The American Library Association to preserve Library Resources & Technical Services with Portico - February 4, 2014
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that the American Library Association will be preserving the e-journal Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS), the research journal of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), with Portico. This will ensure that these… Read More
Library of Congress and OCLC sign agreement for enhanced access to cataloguing services and applications - January 31, 2014
The Library of Congress and the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) have signed a cooperative agreement that will allow mutual subscribers seamless access between the Library's Cataloger's Desktop and Classification Web subscription services and OCLC's WebDewey and WorldShare Metadata Manager subscription services.… Read More
Kansas State University Libraries opt for Ex Libris Alma - January 30, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Kansas State University (K-State) has selected the Ex Libris Alma library management solution. Replacing multiple systems including Ex Libris Voyager, Alma will streamline operations at K-State Libraries by providing a cloud-based, open, and unified platform… Read More
The Bibliothek am Guisanplatz in Switzerland goes live with Ex Libris Alma and Primo - January 29, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Bibliothek am Guisanplatz (BiG) in Switzerland has gone live with the Primo discovery and delivery solution and the next-generation Alma resource management service. Bibliothek am Guisanplatz - the leading library of the Alexandria Library Network… Read More
LIBROS selects OCLC WorldShare Management Services - January 24, 2014
LIBROS, the consortium that connects 16 academic libraries in New Mexico, has selected OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its new cloud-based library management system. WorldShare Management Services is an integrated suite of library management applications - from acquisitions and circulation, to… Read More
National Library of Russia goes live with Ex Libris Primo and Aleph integrated library system - January 24, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the National Library of Russia (NLR) has gone live with the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution and the Ex Libris Aleph integrated library system, which replace their locally developed system. In a move that… Read More
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
