digital asset management solution - April 22, 2015
Library automation services provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Sheffield in the UK has selected the Rosetta digital asset management and preservation solution. Rosetta will ensure the sustainable preservation of the digitised objects created by the University Library's Special Collections Department and… Read More
SirsiDynix and EBSCO continue work to streamline library workflows - April 21, 2015
SirsiDynix is furthering its work with EBSCO Information Services in integrating EBSCO tools and services with BLUEcloud products. This partnership between industry leaders has already resulted in a tight integration with SirsiDynix's Enterprise discovery tool and EBSCO Discovery Services (EDS) search… Read More
Sheffield Hallam University in the UK becomes latest academic library to adopt Ex Libris Alma and Primo - April 20, 2015
Library automation services Ex Libris Group has announced that Sheffield Hallam University, one of the largest teaching universities in the UK, has chosen the Alma next-generation unified resource management solution and the Primo discovery and delivery solution. Providing a fully integrated cloud-based platform, Alma and Primo… Read More
University of Edinburgh to implement Ex Libris Alma and Primo - April 16, 2015
Library automation services provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Edinburgh has selected the next-generation Alma® unified resource management solution and the Primo® discovery and delivery solution. Primo will enable the Library to achieve its goal of providing rapid and seamless discovery,… Read More
Gale and EveryLibrary to promote the role of libraries in community development during National Library Week - April 9, 2015
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, is partnering with EveryLibrary, a national non-profit organisation dedicated to non-partisan political action on behalf of libraries, for a media campaign to increase awareness of the role libraries play in community and economic development. The partnership demonstrates Gale’s advocacy on behalf… Read More
Free massive open online course to explore public libraries - April 7, 2015
The Department of Library and Information Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis will launch on April 6 a massive open online course exploring public libraries. The free, four-week course is open to anyone anywhere. Persons interested in the course are encouraged to register in advance, but… Read More
The University of Surrey selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo - April 7, 2015
Library automation services provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Surrey has selected the next-generation Alma unified resource management solution and the Primo discovery and delivery solution. Primo and Alma will replace multiple systems, including the Library's Capita (Talis) library management system (LMS)… Read More
Boopsie’s new AccessILS platform streamlines integration of digital and physical resources for libraries - April 6, 2015
Boopsie, Inc., a mobile platform-as-a-service provider for libraries, has announced AccessILS™, a newly available Platform-as-a-Service that combines robust and responsive technology with innovative services to enable digital content providers to libraries and their users to easily and efficiently integrate their content with major ILS'. Aggregators, publishers… Read More
ProQuest Syndetic Solutions now offers local content option for current subscribers - March 30, 2015
ProQuest has announced that its Syndetic Solutions now offers a local content option for current subscribers. By leveraging the existing Digital Asset functionality in Syndetics, libraries can now upload and access images of their Local Content Collection and display them electronically in their OPAC. Images can… Read More
