http://www.librarytechnology.org Current news from the world of library automation. Includes press releases and other announcments from companies involved in the library automation industry. Compiled by Marshall Breeding, new entries added within 1 day of receipt. http://www.librarytechnology.org. en-us Copyright 2004 Marshall Breeding 2012-05-16T10:40:39+06:00 daily 1 2004-01-01T12:00:00+06:00 http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16814 (May 15, 2012). Library staff members representing 45 states and the District of Columbia met in Washington, D.C., April 25–26, for the Project Compass National Convening, an opportunity for 215 participants in the project to share ideas in support of public libraries' efforts to meet the urgent and growing needs of communities impacted by the economic downturn. OCLC http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16811 (May 15, 2012). Gateway to America: The People, Places, and Organizations of 19th Century New York and Revolutionary War Era Orderly Books archive databases from the New-York Historical Society, are now available from EBSCO Publishing. The archives represent the latest in EBSCO's diverse and rapidly expanding collection of digital historical archives. EBSCO Publishing http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16815 (May 15, 2012). Innovative announced that the Lillian Goldman Law Library at Yale Law School went live with the Sierra Services Platform last week. As a next-generation services platform, Sierra is built on an open-systems architecture that provides a library with access to its circulation, technical services, and patron data though an open relational database and a suite of documented application interface extensions. Unlike other systems, Sierra offers out-of-the-box, fully featured library workflows and integrated resource management delivering the functionality and performance that libraries trust to run their operations. The Library is the first law library to successfully install the new system and is among over 790 libraries that have selected Sierra to date. Innovative Interfaces, Inc. http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16812 (May 13, 2012). Equinox Software announced a sponsorship for King County Library System Foundation's annual Literary Lions Gala. Equinox Software http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16813 (May 13, 2012). Mondo-In BiblioMondo continues its European expansion with the signature of a new long term contract with the Nürnberg Stadtbibliothek. The agreement covers the acquisition and installation of Mondo-In MondoPC, an advanced management system for Public-access / Internet PC's. Mondo-In http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16809 (May 12, 2012). The Board of Directors of the Association of Research Libraries voted to endorse the Visual Resources Association's Statement on the Fair Use of Images for Teaching, Research, and Study. The VRA Statement is a clear and concise statement of best practices around a medium that can seem especially intimidating for educational users. Association of Research Libraries http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16808 (May 11, 2012). Brisbane Catholic Education has chosen OverDrive to facilitate eBook and audiobook lending for all 135 Catholic schools in South East Queensland. Softlink International http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16807 (May 10, 2012). Credo Reference announced that the Skills@Library team from the University of Leeds are the winners of the first Credo Reference Digital Award for Information Literacy for their project “Skills@Library lecturer pages”. The award was presented in April at the 2012 LILAC Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. Credo Reference http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16803 (May 9, 2012). Mondo-In / BiblioMondo's participation to the congress is highly expected this year. In addition to its regular product evolutions, the Company has also planned to launch some brand new solutions. Mondo-In http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16804 (May 9, 2012). The Board of the British Library has appointed Roly Keating as the Library's new Chief Executive Officer. British Library http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16805 (May 9, 2012). Ex Libris announced the release of version 3.0 of the Rosetta digital preservation system. Ex Libris http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16798 (May 8, 2012). At roundtable discussions recently hosted by Soutron Global in New York and Toronto, international library transformation company Soutron Global guest speaker and Consulting Specialist for Knowledge Strategy Guy St. Clair examined enterprise intellectual capital management and the emerging role of librarians as the enterprise's intellectual capital thought leader. Soutron Global http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16799 (May 8, 2012). ByWater Solutions announced that the Gerard Cottet Library at Salus University is now live on their installation of the Koha integrated library system. ByWater Solutions http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16801 (May 8, 2012). Ex Libris has been selected by National University to provide next-generation library management and discovery services through the Alma unified resource-management system and the Primo unified discovery and delivery system. Ex Libris http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16793 (May 7, 2012). Ex Libris announced that it will include the Harvard Library's catalog records in the Ex Libris Alma Community Catalog, and Harvard's Digital Access to Scholarship article repository in the Primo Central Index of scholarly content. Endorsing the recommendations of the Alma Community Zone advisory group, Ex Libris will make the content from the Harvard Library open and available to the growing international community of Ex Libris customers. Ex Libris http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16794 (May 7, 2012). The Kansas City Public Library selected VTLS to provide Drupal development and support services. These services are being offered by VTLS under the name of Vorpal Solutions. VTLS will work with KCPL staff to develop several microsites, including one on the Missouri-Kansas Conflict that will provide access to thousands of pages of Civil War primary sources. VTLS Inc. will also develop custom search interfaces. In addition, VTLS will enhance website functionality; provide select graphic design and supply overall support for the library's existing websites, all within Drupal. VTLS, Inc. http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16795 (May 7, 2012). Ingram Content Group announced that it has launched its new comprehensive ipage search and order platform. Created collaboratively with users, the newly designed site includes intuitive navigation, enhanced search and browsing options, and additional customization options that make finding, organizing and discovering new products easy for booksellers and libraries worldwide. Ingram Content Group http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16796 (May 7, 2012). Knowledge powerhouse ProQuest is launching an inventive new research service that provides individuals with access to premium content and cutting edge tools. Instant and on-demand, Udini bundles an extraordinary range of information, including peer-reviewed and trade journal articles, dissertations, international newswires, newspapers, magazines and more from thousands of publishers in a comprehensive cloud-based workflow management tool designed for individual users. For knowledge workers without access to research libraries, Udini provides unprecedented ease for finding and using the highest quality information for professional projects. For publishers with already-strong academic distribution, Udini opens a trusted and compelling new channel to reach an under-served group of users who want and need their content. Proquest http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16797 (May 7, 2012). EOS International announced that they will exhibit at this year's Special Libraries Association Annual Conference and American Association of Law Libraries Annual Conference in July 2012. EOS International http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16792 (May 5, 2012). The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) has awarded Follett Software Company the prestigious Authorized Provider accreditation. IACET Authorized Providers are the only organizations approved to offer IACET Continuing Education Units. Follett Software Company http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16787 (May 4, 2012). The Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset is now available via EBSCO Discovery Service, from EBSCO Publishing. EBSCO Discovery Service users are able to search millions of Harvard Library catalog records in the Base Index of EBSCO Discovery Service. The addition of these valuable resources from Harvard Library adds to the rapidly growing content available to EDS users. Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset contains 12 million open-access catalog records from Harvard's 73 libraries. EBSCO Publishing http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16789 (May 4, 2012). Innovative announced that the Bloomfield Township Public Library in Michigan went live with the Sierra Services Platform last week. The Library is the first among roughly 435 public libraries that have selected Sierra to successfully install the new system. Innovative Interfaces, Inc. http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16782 (May 3, 2012). The Vermont Organization of Koha Automated Libraries, is a project of the Green Mountain Library Consortium dedicated to creating a shared catalog and Integrated Library System. The project took flight in late 2007 with the installation of 3 stand-alone Koha instances to replace the libraries' legacy Follett systems and another 4 libraries automating into Koha through 2009. In 2010, VOKAL launched Vermont's first union catalog hosted and supported by ByWater Solutions with the majority of the implementations being undertaken in-house by the talented and forward-thinking VOKAL implementation team. VOKAL already has roughly 8 additional libraries slated to be migrated into their Koha union catalog by the end of 2012. ByWater Solutions http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16783 (May 3, 2012). VTLS announced that the University of Management and Technology, located in Malaysia, has chosen the Virtua ILS and Chamo Social OPAC for managing its books and library collection. VTLS, Inc. http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16786 (May 3, 2012). The Summon service from Serials Solutions has reached agreement to index L'Année philologique, an A&I database published by the Société Internationale de Bibliographie Classique, in collaboration with the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the American Philological Association (APA). Serials Solutions http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16788 (May 3, 2012). Roebourne Shire in the Pilbara region of Western Australia went live with Spydus this week and is Civica's first managed services customer in Western Australia. Roebourne came from a joint-use library with Pilbara TAFE. Civica http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16790 (May 3, 2012). LibLime announced that Poets House has selected LibLime as their vendor of choice to implement and support LibLime Koha, as their next generation, open source, Integrated Library System. LibLime will perform all of their implementation services including professional project management, data migration, system configuration, and staff training. Further, LibLime will provide annual maintenance, support and hosting in our distributed computing cloud platform. LibLime http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16781 (May 2, 2012). Ex Libris announced that numerous academic and research libraries in Europe have selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution. In addition, several existing customers have supplemented their Primo offering with the Primo Central Index and the bX Recommender, while other institutions have expanded their successful Primo implementations. Ex Libris http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16784 (May 1, 2012). The DuraSpace organization announced new DuraCloud subscription plans that offer three levels of cost effective digital preservation and archiving services in the cloud. Prices for the new subscription plans are competitive with commercial cloud providers and do not require additional transfer or variable costs. DuraSpace http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16785 (May 1, 2012). EOS International announced that they will exhibit at this year's Association of Christian Librarians (ACL) Conference, American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, and American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Conference in June 2012. EOS International http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16774 (April 30, 2012). Ex Libris announced that the University of Utah has opted for Ex Libris Rosetta to preserve the school's extensive cultural heritage collections, which include newspapers and other historical textual documents, photographs, rare books, oral history interviews (including transcripts and audio), motion picture collections, and more. In addition to cultural heritage collections, Rosetta will enable the University of Utah to preserve faculty publications and research data. The J. Willard Marriott Library hosts the collections of institutions on campus and across the state as part of the Mountain West Digital Library. Ex Libris http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16775 (April 30, 2012). VTLS recently completed a comprehensive, three-day ISO 9000 re-certification audit. The result of the audit was extremely positive with a recommendation for continuation of the VTLS ISO 9001:2008 registration for another three years. Additionally, VTLS holds the UKAS TickIT certification, which was adopted specifically for use in the information technology industries. The audit was conducted by British Standards Institute with the objective of assessing the quality management system in place at VTLS in its entirety. The audit was structured to satisfy the requirements of the standard and to evaluate the company policies and procedures for the purpose of extending certification for another three years. VTLS, Inc. http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16776 (April 30, 2012). SirsiDynix announced the release of the SirsiDynix Enterprise/Portfolio 4.2 search and discovery solution. With the 4.2 release of Enterprise/Portfolio, libraries running the SirsiDynix Horizon ILS can provide full My Account features to their patrons, allowing them to log in, make payments, renew items, and manage holds and checked-out items. In addition, Enterprise/Portfolio 4.2 comes ready to integrate with SirsiDynix eResource Central and RefWorks and Zotero citation services. SirsiDynix http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16777 (April 30, 2012). The Royal National Institute of Blind People has chosen Axiell as its development partner to create an innovative new way for blind and partially sighted people to access the charity's library catalogue to enable them to choose, borrow and buy books and audio items from the RNIB's central library. The system being developed for RNIB is termed the Reading Business Service and involves developing Axiell's innovative customer-facing Arena library web portal to the OpenGalaxy library management system used by a third of local authorities in the UK. Axiell http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16778 (April 30, 2012). Teams of student and professional developers signed up to compete with each other in the Hokie Health Code-a-thon 2012, which was held on Friday, April 13th, in Blacksburg, Virginia. The goal of the competition was to create innovative software solutions that would help improve healthcare. Eleven teams participated. The teams came in with a blank slate and were tasked to start work on a completely new domain and a totally foreign set of data. The only single-person team was Hussein Ahmed, a software engineer at VTLS Inc. in Blacksburg. He single handedly won the grand prize with his application "HeyRecall." VTLS, Inc. http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16779 (April 30, 2012). The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Library Alliance announces that Cynthia L. Henderson, Executive Director of the Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library at Howard University and member of the HBCU Library Alliance, has been elected to serve on the LYRASIS Board of Trustees. Lyrasis http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16780 (April 30, 2012). As libraries worldwide add digital content to complement print materials, Ingram is expanding its e-book offering for libraries with an e-book subscription option for popular Sesame Street e-books. Ingram Content Group http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16773 (April 27, 2012). ByWater Solutions announced that the Lane Library at Ripon College is now live on their installation of the Koha integrated library system. ByWater Solutions http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16771 (April 26, 2012). EBSCO Publishing continues its commitment to enhancing the quality of the e-book user experience while simplifying collection development with the release of 39 new e-book Subject Sets. These sets provide libraries with convenient ways to begin or expand their e-book collections with current, reputable content from leading publishers. EBSCO Publishing http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16772 (April 26, 2012). The Sump Memorial Library in Papillion, Nebraska has joined the Pioneer consortium in using LibLime Koha for all collection and patron management services. The Sump Memorial Library staff worked with LibLime Project Managers to migrate bibliographic, item, and patron data from their legacy Follett ILS system. LibLime http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16766 (April 25, 2012). The 3M Cloud Library eBook Lending Service will be introduced to the public today in an open house event from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Sun Ray location of the Saint Paul Public Library. The library is one of a number of beta sites where library staff members have undergone training and are now ready to unveil the system to patrons. 3M Library Systems http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16767 (April 25, 2012). VTLS has expanded its Drupal consulting and development services under a new name: Vorpal Solutions. The change resulted from an increasing interest in Drupal in the library community as libraries look for ways to take advantage of the power and flexibility of the open-source Drupal CMS. Vorpal Solutions covers a range of services to help libraries with their Drupal projects, ranging from integrating OPAC functions with a Drupal-based website to consulting services to help organization's in-house Drupal designer improve features and performance. VTLS, Inc. http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16769 (April 25, 2012). EasyBib, the go-to place for writers to organize their research, find quality sources and credit it properly on their bibliography, is pleased to announce the hiring of librarian Emily Gover, as EasyBib's Information Literacy Specialist. ImagineEasy Solutions http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16768 (April 25, 2012). Soutron Global announces that Maria Phipps, MLS, has joined its team. Ms. Phipps comes to Soutron Global after having represented Inmagic Inc products in Canada for 29 years. Ms. Phipps is a long-serving library automation industry expert, and her presence at Soutron Global further demonstrates a commitment to its library transformation vision. For nearly three decades, Ms. Phipps has been instrumental in bringing library and information management technologies to libraries and information centers in the banking, legal, industrial engineering and other corporate industries, as well as to education, museums, not for profits, and government entities across Canada. Soutron Global http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16762 (April 24, 2012). Serials Solutions announced the institutions that are collaborating with the company to develop Intota, a Software-as-a-Service solution that supports the entire resource lifecycle for libraries, including selection, acquisition, cataloging, discovery, and fulfillment regardless of resource type. The six development partners reflect a broad spectrum of visionary institutions and academic research libraries; from public and private, community college and university, to single university and consortia systems. Serials Solutions http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16765 (April 24, 2012). HeBIS-Verbund in Germany has selected EBSCO Discovery Service to provide fast and simple access to more content. HeBIS-Verbund created and runs the Hessian library information system — an electronic information and service network of mostly academic libraries for the state of Hessen as well as parts of Rheinland Pfalz. HeBIS-Verbund represents one of the six regional library networks in Germany. EBSCO Publishing http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16770 (April 24, 2012). The Motion Picture Licensing Corporation, an independent copyright licensing agency, is introducing its Umbrella License for Public Libraries to supplement any existing license to show movies. Nevada State Library and the Suffolk Cooperative Library System in New York are among the charter clients for this License, which allows libraries to show movies and other programs in a copyright compliant manner. Motion Picture Licensing Corporation http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16760 (April 23, 2012). In cooperation with the Conference of European National Librarians, the Summon Web-scale Discovery service from Serials Solutions will make the vast collections of The European Library and Europeana discoverable in the Summon unified index. Serials Solutions http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16755 (April 22, 2012). The Senior Secured Loan Program (SSLP), jointly managed by an affiliate of Ares Capital Corporation and an affiliate of GE Capital, announced today that it closed seven financing commitments totaling $751 million, including refinancing transactions, during the first quarter of 2012. Since January 1, 2010, the SSLP has committed approximately $6.7 billion to middle market borrowers. GE Capital Markets and Ares Capital served as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in a senior secured term loan provided by the SSLP to support the acquisition of Innovative Interfaces Inc. by Huntsman Gay Global Capital, LLC and JMI Equity. Innovative Interfaces Inc. is a provider of technology and services to over 4,500 public, private and academic libraries. In addition, GE Capital, through its GE Antares Capital subsidiary, provided a senior secured revolving credit facility in support of the transaction. Innovative Interfaces, Inc. http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16756 (April 22, 2012). EOS International participated in Marshall Breeding's Automation Marketplace 2012 survey. This annual report features information about the state of the industry, sales data, technology trends, personnel trends, and business transitions. EOS International http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16759 (April 22, 2012). The Joint Bank Fund Library, serving the World Bank Group and IMF, has chosen the Summon Web-scale Discovery service and 360 Link from Serials Solutions to improve discovery of its library collections. Serials Solutions http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16763 (April 22, 2012). DuraSpace and Internet2 announced that Internet2 members now have automatic access to DuraCloud, a trusted service for archiving and managing content in the cloud featuring one-click creation of many copies, in multiple locations with several providers. DuraSpace http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16764 (April 22, 2012). The Harvard Library announced it is making more than 12 million catalog records from Harvard's 73 libraries publicly available. The records contain bibliographic information about books, videos, audio recordings, images, manuscripts, maps, and more. The Harvard Library is making these records available in accordance with its Open Metadata Policy and under a Creative Commons 0 (CC0) public domain license. In addition, the Harvard Library announced its open distribution of metadata from its Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) scholarly article repository under a similar CC0 license. Harvard University http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16753 (April 20, 2012). OCLC Global Council member delegates elected two librarians to serve on the OCLC Board of Trustees: Loretta Parham, CEO and Director of the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library, and Jennifer Younger, Executive Director, Catholic Research Resources Alliance. Each will serve a four-year term beginning with the next OCLC Board meeting in November. OCLC http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16754 (April 20, 2012). ArchivesSpace project partners are pleased to announce that LYRASIS, the largest regional membership organization for libraries and information professionals in the US, will serve as the organizational home for the ArchivesSpace open source archives management system. Supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the ArchivesSpace project is focused on developing the next generation archives management system, including a sustainable governance and support structure. Leading this effort are the libraries of New York University, the University of California San Diego, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, working in close collaboration with the archives community. Lyrasis http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16749 (April 19, 2012). Follett Software Company announced this week a series of key personnel moves designed to continue to strengthen its investment in the Aspen student information system (SIS), which it acquired 18 months ago as part of the purchase of X2 Development Corporation. Follett Software Company http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16751 (April 19, 2012). The Beatrice Public Library has joined the Pioneer Consortium in using LibLime Koha for all collection and patron management services. The Beatrice Public Library staff worked with LibLime Project Managers to migrate bibliographic, item, and patron data from Horizon. LibLime http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16752 (April 19, 2012). Mutual customers of EBSCO Discovery Service and the INTELECOM Online Resources Network will soon benefit from a recent agreement between EBSCO Publishing and INTELECOM Intelligent Telecommunications. The agreement adds metadata for all videos from INTELECOM's academic video database to the Base Index of EDS and also allows mutual customers to access the full video database. With 3,500 video clips and growing, the INTELECOM Online Resources Network collections add a wealth of rich media to EBSCO Discovery Service. EBSCO Publishing http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16743 (April 18, 2012). Anne Prestamo, Oklahoma State University, University Libraries, has been elected Vice President/President-Elect of OCLC Global Council. Her term as Vice President will commence on July 1, 2012, followed by a one-year term as President of Global Council beginning July 1, 2013. Election results for OCLC's three Regional Councils, Americas Regional Council, Europe, Middle East and Africa Regional Council, and Asia Pacific Regional Council, were also announced during the Global Council Meeting in Dublin, Ohio, April 16–18. A total of 48 delegates from 17 countries participated in the Global Council Annual Meeting, led by Berndt Dugall, President, OCLC Global Council, and Direktor/Librarian, Universität Frankfurt, Universitätsbibliothek Johann Senckenberg. ChewLeng Beh, OCLC Global Council Vice President/President-Elect, and Senior Director Library & Professional Services & Director of SILAS National Library Board Singapore, will begin his term as President of Global Council on July 1, 2012. OCLC http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16744 (April 18, 2012). Richard Wallis, a consultant and distinguished thought leader in Semantic Web and Linked Data technology, has joined the OCLC staff as Technology Evangelist. He will be based in Birmingham, United Kingdom. OCLC http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16745 (April 18, 2012). Muse Global, Inc. and Infor Library and Information Solutions announced their collaboration to offer libraries a custom mobile search platform. Through this collaboration, Infor Library and Information Solutions will offer MuseGlobal's mobile search interface within the NOW mobile solution, providing mobile access to a library's catalog and subscription databases. Infor Library and Information Solutions http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16748 (April 18, 2012). OCLC and Credo Reference announced a special collaboration project aimed to increase collection visibility and usage with library users. Credo's Topic Pages will now be enhanced with WorldCat results to show local library materials alongside other timely, relevant Web materials. With this new project, libraries that are both OCLC members and Credo customers will receive Credo Topic Pages at no charge for an introductory period. These libraries—along with current Topic Pages subscribers—will show WorldCat results from libraries worldwide that relate to the topic being searched. Libraries can have their results customized to show only local library holdings in WorldCat, as well as other customizations such as branding and deep links back to their catalog through this special project. OCLC http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16736 (April 17, 2012). Softlink announced the launch of the Library Link mobile application for Android and iPhones, giving borrower access to Liberty and Oliver information on the go. Integrated with Softlink's Information Management Systems, Library Link enables users to search for resources, place renewals, and check alert messages for holds and overdues. The application also features a barcode scanner to automatically retrieve resource records from the system. Softlink International http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16737 (April 17, 2012). Follett's recent New Leaf in Learning Conference, which attracted nearly 300 educators to the Renaissance Schaumburg in Illinois Convention Center Hotel, now available as a virtual event. Follett Software Company http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16738 (April 17, 2012). Innovative announced that Hillsdale College in Michigan is now live on the Sierra Services Platform for all its staff-side library functions, as well as full integration with its Encore discovery application. Sierra is now offering a single administration app tailored to the needs of each user, along with the power of open architecture that positions the library for the future. Hillsdale College's Mossey Library is among 275 academic libraries that have selected Sierra to date. Innovative Interfaces, Inc. http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16741 (April 17, 2012). Biblionix announced the availability of the Apollo-To-Go mobile catalog for its Apollo Automation System. Patrons of every Apollo customer can take advantage of this capability, right now. And for no additional charge. Apollo-To-Go lets patrons search, reserve, renew, and more, from any smart/mobile touchscreen device. These include iPhones, iPads, Android devices, other tablets, and mobile devices. Biblionix http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16742 (April 17, 2012). As publishers reshape their business models and focus on content creation rather than distribution infrastructure, leading academic publishers, including Taylor & Francis, are selecting Ingram's CoreSource for digital asset management and distribution of content. Ingram Content Group http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16746 (April 17, 2012). ByWater Solutions announced that the Wilderness Coast Public Libraries is now live on their installation of the Koha integrated library system. The Wilderness Coast Public Libraries is made up of 4 libraries and houses approximately 100,000 items. ByWater Solutions http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16747 (April 17, 2012). Jefferson State Community College in Alabama has chosen EBSCO Discovery Service from EBSCO Publishing as its discovery service, becoming the first community college in the state to implement EDS. Excellent service and support as well as many positive experiences with EBSCO made the decision to implement EDS an easy one for Jefferson State Community College. EBSCO Publishing http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16750 (April 17, 2012). Leading independent UK bookseller Foyles has selected Ingram to grow its online range of American titles by several million and deliver direct to its customers from the US, further increasing choice and speed of overseas delivery. Ingram Content Group