(7 October 2015) Bibliotheca’s shareholders, One Equity Partners (OEP), today completed the purchase of 3M Library Systems North American business, and entered into agreements to purchase the assets of 3M’s remaining global Library Systems business. The new Bibliotheca Group will combine the best of both worlds to help libraries captivate their communities, providing innovative library-focused…
(7 October 2015) Jurn.org reports that JISC has commissioned a new September 2015 Spotlight Literature Review on scholarly discovery, which is available now in PDF. Short, but to-the-point… in most cases staff over-estimate the extent to which users use different library services, in some cases very greatly. […] overall they think, it seems mistakenly, that…
(6 October 2015) Over the past fifteen months, representatives from the Europeana and DPLA networks, in partnership with Creative Commons, have been developing a collaborative approach to internationally interoperable rights statements that can be used to communicate the copyright status of cultural objects published via the DPLA and Europeana platforms. The purpose of these rights…
(6 October 2015) Geelong libraries are rapidly expanding their digital collections, as they cater for massive growth in demand for electronic books and audiobooks. The explosion in e-materials has seen paper borrowings drop for the first time, with Geelong Regional Library Corporation recording a six per cent fall for physical items in 2014-15. The opening…
(6 October 2015) ProQuest has signed an agreement to acquire Ex Libris, a world leader in library automation solutions. This acquisition will bring together the ProQuest companies’ complementary capabilities and skills, which include expertise in print and digital resources, the development of pioneering discovery and library management solutions, and deep content relationships that have created…
(6 October 2015) The Artstor Digital Library has released more than 1,500 additional images from the Rhizome ArtBase, an online archive of new media art, bringing the collection total to more than 3,100 images. The Rhizome ArtBase is a web-based archive of works that employ technologies in significant ways and contains more than 2,500 artworks…
(5 October 2015) Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released the ARL Statistics 2013–2014, which presents data describing the collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities of the Association’s 125 member libraries in fiscal year 2013–2014. Of these, 115 are university libraries (16 in Canada and 99 in the US); the remaining 10 are public, governmental,…
(1 October 2015, Burlingame, CA and London, UK) Momentum toward irreversible changes for the $766.5 billion information industry has reached a tipping point, and businesses that don’t adapt now are at risk, according to Outsell, Inc., The research and advisory firm today released its 2016 Information Industry Outlook Report, “Tipping Point,” to help companies understand…
(5 October 2015, Alexandria, VA) Alexander Street, a leading provider of digital content for libraries, announced the release of its newest collection to support the study of counseling and therapy, Counseling and Therapy Online: Current Practices. Counseling and Therapy Online: Current Practices is a resource for supporting both undergraduate and graduate-level counseling curriculum. Together with…
(2 October 2015) The days of toting heavy textbooks are gone for some Indiana University students, who have opted into the school’s digital learning program. Started in 2012, the IU program has saved students about $8 million by making electronic textbooks available. Students are able to access their texts, which run about $35, via the…
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