Fort Hays State University goes live with Ex Libris’ Alma library management service - September 11, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the library of Fort Hays State University (FHSU) has gone live with the Ex Libris Alma library management service. FHSU has run Ex Libris solutions for many years, including the Voyager integrated library system, Primo… Read More
British Library welcomes UK govt. response on Non-Print Legal Deposit regulations - September 7, 2012
The British Library has welcomed the UK government's commitment to proceed with introducing the Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-print works) Regulations in April 2013. The statement by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (September 5, 2012) follows a public consultation which closed in May 2012. … Read More
ARL publishes Managing Born-Digital Special Collections and Archival Materials, SPEC Kit 329 - September 6, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Managing Born-Digital Special Collections and Archival Materials, SPEC Kit 329, which explores the tools, workflow, and policies special collections and archives staff use to process, manage, and provide access to born-digital materials they collect. This SPEC Kit looks… Read More
OCLC and Europeana agree on approach for member libraries to contribute metadata to Europeana.eu portal - September 5, 2012
Library information provider OCLC, US, and Europeana, the provider of Europe's digital library, have worked together on an approach that will enable OCLC member institutions to contribute metadata derived from OCLC's WorldCat database to the Europeana.eu portal in a manner that is consistent with OCLC's WorldCat… Read More
Wyoming Community Colleges select Ex Libris’ Primo solution to provide unified search experience - September 4, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced the selection of the Primo discovery and delivery solution, bX Recommender, and SFX link resolver by Wyoming Community Colleges. Wyoming joins other states including Virginia, Florida, Hawaii, and Wisconsin where community colleges have adopted Primo statewide.… Read More
LITA unveils guide on electronic resources management for librarians - August 30, 2012
The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has unveiled Managing Electronic Resources, a guide published by Neal-Schuman Publishers. The resource provides advice on the tools and best practices in the field of electronic resource management, helping librarians tackle… Read More
OCLC completes beta testing of WorldShare Interlibrary Loan service - August 29, 2012
Library information provider OCLC, US, has announced that it has completed beta testing of the new OCLC WorldShare Interlibrary Loan service and is moving forward with an 18-month phased migration to the new service. The new service is scheduled to replace WorldCat Resource Sharing in 2013… Read More
ALCTS/LITA announce formation of ALCTS/LITA Metadata Standards Committee - August 27, 2012
The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) and the Library Information Technology Association (LITA), with the support of Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), divisions of the American Library Association, have announced the formation of the ALCTS/LITA Metadata Standards Committee. The ALCTS/LITA Metadata… Read More
ebrary strengthens strategic e-book acquisition for K-12 libraries with common core standards content - August 20, 2012
ebrary, a ProQuest business, has added hundreds of relevant e-books across acquisition models, which provide libraries with the best value when combined. The initiative is projected to help K-12 libraries acquire e-books more strategically. Diversifying acquisition models is a key component of ebrary's three-step approach: Transition,… Read More
OCLC publishes bibliographic linked data for most widely held works in WorldCat - August 16, 2012
OCLC, a US-based non-profit, membership, computer library service and research organisation, has published bibliographic linked data for the most widely held works in WorldCat. This downloadable file - representing nearly 1.2 million resources - contains about 80 million linked data 'triples,' the term for the most… Read More
