The LIBISnet Library Network in Belgium goes live with Ex Libris Alma - September 5, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Ex Libris Alma is live at the LIBIS library network of 33 independent member organisations which includes the historic KU Leuven and its Association, as well as archives, museums, parliaments, and other specialised libraries. An Alma… Read More
London School of Economics and Political Science goes live with Ex Libris Alma - September 3, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Library has become the 100th institution to go live with Ex Libris Alma. Libraries in nine countries are now using Alma to streamline library operations and enable… Read More
Library Investment Index summarizes relative size of ARL University Libraries for 2012–13 - September 2, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released the Library Investment Index for 2012–2013, the latest in this annual summary measure of the relative size of the university library members of the Association. Although similar to the ARL Membership Criteria Index in reflecting the investments made… Read More
CRL invites nominations for 2015 Purchase Proposal Program - August 15, 2014
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is inviting proposals for the 2015 Purchase Proposal Program. Many major microform sets and multi-volume print publications are too costly for individual institutions to acquire, and are not readily available through interlibrary loan. Each year, CRL purchases microform and published… Read More
The University of Applied Sciences Zwickau selects next generation library management system Alma - August 13, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris® Group has announced that the University of Applied Sciences Zwickau (WHZ) has become the fifth library of the Southwest German Library Network (SWB) to select the next generation library management system Alma. Changing user expectations, the increasing use of e-resources,… Read More
Texas Tech University adopts Ex Libris Alma - August 12, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Texas Tech University has selected the Ex Libris Alma resource management solution. Replacing a number of Ex Libris systems—including the Aleph integrated library system—Texas Tech will integrate Alma with the library's Ex Libris Primo discovery layer.… Read More
ARL Diversity Scholars selected for 2014–2016 - August 12, 2014
Members of the ARL Committee on Diversity and Leadership have selected 13 master of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2014–2016 Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW) as ARL Diversity Scholars. Underwritten by ARL member libraries, the Initiative to Recruit… Read More
ARL joins 60 other organisations opposing STM model licenses, recommends Creative Commons as alternative - August 8, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) along with almost 60 other organisations joined in a letter opposing model licenses recently released by the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM). The letter's signatories are calling for STM to recommend to its member publishers that… Read More
Library Copyright Alliance files amici brief in Authors Guild v. Google - August 4, 2014
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) - the American Library Association (ALA), Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) – recently filed an amici brief in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Authors Guild v. Google in… Read More
The European University Institute opts for Ex Libris Primo with its Central Index - July 30, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris® Group has announced the adoption of Primo® and the Primo Central Index by the European University Institute (EUI) in Fiesole, Italy. Seeking a solution that would offer users a unified search interface for the school's wealth of specialized resources,… Read More
