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National Library of Medicine (NLM) is Beginning the Migration Process From Voyager ILS to Alma LSP from Ex Libris
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From the National Library of Medicine Technical Bulletin: As part of the modernization of NLM’s infrastructure, we will be replacing the Voyager Integrated Library System with the Library Services Platform, Alma. Voyager was implemented at NLM in 1998 for library management operations, including acquisitions, cataloging, collection management, circulation, and preservation. For enhanced integration of, and […]
COVID-19: Special Offers, Events, News, and Updates From Library Vendors, Publishers, Online Services, and Others
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The links below provide updates and special offers from vendors and other companies that work with the library community. Latest Additions Expanded Access to JSTOR During Covid-19 Crisis Follett, Baker and Taylor Team to Provide Free Access to PreK-12 Interactive Resources for Public Library Partners Last Update: 5:00 p.m. on April 15, 2020 ACM Digital […]
Statements, Closings, Cancellations, and Updates Due to COVID-19 Concern
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Latest Additions to RoundupLast Update: April 29, 2020; 4:50 p.m. EDST DORA Statement on Hiring, Promotion, and Funding Decisions During the COVID-19 Pandemic Library Organizations Announcements and Updates ACRL: Academic Libraries and COVID-19 ALA COVID-19 Federal Relief Package Supports Libraries’ Role in Digital Inclusion ALA Executive Board Recommends Closing Libraries to Public ALA Recommends Libraries […]
News from Cambridge U. Press, Ex Libris, and Others
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Cambridge University Press Reaches Transformative Open Access Agreement with the Austrian Academic Library Consortium Something Old, Something New: NISO Plus Conference Blends Tradition and Innovation (via InfoToday) University of California Libraries Adopt Ex Libris Higher-Ed Cloud Platform
Items from IOP Publishing, Open Knowledge Maps, and Others in Today’s News Roundup
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Baker & Taylor Announces New Partnership with Pressreader IOP Publishing Celebrates One Millionth Article (and Counting) & IOP Publishing and the Austrian Academic Library Consortium Renew Three-Year OA Agreement National Library of Israel Goes Live with Ex Libris Alma Platform Open Knowledge Maps and eLife Announce Partnership University of Washington: East Asia Library Renamed After $6 […]
Apple Maps Expands its Street View Competitor to Boston, DC, Philadelphia (via ars technica) Kudos Launches Research Briefings to Help Researchers Target Non-Academic Audiences Millions of Previously Awarded Grants Now Searchable in the Ex Libris Pivot Research Funding Database OverDrive Unveils Vision 2030 Blueprint for the Next Decade: Reading Apps and Outreach Programs Target 100 […]
Open Access Books: Knowledge Unlatched Officially Launches Open Research Library
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From KU: Open Access (OA) content on one seamless and easy-to-use platform: that is the goal of the Open Research Library (ORL), which has officially launched today at www.openresearchlibrary.org. [At launch on Jan. 29, 2020, Open Research Libraries provides access to 7202 books/49,432 chapters.] A number of leading players in the library and OA community […]
Roundup (ALA Midwinter Meeting 2020 Edition)
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Friday, January 24, 2020 EBSCO Submissions for the 2020 John Cotton Dana Award Are Now Open & Information Services Announces Submissions Open for the 2020 EBSCO Solar Grant Ex Libris Ex Libris to Expand Its Offering with the Cloud-Based, User-Centric Rapido Resource Sharing Solution NISO Revised NISO Open Discovery Initiative Recommended Practice Now Available For […]
From Ex Libris: Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has completed its acquisition of Innovative, a leading provider of integrated library systems for public, academic, and specialist libraries. Innovative is now a business unit within Ex Libris. “This is an important day for Ex Libris and Innovative,” said Bar Veinstein, president of Ex Libris. “We are […]
EBSCO Posts “Message to the Library Community” re: Consolidation in the ILS Space
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From EBSCO: Further consolidation in the ILS space was not unexpected. The collective actions of the library community from this point forward will shape the future of library technology. To clear up any confusion that may exist, EBSCO does not own FOLIO; the code is open source. But we do have a strong sense of […]
