First anniversary of Ex Libris Aleph at the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries - August 14, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the Aleph integrated library system has successfully completed its first year in operation at the University of Oxford's Bodleian Libraries. Supporting over 100 college, department, and other libraries across the university, which together contain 13… Read More
IFLA Code of Ethics for Librarians and Other Information Workers approved - August 13, 2012
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Code of Ethics for Librarians and Other Information Workers has been approved and endorsed this month. During 2011 and 2012 a working group from the Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE)… Read More
University library of Skövde selects WorldCat Local - August 10, 2012
OCLC, a US-based non-profit, membership, computer library service and research organisation, has announced that the University library of Skövde has selected WorldCat Local as its new discovery service. University library of Skövde is the first university library in Sweden to use OCLC's integrated solution for discovery… Read More
Mississippi Library Commission opts for WebJunction Partner Program - August 9, 2012
The Mississippi Library Commission has joined the WebJunction Partner Program to provide library staff in Mississippi with access to training resources through WebJunction. The aim is to keep skills up-to-date and help libraries respond to current patron needs. WebJunction-Mississippi is a new service for the… Read More
New Graduate Education Program integrates, expands and modernises legacy LIS support from across the ProQuest enterprise - August 8, 2012
ProQuest, an information company central to global research, has announced that it will combine the best of its popular development programmes for library schools to create a single, wide-ranging source that connects students and faculty with free resources designed to advance education and careers. The new… Read More
ARL releases final version of RLI 279 - August 8, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the final version of Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 279, which is devoted to legal concerns and evolving professional practices around digitising special collections and archival materials. A pre-publication version of this issue was released in June. The… Read More
OCLC recommends Open Data Commons Attribution License for WorldCat data - August 7, 2012
OCLC, a US-based nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organisation, is recommending the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-BY) for member institutions that would like to release their library catalogue data on the Web. This open data license provides the means for users to… Read More
ARL joins LCA members and EFF in amicus brief supporting Google Book Settlement - August 3, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) recently joined other members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) - the American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) - and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) to file a friend of the court brief… Read More
ebrary expands e-book collections for community and career colleges - July 31, 2012
ebrary, a ProQuest business, has announced that it has added thousands of e-books across acquisition models, which are seen to provide libraries with the highest return on investment when combined. The aim is to help community and career colleges acquire e-books more strategically. According to ebrary,… Read More
ARL selects diversity scholars for 2012–2014 - July 27, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries' (ARL) Committee on Diversity and Leadership has selected 14 masters of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2012–2014 Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW) as ARL Diversity Scholars. The ARL IRDW offers numerous financial benefits… Read More
