Infor Library and Information Solutions announces new mobile offering for libraries - December 30, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Infor Library and Information Solutions, US, has announced the availability of a new mobile offering for libraries. The mobile offering, called NOW, is a flexible and affordable mobile solution that provides public, academic and school libraries with a mobile website and mobile… Read More
ARL publishes Reconfiguring Service Delivery, SPEC Kit 327 - December 28, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Reconfiguring Service Delivery, SPEC Kit 327, which investigates whether and how ARL member libraries have reconfigured staffed service delivery points in the main library and in any branches that report to the main library. SPEC Kit 327… Read More
Association of Research Libraries publishes latest issue of Research Library Issues - December 20, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published issue 277 of Research Library Issues (RLI). This issue of RLI features a speech on reframing thinking about collections presented by Tom Hickerson, Vice Provost for Libraries and Cultural Resources and University Librarian, University of Calgary, at this… Read More
OCLC releases FAST as Linked Data under Open Data Attribution License - December 16, 2011
FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology), an enumerative, faceted subject heading schema derived from the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), is now available as an experimental Linked Data service. The service is being made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License. The FAST… Read More
SirsiDynix announces 3.4.1 release of SirsiDynix Symphony ILS - December 16, 2011
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, has announced the 3.4.1 release of the company's flagship SirsiDynix Symphony integrated library system. SirsiDynix Symphony features state-of-the-art modules for all the functionality a library needs. Version 3.4.1 builds upon this platform with numerous efficiency-enhancing features including the ability to… Read More
British Library welcomes IPO consultation on the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property - December 15, 2011
The British Library, the national library of the UK, has welcomed the consultation (professional section) issued by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) which calls for evidence to inform the impact assessment of the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property. The British Library's submission to the Hargreaves… Read More
UNESCO endorses IFLA Manifesto for Digital Libraries - December 14, 2011
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has endorsed the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Manifesto for Digital Libraries at its General Conference 2011. The Manifesto provides principles to assist libraries in undertaking sustainable and interoperable digitisation activities to bridge the… Read More
Academic institutions in North America join the Ex Libris Alma early adopter programme - December 13, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced the launch of the North American early adopter programme for the Alma library management service. Initiated with an intensive two-day workshop in Chicago this October, the programme enables its pioneering member libraries to become fully engaged… Read More
Cambridge Digital Library publishes 4,000 pages of Newton material - December 13, 2011
Cambridge University has published, on a new digital library website, over 4,000 pages of Sir Isaac Newton's most important works. These include an original manuscript containing Newton's famous laws of motion. Also available online publicly is the scientist's own annotated copy of Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.… Read More
Gale redesigns user interface for Gale Virtual Reference Library - December 6, 2011
Gale, a publisher of research and reference resources for libraries, schools and businesses and part of Cengage Learning, has announced a totally redesigned user interface for Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL), its online ebook platform. After extensive user analysis and market feedback, the interface has been… Read More
