(17 March 2015) The 2015 BL Labs Competition has been launched for the third time. Researchers are invited to submit their ideas for projects that highlight the Library’s digital collections. Winners work in residence with the Labs team to make their ideas real. The competition is open to all. Previous finalists of the British Library…
(10 March 2015, Adelaide, Australia) Ex Libris Group, a world leader in library automation services, is pleased to announce that the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) is live with Ex Libris Alma. An institution with a history of leadership in library technology, SLQ was the first Australian library to implement the Ex Libris Primo discovery…
(2 March 2015) The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) Library has partnered with Softlink to implement the Liberty Library Management System, a move that has allowed the reference library to offer online access to their extensive catalogue of sporting resources. The MCC Library has replaced their Library Management System of twenty five years with Liberty in…
(24 February 2015) Bibliotheca, a leader in RFID and barcode based self-service technology solutions, has received high marks on the Strategic Library’s 2015 Library Purchasing Survey as well as won Gold in the 2015 Modern Library Awards, both of which were scored by and voted upon by librarians. Bibliotheca, with a company-wide focus to never…
(12 February 2015) Sydney Catholic Education Office (SCEO) schools are providing students with an engaging new interface for their Oliver v5 library solution. The new interface, ‘Orbit’, was designed specifically for junior and middle school students and is proving to be an inspiring tool for young readers. Orbit enables students to personalise their own library…
(10 February 2015) This eighth annual Library Automation Perceptions Report from Marshall Breeding provides evaluative ratings submitted by individuals representing over three thousand libraries from 80 countries describing experiences with 154 different automation products, including both proprietary and open source systems. The survey results include 994 narrative comments providing candid statements — both positive and…
(6 February 2015) The CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS) Archive has partnered with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to safeguard access to content in the Science family of journals, published by AAAS, in the event of an unforeseen “trigger event” such as a natural disaster. Under the agreement, AAAS/Science content will be preserved…
(6 February 2015) The Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) has begun work to envision a unified digital platform for all public libraries in England. This new digital platform for public libraries will improve how library customers can access, understand, and use the information and resources that libraries provide, including book catalogues, digital resources, IT training,…
(5 February 2015) The COAR Roadmap: Future Directions for Repository Interoperability has been published. The roadmap identifies important trends and their associated action points for the repository community and will assist COAR in identifying priority interoperability areas in the future. The preparation of the roadmap was spearheaded by Friedrich Summann from Bielefeld University in Germany, with support from…
(4 February 2015) Altmetric has reported in its blog that it has added Wikipedia to sources it tracks. Mentions of articles in Wikipedia will be reflected in a new ‘Wikipeda’ tab on the Altmetrics details page. To find out how it works visit the illustrated blog post here.
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