Primo Central Index now features metadata from e-books and e-journals published by De Gruyter - November 18, 2013
The Primo Central Index, a discovery and delivery service offered by the library software provider Ex Libris, now features metadata from all of the e-books and e-journals published by De Gruyter as well as its imprints and publishing partners. The Primo Central… Read More
ALA launches Policy Revolution initiative for libraries - November 15, 2013
The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) will immediately begin work on a national public policy agenda and action plan for U.S. libraries with support from a new grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Nearly $1 million in funding over… Read More
Swets and Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization announce partnership - November 13, 2013
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, has partnered with the Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization (WALDO), to maximise the effectiveness and expand the impact of libraries throughout the Northeast. The agreement provides WALDO members competitive pricing to a wide array of Swets solutions that address Selection Management,… Read More
Jisc and Ex Libris announce collaboration to support UK academic libraries - November 11, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has entered into a collaborative agreement with Jisc to help academic libraries manage their e‑resources. The collaboration will improve library efficiency by continually updating data from Jisc's Knowledge Base+ (KB+) to the KnowledgeBase of the… Read More
ARL invites libraries to join global assessment community of LibQUAL+ by registering for the 2014 LibQUAL+ survey - November 11, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) invites libraries to join the global assessment community of LibQUAL+ by registering for the 2014 LibQUAL+ survey, which will feature several enhancements. When the LibQUAL+ survey year opens in January, the team will introduce a mobile version of the… Read More
Montana Higher Education Institutions select Ex Libris’ discovery suite for its flexibility and best-in-class consortial support - October 31, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Montana and the Montana State University System - both multi-campus consortia - have selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution, the SFX OpenURL link resolver, and the bX Recommender. The Ex Libris solutions… Read More
Kingston University Library joins the rapidly growing Alma Community - October 30, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Kingston University has chosen Alma as their next generation, unified resource management solution. Having opted for a complete suite of fully cloud-based Ex Libris products two years ago - the Primo discovery and delivery… Read More
Lethbridge College, Tyndale University and University of New Brunswick select OCLC WorldShare Management Services - October 25, 2013
Library information provider OCLC has announced that Lethbridge College, Tyndale University College and Seminary, and University of New Brunswick in Canada are now using OCLC WorldShare Management Services (WMS), moving library management services to the cloud. More than 240 libraries worldwide have selected WMS; more than… Read More
Anglia Ruskin University selects Ex Libris Alma - October 24, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Anglia Ruskin University in the United Kingdom has selected the Alma library management solution. Having adopted the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution in 2011, the University Library is now looking forward to the… Read More
OCLC Research updates ArchiveGrid’s index and user interface, over 2 million archival descriptions now available - October 22, 2013
Library information provider OCLC Research has alerted users to three updates that were recently made to the ArchiveGrid database. Recent changes to the OCLC Research ArchiveGrid collection of archival material descriptions have resulted in a better experience for ArchiveGrid users. The latest ArchiveGrid index update… Read More
