University of Auckland selects Ex Libris Alma resource management solution - January 22, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Auckland has selected the Ex Libris Alma resource management solution. Together with the Ex Libris Primo discovery solution, Alma will replace a number of systems currently used at the Library, including the Voyager… Read More
London School of Economics and Political Science Library selects Ex Libris’ Alma and Primo - January 21, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Library has selected Ex Libris Alma for next-generation resource management services and Ex Libris Primo for unified resource discovery. Primo and Alma will replace a number of… Read More
Library Copyright Alliance submits comments on copyright reform to Commerce Department - January 13, 2014
On January 8, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted additional comments on the US Department of Commerce "green paper," Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy (PDF), following a public meeting held by the Commerce Department in December. The post-meeting comments focus on four issues:… Read More
PALNI becomes first academic library group to select OCLC WorldShare Management Services - January 10, 2014
The Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI), which provides library automation services to 23 institutions, is the first academic group to select OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its cloud-based library management system. WorldShare Management Services is an integrated suite of… Read More
CUL/IS announces opening of China Academic Digital Associative Library database of 1.75 million Chinese e-books to Columbia University - January 7, 2014
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services (CUL/IS) has announced the opening of the CADAL (China Academic Digital Associative Library) database of 1.75 million Chinese e-books to Columbia University. The CADAL, which originated from the China-US Million Book Digital Library Project, is one of the two major consortia… Read More
National Library of Medicine announces new addition to its Digital Collections - December 31, 2013
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced a new addition to its Digital Collections: over 400 NLM publications and productions dating from the 1860s to the 1990s. This new digital collection encompasses all printed monographic publications produced by the National Library of Medicine and… Read More
OCLC partners with Novelry to connect readers with libraries - December 23, 2013
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has added the newly launched book search engine Novelry to its growing list of WorldCat.org traffic partners in the US. Based in Omaha, NE, Novelry provides a framework to find connections based on what users care… Read More
OCLC library data now supplementing Yelp.com listings to improve public access to library information - December 11, 2013
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, is working with Yelp, a website and mobile app that connects consumers with great local businesses, to increase public access to local library information. Yelp is integrating information from the database of library listings maintained through… Read More
RSuite CMS 4 now powered by MarkLogic 7 - December 11, 2013
RSuite CMS, a content management system for publishers, is now powered by MarkLogic 7, the industry's leading Enterprise NoSQL database. RSuite CMS 4 provides an entirely new user experience through an intuitive user interface that minimises actions required to execute complex searches across an entire… Read More
University of Houston selects Ex Libris Discovery solutions - December 10, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Houston (UH) has selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution and the SFX OpenURL link resolver. After defining the library's long-term requirements and evaluating a number of commercial options, the university library -… Read More
