Academic libraries across England gain wider access to ProQuest’s ebook collection through EBL and ebrary platforms - September 5, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has announced that academic libraries across England will now have wider access to ProQuest extensive ebook collection through EBL - Ebook Library (EBL) and ebrary platforms. The Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) has selected both EBL and ebrary as… Read More
LibQUAL+ opens registration for 2014 - September 5, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is inviting libraries to join the global assessment community of LibQUAL+ by registering for the 2014 LibQUAL+ survey. LibQUAL+ is a suite of services that libraries use to solicit, track, understand, and act upon users' opinions of service quality.… Read More
Ex Libris Alma goes live at the University of Sheffield - August 29, 2013
Library technology solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Sheffield in the UK is now in production with the next-generation Alma library management solution. A member of Research Libraries UK (RLUK) and the Russell Group (an organisation of 24 leading UK… Read More
Ex Libris and Data Planet sign agreement to include Data Planet Statistical Content in Primo Central Index - August 28, 2013
Library technology solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, recently signed an agreement with Data Planet to include its extensive collections of original datasets in the Primo Central Index. More than 12,000 summary-level data records from Data-Planet will be available in the Primo Central Index, allowing all… Read More
IFLA to expand Building Strong Library Associations programme to accelerate development of library associations - August 22, 2013
World Library and Information Congress in Singapore - The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) has announced that its Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) programme will be expanded through a series of convenings and projects at the regional level in Africa, Asia and Oceania,… Read More
Library and repository communities come together to identify new competencies for academic librarians - August 14, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), and the Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER) have announced the launch of a Joint Task Force on Librarians' Competencies in Support of E-Research and Scholarly… Read More
ARL releases 2011–2012 ARL Statistics dataset through ARL Statistics Analytics - August 7, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released the 2011–2012 ARL Statistics dataset through ARL Statistics Analytics, a subscription-based service for non-member libraries, vendors, commercial parties, and others interested in accessing the final, verified ARL Statistics data through an interactive interface. ARL Statistics is a… Read More
ARL joins coalition in urging Congress to evaluate, reform NSA surveillance - August 1, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), together with 59 other privacy and civil liberties groups, recently sent a letter to the US Senate Judiciary Committee, calling on Congress to evaluate the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance programs and risks to civil liberties.… Read More
NISO publishes fifth edition of Metrics Data Dictionary for Libraries and Information Providers - July 30, 2013
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the publication of the fifth edition of the standard ANSI/NISO Z39.7, Information Services and Use: Metrics and Statistics for Libraries and Information Providers – Data Dictionary. The purpose of the Z39.7 Data Dictionary is to assist the… Read More
LCA submits statement on the role of copyright in innovation to the House Committee - July 29, 2013
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) recently submitted a statement on the role of copyright in innovation to the US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary. The committee has been conducting a series of hearings on copyright issues as a way to educate members and prepare… Read More
