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
Drake University Selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo - March 27, 2015
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Drake University has selected the Ex Libris Alma unified resource management service and the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution. Alma and Primo are an integrated cloud-based platform that will be used for collection management,… Read More
Arkansas Tech University adopts Ex Libris Alma and Primo - March 26, 2015
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Ross Pendergraft Library of the Arkansas Tech University has selected the Ex Libris Alma library management solution as well as the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution. Following an extensive and formal market evaluation,… Read More
Gale announces integration of Gale Artemis: Primary Sources into Cengage Learning’s MindTap e-learning platform - March 24, 2015
Leveraging its unique ability to bridge from the library to the classroom, Gale is integrating Gale Artemis: Primary Sources into Cengage Learning's MindTap e-learning platform. The move brings library content directly into a student's learning path, facilitates collaboration between librarians and faculty, drives usage of library… Read More
Four Kentucky university libraries select OCLC WorldShare Management Services - March 24, 2015
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has announced that Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky State University, Northern Kentucky University and the University of Louisville have selected OCLC WorldShare Management Services as their library management system. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) provide cloud-based library management… Read More
