Ex Libris and YBP Library Services announce collaboration to streamline library operations - June 30, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced a new collaboration with YBP Library Services (YBP) to offer a new, streamlined acquisition process to academic and research libraries that use the Ex Libris Alma and YBP GOBI3 (Global Online Bibliographic Information) platforms. YBP is the… Read More
NISO publishes recommended practice on promoting transparency in library discovery services - June 27, 2014
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the publication of a new recommended practice, Open Discovery Initiative: Promoting Transparency in Discovery (NISO RP-19-2014), which provides specific guidelines on participation in the new generation of library discovery services. The NISO Open Discovery Initiative (ODI) began work… Read More
WIN Library Network selects Ex Libris Alma - June 27, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the WIN Library Network (WIN) - a consortium of eleven universities, colleges and community colleges - has selected the Ex Libris Alma library management solution. Alma will enable the consortium to provide unified resource management for… Read More
International publishers join the Ex Libris Alma Community Zone program - June 26, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Springer Science+Business Media (Springer) and the American Council of Learned Societies Humanities E-Book (HEB) University Press have opted to participate in the Ex Libris Alma Community Zone program. These organisations join other information providers that are… Read More
ProQuest extends library services platform with industry-first capabilities - June 26, 2014
ProQuest has announced the availability of Intota, a transformative Library Services Platform (LSP) that integrates market-leading management, discovery and assessment capabilities into a single solution. Libraries struggling with the challenges of managing e-resources now have a flexible solution that will streamline their workflows. Unlike other library… Read More
University of Central Oklahoma opts for Ex Libris Alma - June 25, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Chambers Library of the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) has selected the Ex Libris Alma resource management solution. At the same time, UCO will migrate its Primo discovery solution to the Ex Libris cloud environment.… Read More
La Trobe University selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo - June 23, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that La Trobe University in Melbourne has selected the Ex Libris Alma library management solution and the Primo discovery and delivery solution. The University Library is replacing a number of systems with the cloud-based Alma and Primo… Read More
University of Delaware becomes first ARL and 200th library to go live with OCLC WorldShare Management Services - June 13, 2014
The University of Delaware is the first member of the Association of Research Libraries and the 200th library to go live with OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its library management system. WorldShare Management Services provide cloud-based library management… Read More
Ingram enhances PDA tools available for e-books on its OASIS platform for academic libraries - June 11, 2014
Ingram Content Group Inc. has enhanced the patron-driven acquisition (PDA) tools available for e-books on its OASIS platform for academic libraries. Through an enhanced integration with EBSCO Information Services, libraries have access to a greater range of e-book content and collection development options through the… Read More
New Zealand’s Lincoln University selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo - June 9, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Lincoln University has opted for the Ex Libris Alma library management service and the Primo discovery and delivery solution. Deployed in the cloud, Alma and Primo will provide the University's students and academic staff with access… Read More
