(24 September 2015, Toronto) Canadian startup, Global-Regulation Inc., has just launched a law search engine that enables searching 225,000+ laws from the European Union, United States, Canada, China, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Germany, Japan and other countries. “Our software automatically translates laws into English so our users can search the world’s laws,” says Founder Addison…
Leading mobile platform-as-a-service provider helps public libraries serving populations of less than 25,000 people extend their reach with industry leading library-branded mobile apps that are easy for staff to deliver (19 October 2015, Sunnyvale, CA) Boopsie, Inc. today released details about their new mobile app offering designed specifically for small and rural libraries. The Express…
(7 October 2015) IGI Global and its librarian advisory board seek to understand how college and university libraries can support technological innovation. The aim of this survey is to determine the current and future role of libraries in supporting technological innovation in their own academic communities. Shared with librarians worldwide, the questions posed in this…
(October 2015) OPAC is the main way for users to access information resources and services of the library, so it’s very important for libraries to improve their OPAC. The article by Wang Fengxuan and Zheng Lin of School of Government, Beijing Normal University, analyzed the development status of the 985 project-universities’ libraries’ OPACs from 7…
(6 October 2015) In September, IREX partnered with IFLA and the New York Public Library to host a discussion about access to information and the Sustainable Development Goals. During the event, librarian Myat Sann Nyein shared her experience leveraging libraries for community development in Myanmar. During the darkest years of the former regime, information was…
(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…
(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…
(8 September 2015, Charlotte, N.C) Baker & Taylor has today announced the launch of its all-in-one Axis 360 mobile app, now available for download. The Axis 360 app provides Apple and Android mobile users the ability to discover, download and read eBooks or listen to digital audiobooks, within a single application. “We set out to…
(3 September 2015) At 183 years old, Heriot-Watt University is steeped in heritage. It was founded as the world’s first mechanics’ institute in Edinburgh, training technical and managerial staff at the time of the industrial revolution. To this day, it’s still very much focused on technology, science and business – only now it does this…
(31 August 2015, Adelaide, Australia) Curtin University in Australia has joined the early-adopter program for the Leganto reading-list solution from Ex Libris®. The Leganto solution offers innovative services for the creation, maintenance, and use of course reading lists in higher education. Tightly integrated with an institution’s course management, library management, and discovery systems, as well…
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