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June 19, 2013. Institutions in Australia and New Zealand Migrate to the Next-Generation Ex Libris Discovery Solution. Ex Libris announced that the University of South Australia, the University of Western Sydney, and New Zealand’s Otago University have chosen the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution to complement their Ex Libris Alma library management service. As a result, these institutions will offer users a unified discovery experience that is seamlessly integrated with library services and operations. At University of Western Sydney and University of South Australia, Primo will be replacing Serials Solutions Summon systems. <<more>>
June 18, 2013. Yale University chooses Summon Discovery Service. Yale University selected the Summon discovery service from Serials Solutions®, a ProQuest® business, to improve access to its distinctive collection, including 15 million volumes and information in all media. Yale University Library, the most recent of six Ivy League schools to adopt the Summon service, determined ease of customization, integrity of search results, a unified index architecture and the company's track record for rapid innovation of new discovery features were essential in choosing to work with Serials Solutions. <<more>>
June 18, 2013. EBSCO eBooks now available on Ingram's OASIS academic library platform. Ingram Content Group and EBSCO Information Services announced that more than 400,000 e-book titles from EBSCO eBooks have been integrated with Ingram's OASIS content platform and are now available to academic libraries worldwide. <<more>>
June 18, 2013. OCLC named among Computerworld’s Best Places to Work in Information Technology. OCLC has been named among Computerworld’s Best Places to Work in IT. <<more>>
June 18, 2013. HathiTrust to partner with DPLA. The HathiTrust Digital Library will partner with the recently launched Digital Public Library of America to expand discovery and use of HathiTrust’s public domain and other openly available content. <<more>>
June 17, 2013. Coventry University extends library services with Ex Libris Alma . Ex Libris announced that Coventry University has selected the next-generation Alma solution from Ex Libris. Following its 2010 decision to implement Primo to improve the user experience, the university has now taken a strategic step to improve library operations with Alma. Alma will replace the Aleph integrated library system and the SFX OpenURL link resolver, enabling the library to increase efficiency by employing a single, cloud-based solution to manage its electronic and print resources. The combination of Alma and Primo will enable Coventry University to streamline workflows while continuing to offer their users access to the wealth of its resources via a single interface. <<more>>
June 16, 2013. EOS adds 7 new clients in May 2013. EOS International, a leader in cloud computing library automation software, added 7 new clients in May 2013, hitting 37 new clients year-to-date. EOS.Web meets the complex needs of the library patrons and management. EOS continues to expand its products and services in several key markets. <<more>>
June 15, 2013. ASIS&T Announces Management Partnership with DCMI. The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, an internationally renowned organization advancing innovation in metadata design and best practices, will become a project of the Association for Information Science and Technology upon DCMI’s wrapping up activities at it's current location in Singapore. <<more>>
June 14, 2013. Softlink announces Scout, the revolutionary ePlatform to help primary schools go digital. Softlink’s soon-to-be-released primary school ePlatform, engineered for digital resources and devices will be launched under the name Scout the company announced today.Softlink Chief Operating Officer Nathan Godfrey said Scout would enable schools to discover and deliver digital resources through modern devices, as well as provide innovations to captivate the curiosity of young learners. <<more>>
June 13, 2013. Libki support now available from ByWater Solutions. ByWater Solutions announced that they will now offer support for the Libki open source kiosk management system to their services. Libki is an open source kiosk management system, with web-based administration and a cross-platform client. Libki also features single sign-on integration with the Koha open source ILS. Libki is ideally suited for use in locations where a controlled computing environment is paramount such as public access systems, libraries, school computer laboratories and more. <<more>>
June 13, 2013. Agreement between EBSCO Information Services and Al Manhal. Collections from Al Manhal, the largest provider of electronic resources in the Arab world, will be searchable via EBSCO Information Service’s robust and comprehensive discovery service, EBSCO Discovery Service. The agreement between EBSCO and Al Manhal will allow metadata for their eBook, eJournals, eReports and eDissertation collections to be added to EDS. <<more>>
June 13, 2013. Janet Lees to retire as OCLC EMEA Community Liaison. Janet Lees, OCLC Europe, the Middle East and Africa Community Liaison, has announced plans to retire after 31 years with the worldwide library cooperative. <<more>>
June 13, 2013. Rocky View School District adds five new libraries to its LibLime Koha union catalog. LibLime, a division of PTFS, announces that Rocky View School District is adding five more libraries to its district-wide LibLime Koha union catalog. Springbank Community High School, Westbrook School, RVS Education Centre, Cochrane High School, and Glenbow Elementary School will be the newest school libraries to join the Rocky View LibLime Koha union catalog. <<more>>
June 12, 2013. Announcing Kuali OLE 0.8. Kuali OLE 0.8 is now available—meeting our target date of 3rd quarter 2013! This latest release is the first available for the partner libraries to download the software and test-load their own data locally. <<more>>
June 11, 2013. Softlink and OverDrive further plans for deep eContent integration. Softlink and OverDrive have announced deep API integration of OverDrive services into Softlink’s leading knowledge, content and library management solutions for schools and special libraries. <<more>>
June 11, 2013. Rodgers Memorial Public Library Chooses Equinox and Goes Live on Evergreen. The George H. and Ella M. Rodgers Memorial Library has gone live with Evergreen open source ILS. Equinox Software provided data migration and staff training services and will continue to provide ongoing technical support for the library’s Evergreen installation. <<more>>
June 11, 2013. NoveList and TLC Expand Relationship to Include ILS Integration into NoveList Select. NoveList, a division of EBSCO Information Services announced a new seamless ILS integration with NoveList Select, its catalog enrichment resource. NoveList Select content is now displayed alongside library data in The Library Corporation's LS2 PAC. This latest announcement exhibits NoveList’s commitment to work with major vendors and systems so catalog users will find information where they need it, when they need it. <<more>>
June 11, 2013. Swets refines access management workflows for libraries and researchers. Swets announced today the latest upgrade to SwetsWise Online Content. The access and discovery tool now introduces more content, improved search capability and a totally revitalized interface. The update is now freely available for all existing SwetsWise Online Content subscribers. <<more>>
June 11, 2013. Bishop Grosseteste University is first UK institution to go live with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services. Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln is the first institution in the UK to go live with OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services. Bishop Grosseteste University is now among the more than 100 libraries worldwide using OCLC’s cloud-based library management services that easily integrate with institutional systems to help libraries become more efficient with print and electronic workflows. <<more>>
June 10, 2013. ProQuest names Allana Mayer 2013 Summit Scholarship winner. ProQuest, an information firm central to global research, has awarded the 2013 Roger K. Summit Scholarship to Allana Mayer, an MLIS student at McGill University in Montreal. The scholarship – named in honor of Dialog founder Roger K. Summit, a pioneer in developing online information retrieval services – will be presented June 9 at the Special Libraries Association's annual conference in San Diego. <<more>>
June 10, 2013. SydneyPLUS, Inmagic, Cuadra, Questor and affiliate companies now Lucidea Corporation. SydneyPLUS, the leading global developer of knowledge management solutions, today announced that SydneyPLUS and all of its affiliated companies – Inmagic Canada Software, Cuadra Associates, Questor Systems, LookUp Precision, LawPort, and Incite Software Solutions – will now operate as one company under the new name Lucidea Corporation. All products will retain their brand names, and will continue to be enhanced and supported by Lucidea. <<more>>
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ALA Annual Program: From the Black Box to Open Systems
| Title: | Connecting Libraries and Vendor Platforms: Have we advanced from the Black Box to Open Systems? |
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| Time: | Saturday, June 29, 2013 - 8:30am to 10:00am |
| Location: | McCormick Place Convention Center S402a |
| Sponsor: | LITA Technology and Industry Interest Group |
| ALA Connect: | ala13.ala.org/node/10176 |
Connecting Libraries and Vendor Platforms: Have we advanced from the Black Box to Open Systems?
"No technology product created for libraries can reasonably satisfy the needs of all libraries “out of the box.” Rather, products provide a basic core of functionality designed to serve the general needs of libraries, with configuration options to set operational and cosmetic details for individual implementations. Many libraries, however, need to implement new functionality not delivered with the base product. Libraries might be able to press the developers of the products, developed under either proprietary or open source licenses, to create enhancements to the core system to meet these needs. A more sustainable model involves the use of application programming interfaces (API)s that allow library programmers to write code to extend the capabilities of the product, to enable interoperability with other applications, or to extract and manipulate data. Most of the major library management and discovery applications offer APIs that open up data and functionality to libraries and to third party developers.
This session aims to reveal the extent to which libraries can expect to extend products through exercising the APIs provided with their key technology products. I a dynamic debate format, the moderator will explore this topic with the chief technology or strategy officers of the major library vendors and with one or more library technologists involved in projects that rely on APIs.
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| 8:30–8:40: | Introductions of panelists and moderator. |
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| 8:40-9:00: | (Marshall Breeding) Brief introduction to the topic to frame the panel discussion. Breeding will give a very brief definition of APIs and some of the relevant concepts, including service-oriented architecture. Other issues covered would include relying more on APIs than reprogramming application code to accomplish local customizations or functional needs; APIs to achieve interoperability among diverse systems in the library’s environment, the enterprise infrastructure of its parent organization, and with peers and business partners. |
| 9:00 – 9:345: | Discussion based on questions from Moderator |
| 9:45 – 10:00: | Questions from participants |
Marshall Breeding Jun 18, 2013 13:26:18 Link to this thread
Automation Marketplace 2013: The Rush to Innovate
The 2013 edition of the Automation Marketplace feature has been published by Library Journal, both in the April 2013 issue and on Digital Shift. I have authored this feature since 2012, chronicling more than a decade of progress in the library technology industry.
In this time of transition of the library automation industry, stakes are high for the vendors that are creating innovative—or even transformative—products and competing to bring these products first to the market. Establishing momentum early is essential in the library arena, which is attentive to the successes of a vendor’s peers and risk averse.
In the library services platform arena, OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services, Innovative’s Sierra, and Ex Libris’s Alma hit the streets first and have already begun aggressive sales cycles, seeing positive results. Serials Solutions finds itself in the position of urging its customers to wait for Intota, in stark contrast to its early entry into the web-scale discovery arena wit Summon. The Kuali OLE project continues to make great strides but has extended its time line for delivery by a year.
Developers of integrated library systems (ILSes) have executed ambitious development agendas to extend and integrate new services into their products to challenge the notion that innovation can be accomplished only in the newly minted systems. Seamless ebook integration, web-based interfaces for staff and patrons, and built-in social networking capabilities will soon be standard fare for many ILS products.
Recent investment activity also seems to be centered on strengthening product development. The new investors in Innovative Interfaces and Ex Libris show early signs of expanding capacity for creating new technologies with the potential for long-term gains and not slashing costs for short-term gains. Especially among the large companies, the number of personnel allocated to development is on the rise.
Marshall Breeding Apr 3, 2013 09:46:53 Link to this thread
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