ARL to host Library Assessment Forum at ALA Midwinter Meeting - January 21, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) will host a Library Assessment Forum at the upcoming ALA Midwinter Meeting, featuring LibValue research conducted at the University of Tennessee. The forum will be held on January 25, 2013, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. in the Sheraton Seattle’s Ravenna… Read More
University of Adelaide’s Barr Smith Library selects Ex Libris Primo - January 18, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Barr Smith Library of the University of Adelaide has adopted the Primo discovery and delivery solution. A member of Australia's Group of Eight (GO8) research universities, Adelaide joins over 1200 sites that have opted for… Read More
Cornell, Columbia Libraries to build joint infrastructure with Mellon Foundation grant - January 17, 2013
The libraries at Columbia University and Cornell University are taking a new step in their 2CUL partnership: integrating a major part of their operations. The two libraries will integrate their technical services departments with the help of a three-year, $350,000 grant from the Andrew W.… Read More
AAUP publishes revised Statement on Faculty Status of College and University Librarians - January 14, 2013
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has published a revised version of the 1973 joint Statement on Faculty Status of College and University Librarians. The statement - originally formulated by the AAUP, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), and the Association of American… Read More
McGraw-Hill Professional offers perpetual access to McGraw-Hill eBook Library - January 11, 2013
Scientific and medical information resources provider McGraw-Hill Professional, US, has announced that it is offering an enhanced purchasing programme for its McGraw-Hill eBook Library, a digital platform delivering access to its premium content (MHeBookLibrary.com). The new purchasing alternative – perpetual access – is designed to give… Read More
South East colleges and universities to benefit from Search25, an online catalogue of renowned institutions and specialist collections - December 31, 2012
University and research libraries in London and the South East are benefiting from Search25, an online catalogue of world-renowned institutions and specialist collections, as a result of a funding from Jisc. Search25 allows users to access the catalogues from within the M25 Consortium of Academic… Read More
Stichting Bibliotheek.nl selects Serials Solutions to provide new interface for library catalogue - December 21, 2012
Stichting Bibliotheek.nl (BNL), the national foundation for public libraries in the Netherlands, has selected ProQuest business Serials Solutions to adapt AquaBrowser as an additional custom end-user interface to BNL's new national catalogue (NBC) for print, digital and electronic collections. Based on a single unified index,… Read More
La Pérouse Library of Ifremer selects OCLC WorldShare Management Services and WorldCat Local - December 13, 2012
Library information provider OCLC, US, has announced that the La Pérouse Library of Ifremer, the French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea, has chosen OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its new library management solution and WorldCat Local as its integrated discovery service. Preparations for implementation… Read More
Ex Libris joins W3C Schema Bib Extend Community Group - December 6, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that it has become a member of the W3C Schema Bib Extend Community Group. This community group brings together diverse library organisations and individuals who are creating proposals for extending schemas to improve the representation of… Read More
OCLC invites UK librarians to provide feedback on Bookmark Your Library - December 5, 2012
Library information provider OCLC, US, has announced that Bookmark Your Library is now open to all librarians in the UK for review. The website is a collaborative effort between OCLC and several library organisations in the UK, and provides a gateway to all the content and… Read More
