(7 January 2015) After more than eight years of ownership, Vista Equity Partners has sold SirsiDynix to ICV Partners, with Vista retaining and company executives acquiring minority stakes in the company. While it is too early to assess how new investment owners will shape the direction of the company going forward, it is clear that…
(9 January 2015) Two large banners greet patrons when they walk into Orlando Public Library. Amid posters about the library’s family-friendly services and upcoming programming, the banners urge patrons to do something a bit uncharacteristic for a nearly 100-year-old institution: download an iBeacon app. In November, the library implemented BluuBeam, an Orlando-based service that uses…
(6 January 2015, Washington, D.C.) Public policy issues surrounding 3D printers are now coming to the fore as the technology becomes more widely available in America’s libraries and homes. To ensure people are able to use 3D printers responsibly and effectively, librarians must now work towards developing policies in copyright, trademark, privacy, product liability and…
(15 December 2014, Emeryville, CA) Innovative announced today that Malaysia’s Pagoh Education Hub (PEH) and Pagoh Polytechnic have selected Virtua and Vital. Their libraries will hold approximately 50,000 and 30,000 items respectively and will be implementing their first automation systems. Both are under construction and are due to open in 2015. “Innovative prides itself in…
(4 December 2014, Adelaide, Australia) The State Library of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia has adopted a suite of Ex Libris solutions—comprised of the Alma® library management solution, the Primo® discovery and delivery solution, and the Rosetta digital asset management and preservation system—and Axiell Group’s Adlib Archive to manage its archival collections. Together, these…
(17 November 2014, Emeryville, CA) Innovative announced today that Auckland Libraries (New Zealand) will upgrade to the Sierra Library Services Platform from Innovative’s Millennium ILS. With over 470,000 registered card holders and 55 branches, it is the largest public library system in Australasia. Auckland Libraries holds 3.5 million items with an annual circulation of 17…
(13 November 2014) eduroam – the worldwide single sign-on secure network which provides wifi connectivity access for education and research – reached more than 600,000 internet-enabled devices in the UK last month. During October a total of 608,131 devices were successfully authenticated using the eduroam national infrastructure, which is managed through the Janet network provided…
(12 November 2014, Adelaide, Australia) Victoria University of Wellington has selected a unified solution for its libraries, consisting of Ex Libris Alma for next-generation resource management services and Ex Libris Primo® for resource discovery and delivery. By providing cutting-edge services and an advanced discovery experience for users, these tightly integrated systems will help the library…
(6 November 2014, Cambridge, UK & Redwood City, CA, USA) Lens, an open-source tool introduced by eLife to make reading articles online easier, is being piloted in journals from six publishers on the HighWire platform. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Plant Cell, Journal of Lipid Research, and mBio® are among the journals introducing…
(4 November 2014) Starting this week anyone can download 3-D models of sculptures and artifacts from the collection of the British Museum. The models are available online in file formats that are ready to be used by any 3-D printer. LJ InfoDocket has the story plus links to the gallery of models and technology partner, Sketchfab.
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