Academic libraries from the UK’s Northern Collaboration in deal with OCLC to use QuestionPoint software for out-of-hours enquiry services - December 15, 2014
Libraries from the Northern Collaboration, a group of academic libraries in the North of England, have signed an agreement with OCLC to use QuestionPoint software to provide a collaborative out-of-hours virtual enquiry service for students. The agreement with OCLC provides Northern Collaboration members with the… Read More
The Open University in the UK selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo - December 9, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris® Group has announced that The Open University (OU) in the UK has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library management service and the Primo® discovery and delivery solution to provide unified resource management and discovery. The Open University also selected… Read More
Reprints Desk offers special promotion for ILLiad users - December 9, 2014
Reprints Desk, Inc., a Research Solutions company and document delivery supplier, announced a limited time promotion for users of ILLiad, the library resource sharing management software from Atlas Systems, Inc. ILLiad users who install Reprints Desk's document delivery browser plug-in by February 28, 2015 may… Read More
CRL and partners release revised LIBLICENSE Model License Agreement - December 8, 2014
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL), in collaboration with several partners, including the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), has released the major upgrade of an important tool for library investment in electronic resources: a revised LIBLICENSE Model License Agreement. The new model… Read More
The State Library of New South Wales selects Ex Libris and Axiell Solutions - December 4, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the State Library of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia has adopted a suite of Ex Libris solutions—comprising the Alma® library management solution, the Primo® discovery and delivery solution, and the Rosetta digital asset management and… Read More
More North American Academic institutions select Ex Libris Alma for next-gen library management services - December 3, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that institutions across North America are continuing to select Ex Libris Alma for next-generation resource management services and Ex Libris Primo for resource discovery and delivery. Pulaski Technical College in Arkansas and The Master-s Seminary in California… Read More
Anglia Ruskin University goes live with Ex Libris Alma - December 2, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Anglia Ruskin University in the United Kingdom has gone live with Ex Libris Alma. The next-generation library management solution will enable the Library to release valuable staffing resources by streamlining workflows and has introduced highly-intuitive… Read More
Edinburgh Napier University goes live with Ex Libris Alma - November 26, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Edinburgh Napier University is live with Ex Libris Alma. After choosing the Primo discovery solution to improve the search experience for users, the Library decided to move their management system into the 21st century to help… Read More
SPIE Digital Library now available to high schools, two-year colleges at no or low cost - November 25, 2014
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced that it is making access to the complete SPIE Digital Library available to high schools for free and two-year colleges at a subsidised price. According to SPIE Director of Publications Eric Pepper, the new program… Read More
State Library of Queensland opts for Ex Libris Rosetta - November 24, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has selected Ex Libris Rosetta to demonstrate management and preservation of its digital collections. Rosetta's unique end-to-end digital asset management and preservation framework will support the complete lifecycle of 'born digital'… Read More
