Ex Libris News
Friday Jul 4, 2008
All 444 Press Releases from Ex Libris
20 most recent items:
July 27, 2008. Ex Libris announces the Release of Voyager 7.0. Ex Libris Group announced the general release of version 7.0 of the Company’s Voyager integrated library system. More than 70 customer-requested enhancements, implemented as the result of feedback from usability studies, focus groups, and an online user survey, focus on the staff and end-user experience. <<more>>
June 30, 2008. The Aleph Integrated Library System from Ex Libris continues to be chosen worldwide. Ex Libris Group announced that sales of the Aleph integrated library system continue to thrive around the world. Some of the key institutions that have recently joined the Aleph community are Fudan University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, both in China; the Université du Québec à Montréal, in Canada; the Université de Bretagne Occidentale, in France; Southampton Solent University, in the UK; the Garrigues legal partnership, in Spain; and the Biblioteca Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (National Library of the Dominican Republic). <<more>>
June 29, 2008. Ex Libris launches Open-Platform Program, reaffirming its commitment to openness as a core company value. Recognizing the principles and practice of openness already embodied in the Ex Libris environment, Ex Libris Group has embarked on formalizing its strategy of developing open products. A setting in which open interfaces are readily available enables the library community to integrate Ex Libris components with other software elements more easily and to collaborate with colleagues on application development. <<more>>
June 26, 2008. The State Library of Queensland, Australia Chooses Primo by Ex Libris. Ex Libris announced that the State Library of Queensland has selected the Company’s Primo discovery and delivery solution to serve as an easy to use, single-search interface for widely sharing the State Library’s valuable print, digital, audio, film, and licensed e-resources collections. Primo Web 2.0 characteristics were among the key features that led the State Library of Queensland to decide on this solution. <<more>>
June 19, 2008. University of Notre Dame Selects Primo, Completing its Suite of Ex Libris Solutions. Ex Libris Group announced that the Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame in conjunction with its colleagues in the Michiana Academic Library Consortium have selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution to serve as a major library portal. An Ex Libris customer for over 10 years, Notre Dame was the first North American institution to implement the Ex Libris Aleph integrated library system. Since that time, Notre Dame has gone on to acquire the SFX OpenURL link server, MetaLib gateway and metasearch portal, Verde e-resource management system, and DigiTool digital asset management system, all from Ex Libris. <<more>>
May 12, 2008. Ex Libris announces the release of Primo Version 2.0. Ex Libris Group today announced the general release of version 2.0 of the Company’s Primo discovery and delivery solution. The result of close collaboration with the Primo customer community, version 2.0 offers enhanced searching capabilities, including the ability to search in very large collections; improved usability and accessibility of the user interface; and easier system configuration and customization. <<more>>
May 5, 2008. Oxford University Library Services chooses MetaLib by Ex Libris. Ex Libris Group today announced that just six months after going live with the company’s SFX OpenURL link resolver, Oxford University Library Services has chosen the MetaLib gateway and metasearch solution, also from Ex Libris. The combined functionality of these two products will serve as a critical part of the infrastructure for the University’s e-resource strategy. <<more>>
April 23, 2008. Southampton Solent University selects Several Ex Libris products. Ex Libris announced that Southampton Solent University has chosen Ex Libris products to maximise the efficiency of the university library and enhance the user experience. After carefully researching the current Ex Libris product offering, as well as the company’s long-term strategy, Southampton Solent University has chosen the Aleph integrated library system—which will be replacing the university’s Axiell DDElibra system—and the Primo discovery and delivery solution to serve as a cutting-edge interface to the entire library collection. To meet its longer-term vision for a fully integrated learning environment, Southampton Solent also plans to implement the SFX Open URL link resolver, the MetaLib gateway and metasearch solution, and the Verde e-resource management system, all from Ex Libris. <<more>>
April 14, 2008. Universite du Quebec Chooses Ex Libris Primo Solution. Ex Libris Group announced that the Universite du Quebec has selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution to serve as the main portal for the libraries of eight of the university’s constituents. <<more>>
March 30, 2008. Brigham Young University selects Primo by Ex Libris. Ex Libris Group announced that the Brigham Young University Library has chosen the company’s Primo discovery and delivery solution to serve as a unified interface for searching and retrieving all library resources, regardless of format and location. Primo will enable the library to present its complete collection in an entirely new way, offering users a single point of access to this wealth of information. <<more>>
March 13, 2008. Ex Libris integrates direct links to Google About this Book pages in its products. Ex Libris Group announced the successful integration of "About this book" pages from Google Book Search service into Ex Libris products. Using a new “viewability” application programming interface supported by Google Book Search, library patrons can now enhance their findings with Google Book Search features such as full text, book previews, cover thumbnails, and a mashup from Google Maps linking pages in a book describing a specific place to its location on the world map. Use of this “viewability” API has been added to the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution, SFX context-sensitive link resolver, and the Aleph and Voyager integrated library systems. <<more>>
February 14, 2008. Institutions in Asia continue to adopt Ex Libris Solutions. Ex Libris announced that the number of customers in the Asia Pacific region, particularly in Chinese-speaking countries, continues to expand. Of late, six institutions in China—Wuhan University, Chongqing University Library, Shenzhen Polytechnic College, Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing International Studies University, and Nanjing Library—have chosen to acquire Aleph, the Ex Libris integrated library system. In addition to Aleph, Wuhan University has also adopted the MetaLib gateway and metasearch system, the SFX context-sensitive link resolver, and the Verde electronic resource management system—all from Ex Libris. <<more>>
February 4, 2008. The Ex Libris Primo customer base continues to grow . Ex Libris Group announced that the number of institutions choosing the Primo discovery and delivery solution continues to increase rapidly. The British Library and the University of Auckland, New Zealand join the nearly 100 prominent libraries and universities around the globe that are offering patrons the Primo cutting-edge interface to their entire library collection. <<more>>
January 10, 2008. Ex Libris Group Announces the Release of Aleph Version 19. Ex Libris Group announced the general release of version 19 of the Company’s Aleph integrated library system. In planning for and designing the functionality of this release, Ex Libris addressed over 100 feature requests by its more than 2200 customers worldwide. <<more>>
January 7, 2008. Ex Libris Group launches new corporate branding. Ex Libris Group launched a new corporate branding, which conveys the essence of the company—providing a comprehensive suite of solutions for managing the full spectrum of materials and processes for academic, research, and national libraries around the world. <<more>>
December 4, 2007. New York University Selects ALEPH, MetaLib, and Primo by Ex Libris. Ex Libris announced that New York University has chosen to equip its library with the ALEPH integrated library system, the MetaLib gateway and metasearch system, and Primo, the next-generation, user-centric discovery and delivery solution, all from Ex Libris. <<more>>
November 14, 2007. Ex Libris Celebrates its Tenth Anniversary in North America. Group celebrated the tenth anniversary of the first installation of the company's full-featured ALEPH integrated library system in North America at the University Libraries of the University of Notre Dame and the libraries of Saint Mary's College of Notre Dame, IN*, Holy Cross College of Notre Dame, IN, and Bethel College of Mishawaka, IN. To commemorate this occasion, library and Ex Libris management gathered at the University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Library to take a walk down memory lane and hold discussions on future directions and strategies. <<more>>
November 1, 2007. Ex Libris Celebrates Major Milestone—1500th SFX Customer. Ex Libris announced that the Kyung Hee University, in Seoul, South Korea, is the company's 1500th SFX link resolver customer. This major Ex Libris milestone reinforces the position of SFX as the most widely used link resolver and the linking solution of choice for libraries worldwide. <<more>>
October 9, 2007. Ex Libris announces five sites go live with the Primo discovery and delivery solution. Ex Libris Group announced that during August and September of 2007, five institutions--Vanderbilt University, the Royal Library of Denmark, the University of Minnesota, the University of Bridgeport, and the University of Iowa--went live with the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution. Additional Primo sites will be going live throughout the year <<more>>
October 3, 2007. Oxford University Goes Live with SFX. Ex Libris announced that following an extremely rapid implementation process, the SFX link resolver is now operational at the Oxford University Library Services. The OULS has introduced SFX to manage the university's extremely large e-collection--consisting of over 22,500 e-journals and an extensive collection of e-books. <<more>>
September 2, 2007. Ex Libris announces major MetaLib and SFX KnowledgeBase enhancement. Ex Libris Group is pleased to announce that the central knowledge bases of the Company's MetaLib and SFX e-products have grown dramatically during the last year. <<more>>
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Ex Libris
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200 S. Michigan Avenue,
Suite 1200
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Executives
- Matti Shem Tov -- President and CEO
- Aharon Biran -- Chief Financial Officer
- Oren Beit-Arie -- Chief Strategy Officer
- Marc Daubach -- Corporate VP, General Manager Europe
- Nancy Dushkin -- VP Marketing
- Robert Mercer -- President, Ex Libris North America
- Don Muccino -- VP Global Support
- Oded Scharfstein -- VP Asia-Pacific
- Yohanan Spruch -- Chief Technology Officer
- Einat Zviran -- VP Development
Company Ownership
Ex Libris is owned by Francisco Partners, a private equity firm based in Menlo Park, CA.
Library automation systems
Ex Libris offers the following Integrated Library Systems:
- Aleph 500 (511 libraries, 757 facilities in lib-web-cats)
Public libraries: 41
Academic libraries: 389
School libraries: 2
4 libraries have migrated away from this system. - Voyager (994 libraries, 1361 facilities in lib-web-cats)
Public libraries: 24
Academic libraries: 726
School libraries: 4
52 libraries have migrated away from this system.
Ex Libris offers an OpenURL Link Resolver:
Corporate Chronology
| Nov 21, 2006 |
Francisco Partners acquires Endeavor Information Systems from Elsevier. |
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| Jun 26, 2006 |
Francisco Partners acquires Ex Libris for $62 million. |
| Aug 2005 |
Azriel Morag retires from Ex Libris. |
| Feb 2000 |
Ex Libris acquires rights to SFX from University of Gent . |
| Feb 1999 |
Endeavor employees gain full ownership of Endeavor Information Systems. |
| 1999 |
Walden Israel and Tamar Ventures invest in Ex Libris Group. |
| 1999 |
Ex Libris enters United States library automation market. |
| Jul 1997 |
Ex Libris acquires Dabis. |
| 1996 |
Company reorgainzed as Ex Libris group. |
| 1995 |
Yissum Aleph and Ex Libris, Ltd. merge into a single company. |
| Nov 1994 |
Endeavor Information Systems founded. |
| 1986 |
Ex Libris, Ltd. founded. |
| 1983 |
Aleph Yissum founded to commercialize ALEPH. |
| 1980 |
ALEPH software created at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. |