Oklahoma State University Libraries select Ex Libris Alma and Primo - February 3, 2015
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Oklahoma State University (OSU), together with the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical (A&M) College System of 11 universities and colleges, has selected Ex Libris Alma for next-generation resource management services and Ex Libris Primo® for unified resource… Read More
Memorial University of Newfoundland opts for Ex Libris Solutions - February 2, 2015
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada has adopted a suite of Ex Libris solutions comprising Alma® library management solution, the Primo® discovery and delivery solution, and the Rosetta digital asset management and preservation system. These… Read More
University of Iowa Libraries select Ex Libris Cloud solutions - January 30, 2015
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Iowa has selected Ex Libris Alma for next-generation resource management services. Alma will replace a number of systems, including the Aleph integrated library system. Having used Aleph for 15 years, Iowa Libraries… Read More
Academic institutions worldwide select ProQuest Intota for transformative library management capabilities and industry-leading user experience - January 29, 2015
Academic institutions around the world are selecting the IntotaTM library services platform, a transformational cloud-based service that simplifies two major challenges libraries face today - collection assessment and e-resource management. Released last June, Intota v1 combines industry-leading discovery, linking, collection management and… Read More
Creighton University in Nebraska selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo - January 27, 2015
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Creighton University has selected the Ex Libris Alma library management service and the Primo discovery and delivery solution to provide unified resource management and discovery. This integrated cloud-based platform will replace several systems, including SirsiDynix Symphony… Read More
SAGE white paper presents collaborative opportunities for improving discoverability in 2015 - January 23, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE has released a new whitepaper 'Improving the Discoverability of Scholarly Content: Academic Library Priorities and Perspectives,' which discusses new ways for members of the scholarly communications supply chain to come together to solve discoverability issues. Lettie Conrad, Executive Manager of Product Analysis and… Read More
Orbis Cascade Alliance and Ex Libris complete implementation of a shared resource management and discovery system - January 23, 2015
The Orbis Cascade Alliance, a consortium of 37 North American academic institutions known for innovative collaboration, and library automation services provider Ex Libris Group have announced the completion of a two-year effort to migrate Alliance members to a shared, next-generation library management and discovery solution. Alliance… Read More
University of Haifa opts for Ex Libris Alma - January 21, 2015
Library technology solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Haifa's Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library is the first early adopter in Israel of the Alma® library management solution. Haifa University will be replacing the Aleph® integrated library system. Alma will be integrated… Read More
Oklahoma State University Library joins HathiTrust - January 19, 2015
Oklahoma State University Library has become the newest member of HathiTrust, a partnership of major academic and research libraries collaborating in an extraordinary digital library initiative to preserve and provide access to the published record in digital form. Launched in 2008, HathiTrust has a growing… Read More
eBook use rise 33 percent in 2014 in Libraries through OverDrive - January 9, 2015
Capitalising on the latest advances in eBook technology and popular catalogue availability, public libraries saw digital checkouts rise again to record levels in 2014. According to OverDrive, an eBook and audiobook platform for libraries and schools, circulation of eBooks, audiobooks and other digital media increased 33… Read More
