Google to digitise books from Michigan State University Libraries - February 11, 2013
Books from the Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries will soon be digitised by Google to become part of the Google Books website. Google Books has digitized millions of titles from university libraries and indexed the contents so users can search across the entire set. MSU's… Read More
Australia’s Macquarie University selects Ex Libris’ Alma library management solution - February 5, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that Macquarie University has selected the Alma library management solution. By adding Alma to the Primo discovery and delivery solution, which the Macquarie community uses for searching the university library's local and global collections, Macquarie offers… Read More
Swiss library BiG opts for Ex Libris’ Primo and Alma solutions - January 29, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Bibliothek am Guisanplatz (BiG) in Switzerland has adopted its Primo discovery and delivery solution and the next-generation Alma resource management service. BiG, the leading library of the Alexandria Library Network, reportedly required an integrated framework… Read More
Web-scale management solution Intota to be released in 2013 with Intota Assessment - January 28, 2013
Serials Solutions, a US-based provider of technology for libraries, has announced that its Intota web-scale management solution will debut in 2013 with Intota Assessment, a library collection analytics service that provides book and serials analysis and consolidated usage. Available later this year, the new service includes… Read More
Ingram adds new content access model to MyiLibrary e-content platform - January 24, 2013
Ingram Content Group Inc., US, has added a new content access model to its MyiLibrary e-content platform to provide libraries greater flexibility in e-book lending. Access Model, MyiLibrary's latest model, enables libraries to purchase a set of access credits for an e-book and lend it… Read More
Brandeis University selects Ex Libris’ Primo and Alma library management service - January 24, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Brandeis University has selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution and the Alma library management service. Having used the Ex Libris Aleph integrated library service for many years, the University decided to migrate its library systems… Read More
3M and SirsiDynix in partnership to deliver eResource Central integration - January 24, 2013
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix and 3M have announced their intent to integrate the 3M Cloud Library content into eResource Central, currently scheduled for release in Q1 of 2013. SirsiDynix' eResource Central seeks to deliver key features such as hit list availability, centralised sign-on and one-click… Read More
IOP Publishing endorses KBART - January 23, 2013
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP), UK, has endorsed the KBART (Knowledge Bases And Related Tools) Recommended Practice, a joint NISO and UKSG initiative, as part of its commitment to supporting librarians. The initiative has established industry standards for the timely exchange of metadata between… Read More
Portland Academic Health Libraries consortium selects Ex Libris Primo and Alma - January 23, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Portland Academic Health Libraries (PAHL) consortium has selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution and the Alma resource management service. PAHL members are the National College of Natural Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University,… Read More
OCLC in deal with more publishers worldwide to add e-book metadata to WorldCat - January 21, 2013
Library information provider OCLC, US, has signed new agreements with leading publishers around the world to add more e-book metadata to WorldCat, a comprehensive online database of resources available through libraries worldwide. This new WorldCat metadata will be integrated into library management workflows using OCLC's cataloguing… Read More
