ProQuest Intota set to transform electronic resource management at Higher Colleges of Technology - July 28, 2014
ProQuest has announced that the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) have selected ProQuest Intota™ to help improve their existing workflow and ensure better control and visibility over the usage of their collections. Founded in 1988 with four colleges, the Higher Colleges of Technology have grown… Read More
Ex Libris unveils version 4.0 of Rosetta digital asset management and preservation solution - July 22, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced the release of version 4.0 of the Rosetta digital asset management and preservation solution. This major new release streamlines the management of preservation roles and enhances the communication between Rosetta and discovery systems, enabling users to easily… Read More
ProQuest introduces new interface for reports in 360 Counter - July 17, 2014
ProQuest has introduced a new interface for reports in 360 Counter. As of June 23, current 360 Counter customers were able to access the new interface for e-resource usage reporting, based on the Intota Assessment platform. Over the next six months, customers will have access to… Read More
Baker & Taylor announces completion of API integration between its Axis 360 and Innovative’s Polaris ILS - July 15, 2014
Baker & Taylor, a worldwide distributor of digital and print books, has announced that API integration between its Axis 360 digital media platform and Innovative's Polaris ILS has been completed, achieving a new milestone in simplified patron experience and digital library administration benefits. The integration… Read More
Kingston University in London goes live with Ex Libris Alma - July 8, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Kingston University in London has gone live with the next-generation Alma resource management service. Kingston University - the largest University in South West London - is using the Ex Libris solution to… Read More
Colorado School of Mines to use Ex Libris Alma - July 1, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group® has announced that the Colorado School of Mines (Mines), a leading science and engineering university, has selected the Ex Libris Alma resource management solution, which will complement the school's Ex Libris Primo® discovery solution. Alma will replace a number… Read More
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
