University of Utah selects next-generation Ex Libris Alma library management service - June 21, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Utah has selected the next-generation Ex Libris Alma library management service. Having implemented the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution as a single search interface for the university library's local and… Read More
OCLC launches WorldCat Metadata API - June 20, 2013
Computer library service OCLC has launched the new WorldCat Metadata API that will enable member libraries and partners to build and share applications on the OCLC WorldShare Platform for libraries to catalogue their collections in WorldCat. The WorldCat Metadata API supports a variety of cataloguing… Read More
More than 400,000 e-book titles from EBSCO eBooks now available on Ingram’s OASIS content platform - June 19, 2013
Ingram Content Group Inc., a US-based provider of physical and digital services to the book industry, and EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) have announced that more than 400,000 e-book titles from EBSCO eBooks have been integrated with Ingram's OASIS content platform and are… Read More
Institutions in Australia and New Zealand select Primo to complement their Ex Libris Alma LMS - June 19, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of South Australia (UniSA), the University of Western Sydney (UWS), and New Zealand's Otago University have chosen the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution to complement their Ex Libris Alma library management service.… Read More
Coventry University selects next-generation Alma solution from Ex Libris - June 18, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Coventry University has selected the next-generation Alma solution from Ex Libris. Following its 2010 decision to implement Primo to improve the user experience, the university has now taken a strategic step to improve library operations with… Read More
Bishop Grosseteste University becomes first UK institution to go live with OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services - June 12, 2013
Library information provider OCLC has announced that Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln is the first institution in the UK to go live with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WMS). Bishop Grosseteste University is now among the more than 100 libraries worldwide using OCLC's cloud-based library management services… Read More
Swets releases latest update to SwetsWise platform - June 12, 2013
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, has released the latest update to its SwetsWise platform; installing a revitalized end-user environment for users of the SwetsWise Online Content module. The update has been made freely available for all existing SwetsWise Online Content subscribers and is available for use… Read More
Sabanci University in Turkey goes live with Ex Libris Primo - June 6, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Sabanci University in Turkey is now in production with a cloud-based implementation of the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution. In addition, the university has subscribed to the bX article recommender service - also cloud… Read More
Plymouth University in production with the next-generation Ex Libris Alma solution - May 31, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Plymouth University is in production with the next-generation Ex Libris Alma solution. Plymouth has replaced a number of existing systems with two solutions - Primo for the discovery of all library collections and Alma for resource… Read More
British Library publishes updated economic evaluation - May 24, 2013
The British Library has published an updated evaluation of its economic contribution to the UK, looking at how the British Library creates economic value for its users and society as a whole. The Library last undertook a study of this kind in 2003. The report… Read More
