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
YBP Library Services selected as supplier for Ontario Colleges Library Service - January 5, 2015
YBP Library Services (YBP), the academic division of Baker & Taylor, has announced that the Ontario Colleges Library Service (OCLS), on behalf of the Ontario college libraries, has selected YBP as a supplier of bibliographic material including Canadian, US and UK imprints across a broad spectrum… Read More
Welsh Consortium selects Ex Libris solutions for shared library management and discovery - December 19, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that WHELF - a consortium of all the Welsh University Libraries, as well as the National Library of Wales and the Welsh NHS Libraries - has selected the Ex Libris Alma unified resource management service and the… Read More
East Tennessee State University selects Ex Libris Alma, Primo and bX Recommender - December 18, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group® has announced that Sherrod Library at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) and Northeast State Community College (NeSCC) have together selected a suite of Ex Libris solutions, comprising Alma® resource management solution, the Primo® discovery and delivery solution, and the… Read More
Maastricht University selects OCLC WorldShare Management Services - December 17, 2014
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has announced that Maastricht University, a leading international university in the Netherlands, has selected OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its library management system. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) provide cloud-based library management and… Read More
