University of Genoa selects Ex Libris Primo - March 11, 2015
Library automation services provider Ex Libris® Group has announced that the University of Genoa in Italy has selected the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution. The university library chose Primo from a number of commercial alternatives to provide users with a single point of access… Read More
NISO seeks participants for a working group to revise ANSI/NISO Paper Permanence Standard - March 10, 2015
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is seeking participants for a working group to revise the standard Permanence of Paper for Publications and Documents in Libraries and Archives (ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R2009)). This standard establishes criteria for coated and uncoated paper that will last several hundred years… Read More
State Library of Queensland goes live with Ex Libris Alma - March 10, 2015
Library automation services Ex Libris Group has announced that the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) is now live with Ex Libris Alma. An institution with a history of leadership in library technology, SLQ was the first Australian library to implement the Ex Libris Primo discovery and… Read More
LIBROS academic library consortium now live with OCLC WorldShare Management Services - March 6, 2015
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has announced that LIBROS, the consortium of 17 academic libraries in New Mexico, is now using OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its library management solution. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) provide cloud-based library management and discovery applications… Read More
The University of Sussex selects Ex Libris Alma library management service - March 5, 2015
Library automation services Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Sussex is replacing its library management system with the Alma® unified resource management service from Ex Libris. Tightly integrated with the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution, which the University implemented in… Read More
Leipzig University of Applied Sciences becomes first institution in Germany to go live with Alma - February 20, 2015
Library automation services provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Leipzig University of Applied Sciences (HTWK Leipzig) is the first institution in Germany to go live with Alma. A fully cloud-based library management solution, Alma enables all collections and resource types - whether electronic, print… Read More
University of Connecticut selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo - February 19, 2015
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Connecticut Libraries have selected the Alma® library management solution and the Primo® discovery and delivery solution. The UConn Libraries were looking for an advanced technology solution to achieve seamless integration of all… Read More
CCC’s ‘Get It Now’ article delivery service now available for adoption by academic libraries in Sweden - February 18, 2015
Global licensing and content solutions organisation Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), has announced that its 'Get It Now' article delivery service is now available for adoption by academic institutions of higher education in Sweden. Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden is the first school outside… Read More
East Mississippi Regional Library System signs long-term agreement with SirsiDynix - February 12, 2015
East Mississippi Regional Library System (EMRLS), a six-branch system in Mississippi, has signed a seven-year agreement with SirsiDynix. EMRLS has selected SirsiDynix Symphony as well as a variety of BLUEcloud products, including Enterprise discovery interface, MobileCirc mobile circulation app, and eResource… Read More
University of KwaZulu-Natal becomes first African institution to implement OCLC’s cloud-based library management services - February 11, 2015
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has announced that the University of KwaZulu-Natal, a leading South African university, is now using OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its library management system. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) provide cloud-based library management and… Read More
