Library Technology Guides

Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre launches Medad library services platform. Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi has launched the Medad Library Services Platform to provide best experience for library users and ensure that it meets the requirements of the libraries of the future. [Full Announcement].

Mellon Foundation Grants $595,000 to support Coko development. Coko announced that the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a grant of $595,000 over 2 years to support the continued development of Ketida, the innovative web-based book production platform. The continued support of the Mellon Foundation is a testament to the strength of Coko's community-based open-source approach and the significant impact of Ketida in the publishing industry. [Full Announcement].

Vega Discover launches new integrations with Axis360 and CloudLibrary. Innovative, part of Clarivate, announced an expansion of Vega Discover's end-to-end integrations to enable the automatic ingestion of bibliographic records from electronic content vendors into Vega Discover catalogs. This expansion applies to existing integrations with OverDrive and Hoopla and new integrations with Axis360 and CloudLibrary. [Full Announcement].

Opelika Public Library joins the Vega LX family. Innovative, part of Clarivate, announced that Opelika Public Library in Alabama has selected Vega Discover as their new discovery layer. [Full Announcement].

Vega Discover launches new integration with Bolinda Borrowbox. Innovative, part of Clarivate, announced that Vega Discover, Innovative's modern discovery solution for public libraries, now includes full account integration with Bolinda Borrowbox. [Full Announcement].

Park Cities Presbyterian Church live on Koha with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions announced that the Park Cities Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas is now live on Koha ILS with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions completed the migration of over 28,000 bib records and over 28,000 item records. [Full Announcement].

Patrick Heath Public Library (TX) chooses Patron Point. Patron Point announced that Patrick Heath Public Library in Boerne, Texas, has chosen our patron engagement platform to support its mission to cultivate a love of reading, enrich lives through life-long learning and cultural exploration, and provide a welcoming space for people to engage and connect. [Full Announcement].

Professor Orly Lobel to present on how technology can ensure a better world. Join Ex Libris on April 27, 2023 at 8am PDT for an insightful webinar hosted by University of San Diego Warren Distinguished Professor of Law Orly Lobel as she explores the potential of promoting diversity and inclusion through design. Professor Lobel explores the untapped potential of technology to foster diversity and inclusion. From advancements in robotics to the tactful use of AI, Lobel will explore the many ways that intentional design can work as a great equalizer. [Full Announcement].

Linda Hall Library partners with Rapido to make +1M research titles available. Ex Libris, part of Clarivate, announced that Linda Hall Library, the leading lender of science, technology and engineering materials is joining Rapido as a development partner. Linda Hall Library has chosen Rapido, the intuitive borrowing-and-lending system, for its capability to automate the handling of high-volume lending, and for the opportunity it offers to expand its reach to new horizons. As a development partner, Linda Hall Library is helping Rapido build workflows specific to lending-only libraries. For library users, this new collaboration will give access to over 1 million science, technology and engineering materials spanning 82 languages, and to exclusive scientific-research titles in just a few clicks. [Full Announcement].

National Library welcomes announcement of ongoing Trove funding. The National Library of Australia welcomes the commitment made by the Albanese Government to provide $33m over the next 4 years to maintain Trove, with $9.2m ongoing and indexed funding from July 2027. We are delighted that Trove's future has been secured. [Full Announcement].

GALILEO Chooses FOLIO Library Services Platform. GALILEO has selected FOLIO as its new Library Services Platform (LSP), with plans to share FOLIO with 86 libraries from 26 colleges and universities across the University System of Georgia (USG) and the Georgia Archives. GALILEO will utilize EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) for implementation and hosting services via EBSCO FOLIO. GALILEO will begin migrating these new technologies in 2023, with plans to be fully operational by June 2025. In addition to FOLIO, GALILEO will implement a consortial borrowing solution that is being developed by Knowledge Integration, a key software developer and a part of Project ReShare. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions at the MLA/DLA 2023 Conference. ByWater Solutions, an open-source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that team members will be at the MLA/DLA 2023 Conference from May 10-12 in Cambridge, Maryland. [Full Announcement].

EBSCO Information Services introduces EBSCOhost Passport browser extension. EBSCO Information Service is making research more streamlined for library users and researchers with the launch of the EBSCOhost Passport browser extension. EBSCOhost Passport provides a more efficient solution for those who begin their search for information on a traditional search engine, allowing them to find, use and cite reliable resources while utilizing their library's resources. [Full Announcement].

Lehi City Library (UT) launches Patron Point. Patron Point announced that Lehi City Library, in Lehi, UT has selected its patron engagement platform to support its mission of encouraging lifelong learning. Lehi City Library offers a welcoming atmosphere to encourage learning and offers various storytime and craft programs for youth along with adult and family programming. Among the services provided are computer access, free WiFi, books, and e-resources. Lehi City Library circulates more than 500,000 items per year and serves a population of over 70,000 residents. [Full Announcement].

Equinox at the Connecticut Library Association 2023 Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, will be exhibiting at the Connecticut Library Association Conference being held this year in Groton, Connecticut starting April 30, 2023 and running through May 2, 2023. Equinox will be available throughout the conference at Booth #5 to say hello and share information about Evergreen ILS, Koha ILS, Aspen Discovery, VuFind, and more. [Full Announcement].

Polaris 7.4 delivers new serials functions in Leap, multi-factor authentication, and more. Innovative, part of Clarivate, announced that Polaris 7.4 has been released. The Leap web staff client sees many improvements in this release, including support for multi-factor staff authentication. Staff can now also make bulk changes to patron record sets in Leap, and reports on bulk changes will be available via the new Background Processing work form. [Full Announcement].

Die Stadtbibliothek Itzehoe startet mit Koha. Mit der Stadtbibliothek Itzehoe wechselt eine weitere Bibliothek zur Open Source-Lösung Koha und unserem LMSCloud Service. [Full Announcement].

Ardmore Public Library (OK) saves time with its new ILS from TLC. Ardmore Public Library is now using the Library.Solution integrated library system from The Library Corporation. TLC welcomed Ardmore to its family of libraries last fall, completing the migration services for the single-site library from its previous Polaris system. The library was able to use its Choice Partners membership to select TLC's entirely web-based platform. [Full Announcement].

Establish the library as a partner for student success- in English and Spanish. Leganto, the Ex Libris-course resource list management solution, supports the library becoming a stronger partner in the teaching and learning space. If you've been wondering how to bridge the gap between systems for your students and faculty, we have a new Leganto video for you, in Spanish and English, to share with your colleagues. [Full Announcement].

Establish the library as a partner for student success- in English and Spanish. Leganto, the Ex Libris-course resource list management solution, supports the library becoming a stronger partner in the teaching and learning space. If you've been wondering how to bridge the gap between systems for your students and faculty, we have a new Leganto video for you, in Spanish and English, to share with your colleagues. [Full Announcement].

Innovative travels to Tennessee Library Association Conference. Innovative, part of Clarivate, will participate as an exhibitor at the Tennessee Library Association Conference being held this year in Memphis, Tennessee from April 11-13, 2023. Libraries interested in learning about the latest enhancements for the Polaris integrated library system and the Vega Library Experience platform can visit Booth #122 to meet with an Innovative team member. Visitors can also learn more about Vega Discover's new end-to-end integrations with Axis360, CloudLibrary, OverDrive, and Hoopla, which include the automatic ingestion of bibliographic records from electronic content vendors into Vega Discover catalogs. [Full Announcement].

Woodstock Public Library (Ontario, CA) adopts Patron Point. Patron Point announced that Woodstock Public Library in Woodstock, Ontario, has adopted our patron engagement platform to support its mission to be a welcoming place to create, connect and explore. [Full Announcement].

Miami-Dade Public Library System launches Vega Discover for patron exploration. Innovative, part of Clarivate, announced that the Miami-Dade Public Library System has launched Vega Discover for patron catalog searches and exploration. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions at the Florida Library Association 2023 Annual Conference. ByWater Solutions, an open-source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that team members will be at the Florida Library Association 2023 Annual Conference from May 17-19 in Daytona Beach, Florida. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions at the Utah Library Association 2023 Annual. ByWater Solutions, an open-source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that team members will be at the Utah Library Association 2023 Annual Conference from May 17-19 in Layton, Utah. Come see us at our booth to chat and explore what Open Source can do for your library. We will be available to answer questions, demonstrate products, and take part in discussions regarding the future of Open Source solutions for Libraries. [Full Announcement].

Announcing historic support for Annual Conference in Mexico. Excitement and anticipation are building with only a few weeks until the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) convenes in Mexico City for its 51st annual conference. Meeting for the first time outside Canada and the United States, the conference will make ARLIS/NA history. The organization hopes it is the first of manygatherings in Mexico as it fully embraces its North American identity. [Full Announcement].

Innovative travels to Texas Library Association Conference. Innovative, part of Clarivate, is pleased to participate as an exhibitor at the Texas Library Association Conference being held this year in Austin, Texas from April 19-21, 2023. Libraries interested in learning about the latest enhancements for the Polaris integrated library system and the Vega Library Experience platform can visit Booth #1808 to meet with an Innovative team member. [Full Announcement].

Why I Like ELUNA. At the core of any ELUNA conference are the sessions, which have grown in breadth and depth as ELUNA has grown over the years. These sessions are not just vendor or feature demos but rather Ex Libris product users tackling, solving, and sharing real-world solutions for real-world problems. The sharing of ideas and solutions is what makes ELUNA valuable, and I have always returned from the conference with several new ideas to implement that have already been stress-tested and refined at another Ex Libris site. [Full Announcement].

Now available free to libraries without waitlists: Make Something Wonderful from the Steve Jobs Archive. Steve Jobs Archives, Make Something WonderfulOverDrive, in collaboration with the Steve Jobs Archive, is excited to bring you Make Something Wonderful at no-cost to your library. Make Something Wonderful is available in our popular Simultaneous Use lending model which means your users will be able to read the ebook without waitlist or holds. [Full Announcement].

Cambridge open access fees waived for over 100 countries. The Cambridge Open Equity Initiative allows scholars to reach the widest possible audience by making open access a free option for them. From 1 July 2023, authors from 5,000 institutions in 107 countries will not need to apply for funding to publish under the Cambridge Open Equity Initiative, which covers 400 Cambridge journals. Critically, this fund will be a publisher-library collaboration, recognising the role multiple stakeholders are playing in the open access transformation. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions at the Rhode Island Library Association Annual Conference 2023. ByWater Solutions, an open-source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that team members will be at the Rhode Island Library Association Annual Conference 2023 from May 24-25 in Providence, Rhode Island. Come see us at our booth to chat and explore what Open Source can do for your library. We will be available to answer questions, demonstrate products, and take part in discussions regarding the future of Open Source solutions for Libraries. [Full Announcement].

Portico and KB extend their collaboration to support preservation of the scholarly record. Portico and the KB, National Library of the Netherlands, announced that they have extended their longstanding collaboration to host an online replica of the Portico archive at the KB. [Full Announcement].

Performing Arts Readiness Extension. Lyrasis, a mission-driven, community-led nonprofit serving libraries, museums and cultural heritage organizations, announced that they have been awarded a $1.5M grant from the Mellon Foundation to continue and expand the Performing Arts Readiness project. PAR, initially funded in 2017 through a $2.5 million grant from Mellon, was created to strengthen emergency preparedness within performing arts organizations across the United States. [Full Announcement].

Agent Information Software (AIFS) publishes 2022 audited financials. Agent Information Software, the parent company of Auto-Graphics, has released audited 2022 year-end financials as part of their Annual Report. AIFS reported a net income of $371k for 2022 and total revenue of $5,259k (an increase of $71k from 2021). Recurring revenue remains solid for 2022 at $5,157k with $101k in non-recurring sales. Basic and diluted earnings per share finished 2022 at $0.08 and $0.07, respectively. A cash dividend of $0.035 per share was approved by the AIFS Board of Directors at its annual shareholders meeting on May 25, 2022. The dividend was distributed on June 30, 2022, to all stockholders on record as of June 15, 2022. [Full Announcement].

Oklahoma State University to adopt the FOLIO Library Services Platform with EBSCO FOLIO. Oklahoma State University Library begins the transition to the FOLIO Library Services Platform using EBSCO FOLIO hosting and implementation services from EBSCO Information Services. The switch from its existing ILS to FOLIO will allow OSU to choose its preferred library automation solutions to maximize the workflow experience and build its own customizations. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions Contributions to Koha - March 2023. ByWater Solutions, America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced the contributions to the Koha Community code from the ByWater Development team. At ByWater, we believe transparency is the key to success. We submit all developments, plugins, tools, and documentation we create back to the Koha Community. [Full Announcement].

Award-winning actor, producer, author Eriq La Salle to deliver keynote at Digipalooza '23. OverDrive, the leading digital book and media supplier to libraries, announced that Eriq La Salle will present the day 2 keynote at Digipalooza '23. The international library conference, scheduled August 9-11, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio, brings together hundreds of public librarians and industry experts from around the world to discuss the state of digital library lending. Actor, director, producer and author Eriq La Salle is best known for his award-winning portrayal of the commanding Dr. Peter Benton on the critically acclaimed and history-making medical drama, ER. During his keynote, he will share his stories as a successful actor, director and writer. To find the most updated program descriptions, visit digipalooza.com/program. [Full Announcement].

Fight for the First: EveryLibrary launches action platform to defend First Amendment Rights against book banning and Censorship. The First Amendment is under attack. A startling increase in book banning and attacks on public libraries is taking place across the country, attacks frequently backed by powerful organizations with extremist political aims. One chilling example is the 20% loss of voter support for libraries in the last 10 years (according to the latest Awareness to Funding report). Even more alarming, these unprecedented attacks frequently target members of marginalized and historically disenfranchised communities, such as people of color and members of the LGBTQ+ population. EveryLibrary launched a beta version of Fight for the First eight weeks ago. In that short time, more than 20,000 Americans have signed dozens of local and statewide petitions against book bans and censorship in the United States. This platform has helped local organizers win in places like Glen Ridge, New Jersey. It helped activists build a campaign against legislation in Utah. It's helping local community members fight against book bans in Rapides Parish in Louisiana. It is now ready for public release. [Full Announcement].

Terrebonne Parish Library System (LA) selects Patron Point. Patron Point announced that Terrebonne Parish Library System in Houma, Louisiana, has selected our patron engagement platform to support its mission to provide all segments of Terrebonne Parish's diverse population a comprehensive collection of library resources and services necessary to satisfy the evolving informational needs and recreational pursuits of the community, thus enhancing the quality of life in Terrebonne Parish. [Full Announcement].

Equinox presents at the 2023 Missouri Evergreen Users Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that Equinox will be presenting at the 2023 Missouri Evergreen Users Conference. Galen Charlton, Implementation and IT Manager; Erica Rohlfs, Senior Implementation Project Manager; and Jennifer Weston, Product and Education Specialist at Equinox will present at two separate sessions over the course of the two day conference which runs from April 13-14, 2023 in Columbia, Missouri. [Full Announcement].

Libraries are Essential: says TLC at Texas Library Association Booth #1601. The Library Corporation invites attendees of the Texas Library Association annual user conference who believe Libraries are Essential to visit TLC at Booth #1601. TLC will be exhibiting April 19-21, 2023, at the conference in Austin, Texas, and encourages attendees to see how TLC supports library initiatives. [Full Announcement].

Hohl wins 2024-2025 ALA presidency. Cindy Hohl, director of policy analysis and operational support at Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library has been elected 2023-2024 president-elect of the American Library Association. Hohl received 4,965 votes, while her opponent, Eric Suess, director of Marshall Public Library in Pocatello, Idaho, received 2,409 votes. [Full Announcement].

Die Gemeindebücherei Wedemark geht mit Koha in Betrieb. Die deutsche Koha Community bekommt Zuwachs. Mit der Stadtbibliothek Wedemark wechselt eine weitere Stadtbücherei zur Open Source Lösung Koha und unserem LMSCloud Service. Wir freuen uns auf die Zusammenarbeit! [Full Announcement].

Libraries gain exclusive access to Tabletop Gaming World Film and Contest. Kanopy, the leading streaming provider of award-winning film and television for libraries, in partnership with TIME's Emmy Award-winning film and television division TIME Studios, has produced an original documentary exclusively for libraries and TIME.com. Adventure Never Ends: A Tabletop Saga welcomes library patrons, students and staff to the diverse and passionate world of tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons. Co-released by Kanopy and TIME Studios, Adventure Never Ends: A Tabletop Saga launches exclusively on Kanopy and TIME.com on April 18, 2023, and is free of charge for public and academic libraries with an active Kanopy account. [Full Announcement].

Follett makes donation to students displaced by California flooding. Follett has joined forces with Capstone to donate much-needed school supplies to the children in Pajaro, California who were displaced after their small community was flooded last month. The venerable education companies donated and shipped 1,000 books and activities to the students relocated in the wake of the Pajaro River levee break. Pajaro Middle School will remain closed for the rest of the school year due to flood damage. [Full Announcement].

BioWorld by Clarivate explores the new era of radiopharmaceuticals and its emergence as a novel cancer therapy. BioWorld published by Clarivate, a global leader in connecting people and organizations to intelligence they can trust to transform their world, has released a new special series, Radiopharmaceuticals: The next big disrupter. In the eight-part series, BioWorld takes a deep dive into this new treatment modality to explore what the new uses or alternatives are and what the future of radiopharmaceutical therapy might look like. [Full Announcement].

CCC Signs Bilateral Agreement with the Malaysia Reprographic Rights Centre. CCC, a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, announced it has signed a bilateral agreement with the Malaysia Reprographic Rights Centre (MARC) to support its operations and the development of copyright-compliant content consumption in Malaysia benefitting both rightsholders and content users. The agreement enables MARC to include CCC's comprehensive rights catalogue in the licenses it offers to educational and academic institutions in Malaysia. [Full Announcement].

Tillamook County Library (OR) selects Patron Point. Patron Point announced that Tillamook County Library in Tillamook, Oregon has selected to utilize our patron engagement platform to support its mission to empower residents and build a better community through learning, knowledge, and inspiration. [Full Announcement].

ProConsort contracts with ATLAS Systems to provide licensed services to libraries nationwide. ProConsort announced that ATLAS Systems licensed services are now available to purchase nationwide, using the new ProConsort Portal. ATLAS Systems licensed services that are currently available include Aeon, ArchivesSpace, and Ares. [Full Announcement].

University of Huddersfield takes its ILL turnaround time from 2-5 days to 9 hours. Ex Libris welcomed the University of Huddersfield Library to its global resource-sharing community. Always on the lookout for ways to improve their services, Huddersfield University has recently integrated RapidILL into its suite of solutions to automate its interlibrary-loan request processing. In 6 months only, the University has seen its average turnaround time drop from 2-5 days to 9 hours. [Full Announcement].

Virtual Customer Panel presented by Library Journal. Academic library patrons have higher expectations in their online quest for knowledge and resources. They desire their online experience and interactions with the library ecosystem to be similar to what they are able to receive in their normal day-to-day lives: easy discoverability, simple content delivery, more personalization, access on any device at any time, faster support, and more avenues to knowledge at their point of need. [Full Announcement].

Big Ten Academic Alliance and JSTOR Announce Multi-year Agreement for Path to Open Pilot. The research libraries of the Big Ten Academic Alliance have entered into a multi-year pilot agreement with JSTOR to support Path to Open, a new cost-effective, sustainable publishing model for supporting frontlist university press monographs and making them open access after three years. More than 30 university presses and hundreds of authors are part of Path to Open. The initial 100 books will be released on JSTOR in the fall of 2023, with an additional 300 titles being published annually during the term of the pilot, 2024-2026. Path to Open participating libraries will have access to the titles during the first three years, and thereafter all titles will be converted to open access, benefiting readers worldwide. Path to Open books will be available DRM free with unlimited user access and integrated with other scholarly content on the JSTOR platform, including thousands of books, journals, and primary source collections. [Full Announcement].

Equinox sponsors the 2023 Evergreen International Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is a proud sponsor of the 2023 Evergreen International Conference at the Champion level. The conference will be held in person this year in Worcester, Massachusetts from April 26 – April 29, 2023. The conference also includes a virtual option for those unable to attend on-site. [Full Announcement].

EnvisionWare announces leadership team promotions. EnvisionWare, a leading provider of self-service and library efficiency solutions, announced the promotion of two employees to senior leadership positions. John C. Dexter has been promoted to the role of General Manager and Candice G. Oliver promoted to the role of Director of Sales and Marketing . [Full Announcement].

Chicago Public Library is awarded a $2 Million grant from the Mellon Foundation to Make Black History More Accessible to the Public. On behalf of Chicago Public Library, the Chicago Public Library Foundation has received a historic $2 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to power the Renaissance Project, which supports access to Black history-related archives across library branches in the City of Chicago. This transformational funding will allow the library to digitize and process critical documents related to Black history from the 1800s to the present, bring high-quality research materials and holistic programming to every branch across the city, and support the learning of Black history for a new generation of K-12 Illinois students of all races and backgrounds. This generous grant will also empower first-generation scholars to foster new research in Black Studies. [Full Announcement].

400,000+ digital books from 3,000 publishers now available in Flexible Library Access Model. OverDrive announced today at the London Book Fair that more than 400,000 digital ebook and audiobook titles are now available in the “OverDrive Max” access model. Available in OverDrive Marketplace, the world's largest catalog for school and library digital book sales, OverDrive Max was specifically designed to provide greater flexibility and value for library budgets to meet the increased demand for digital books. It is quickly becoming the fastest growing sales model for authors and publishers seeking to maximize their revenue from institutional buyers. OverDrive Max enables libraries to purchase bundles of up to 100 loans for specific titles for lending with flexibility for concurrent use based on patron demand with no expiration date, often at the lowest cost. [Full Announcement].

Soutron Global announces enhanced support for SharePoint. Soutron Global announced enhanced support for SharePoint, enabling companies to meet their users at their point of information access need and consumption while meeting information governance requirements. The advanced metadata management available includes the ability to enforce consistent metadata values, manage controlled vocabularies, and facilitate advanced search and retrieval. [Full Announcement].

Instituto Cervantes lanza una herramienta en lí­nea que muestra evolución de la traducción de obras en español. El Instituto Cervantes ha presentado el Mapa Mundial de la Traducción, una herramienta en línea que permite explorar la evolución de la traducción de obras en español a 10 idiomas en los últimos 70 años. El Mapa Mundial de la Traducción es una herramienta innovadora que ofrece una visión amplia del panorama de la traducción de la literatura en español en el mundo y su impacto en la sociedad. Baratz y las soluciones basadas en Absys son desde hace muchos años una parte importante de los proyectos de catálogos del Instituto Cervantes. En el caso de este proyecto en particular, Baratz ha colaborado como empresa diseñadora del modelo de catálogo en línea y ha sido responsable de la carga masiva de registros bibliográficos de diferentes orígenes, idiomas y países. Esto permite la consulta individualizada de cada registro y complementa los análisis estadísticos y de tendencias. Cabe destacar que el objetivo del proyecto es ofrecer una herramienta útil para la investigación y enseñanza académica en el ámbito de la traducción y las humanidades digitales. Esta doble perspectiva de análisis y, al mismo tiempo, disponibilidad de datos en bruto facilita la reutilización de datos. [Full Announcement].

New Haven Free Public Library launches Vega Discover. Innovative, part of Clarivate, announced that the New Haven Free Public Library in Connecticut has launched Vega Discover as their online catalog. [Full Announcement].

Libraries offer exclusive access to Adventure Never Ends: A Tabletop Saga film. Movie lovers worldwide can now step up to the table through Adventure Never Ends: A Tabletop Saga, an original documentary about the passionate world of tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons. Kanopy, the leading streaming provider of award-winning film and television for libraries, produced this film in partnership with TIME's Emmy Award-winning film and television division TIME Studios. Co-released by Kanopy and TIME Studios, Adventure Never Ends: A Tabletop Saga launches today, April 18, 2023, exclusively on Kanopy and TIME.com. [Full Announcement].

Pueblo City-County Library District (CO) returns to Unique after material recovery hiatus. Pueblo City-County Library District of Colorado has restarted Gentle Nudge Material Recovery Service from Unique. Serving a base of 170,000 residents in south-central Colorado, the library district had been a Material Recovery client of Unique's from 1998 up until 2018. [Full Announcement].

Vega Discover expands support of language translations. Innovative, part of Clarivate, announced the Vega Discover expansion to support over a dozen professionally translated dialects spanning over six languages. Adding local languages and dialects encourages positive interactions with the library and its discovery system, by increasing accessibility and usability for a wider audience. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Homer Public Library to Sequoia Hosting with Evergreen ILS. Equinox Open Library Initiative welcomed Homer Public Library to Sequoia, Equinox's cloud-based platform for library automation services, with the hosting of their instance of Evergreen ILS. Homer Public Library has used Evergreen since 2013 but it was hosted locally until last month. The library serves the communities of the Southern Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. The collection encompasses over 45,000 items and serves their community of about 12,000 users. [Full Announcement].

Spanish Public Administration special libraries partner with OCLC to develop BIBLESPAGE union catalog. OCLC and Spanish Public Administration special libraries are partnering to develop BIBLESPAGE (Bibliotecas Especializadas de la Administración General del Estado), a union catalog of the libraries' resources built on the WorldCat Discovery platform. Fourteen libraries are currently participating in the catalog and more are expected to join soon. [Full Announcement].

LexisNexis Risk Solutions appoints Adam Mariano as President and General Manager of Healthcare. LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a leading provider of data and analytics, announced Adam Mariano as the new president and general manager of its healthcare division. In his new role, Mariano will lead the overall strategic direction and operational execution of the healthcare business and drive its mission to empower healthcare organizations with critical insights to transform operations and create healthier communities. [Full Announcement].

Whanganui District Library (NZ) implements Patron Point. Patron Point announced that Whanganui District Library in Whanganui, New Zealand, has begun utilizing our patron engagement platform to support its strategic plan for promoting the library and its services to the community and to grow library membership. [Full Announcement].

Leading organizations and experts curate resources about sustainability for Earth Day. WorldCat.org, the website that connects online searchers to the world's libraries, has collaborated with environmental organizations and experts to showcase valuable sustainability and conservation materials from more than 10,000 library collections for Earth Day. These partners include preeminent voices in conservation, such as EARTHDAY.ORG, the National Audubon Society, the Sierra Club, the Walden Woods Project, the Culinary Institute of America, and Kathryn Kellogg, founder of Going Zero Waste, among others. WorldCat.org formed these alliances to raise awareness among institution leaders, educators, students, parents, and the public at large about protecting, and living in harmony with, our shared and finite natural systems. [Full Announcement].

Clarivate names Bar Veinstein as President, Academia and Government. Clarivate announced that Bar Veinstein will join the company as President, Academia & Government, effective April 24, 2023. He previously spent 11 years with the Ex Libris Group, now part of Clarivate, and under his leadership as President, oversaw its expansion to serve over 7,500 institutions in 90 countries. Bar joins from Taranis, an AI-powered crop intelligence provider, where he was Chief Executive Officer focusing on driving business growth, improving customer satisfaction and accelerating the company's artificial intelligence strategy. [Full Announcement].

The Aspen Discovery 23.04 release introduces community sharing for languages and themes as well as lots of updates to our events functionality including Communico integration. With the introduction of our Community Content Server, libraries have the option to share any theme with the Aspen Community. Libraries will also be able to offer patrons more than one theme, providing options to help with specific accessibility needs as well as patron preferences. The Community Content Server has several new built-in themes including a dark mode as well as both light and dark contrast modes that libraries can download and enable. Themes imported from the Community Content Server can of course also be modified locally to meet branding needs and preferences. This release also introduces new event functionality including the ability to save events to the patron account as well as patron lists with support for Browse Categories. The same list or Browse Category can highlight content from both events as well as the catalog, further enhancing the library's ability to promote content on a specific topic. [Full Announcement].

Cengage Group announces $500 million investment from Apollo Funds. Cengage Group, a global edtech company, announced it has signed a definitive agreement with funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. whereby Apollo Funds will purchase $500 million of a new series of convertible preferred stock of Cengage Group, subject to certain adjustments. The transaction is expected to close by June 30, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions. [Full Announcement].

NWU adopts OCLC's WorldShare Management Service supplied and supported by Sabinet for a seamless, centralised library management system. North-West University Library and Information Service has taken a significant step into the future by going live on 06 December 2022, with OCLC's cloud-based library management platform, WorldShare Management Service, which is distributed and supported by Sabinet in South Africa. The adoption of the modern, fourth-generation library management system represents a breakthrough for the NWU community, as it replaces its outdated legacy system. [Full Announcement].

Anderson Public Library (KY) chooses Patron Point. Patron Point announced that Anderson Public Library in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, has selected our patron engagement platform to help fulfill its mission of providing resources and activities that inspire curiosity, fuel imagination, and build community. [Full Announcement].

Equinox Announces Accessible VuFind Theme. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced a newly designed and accessible theme now available for VuFind. The Equinox theme for VuFind offers an attractive, responsive, user-friendly interface designed to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance. [Full Announcement].

Upcoming InCites and Alma integration enhances collection development reporting. Combining bibliometric data with collection data to better inform collection development can be challenging. The new integration between Alma and InCites Benchmarking and Analytics enables mutual customers of both services to conduct multi-faceted collection development and utilization analyses with little effort or manual start-up [Full Announcement].

SOLUS welcomes MCLS to The Library App with their updated connector for the Symphony ILS. SOLUS announced that Manitowoc Calument Library System has just gone live with the SOLUS Library App. [Full Announcement].

Sage and Bodyswaps create virtual reality experiences to support business education. Sage, a global academic publisher, and Bodyswaps, an award-winning virtual reality platform, have announced an expanded partnership to develop immersive experiences for soft skills training in business education. A newly planned series of modules will focus on a variety of business-related soft skills, such as communication, problem-solving, and decision-making. Launching in the fall of 2023, it builds on the success of the organizations' 2019 collaboration, the Mental Health Practitioner VR experience, a product that supports higher education training in health and social welfare programs. [Full Announcement].

Woollahra Libraries re-sign for 5 years with Knosys' library management solution Libero. Knosys, a global software as a service technology company, announced the re-signing of Woollahra Libraries, a customer since 2004. The contract runs for five years and is for the continued use of Knosys' Libero Library Management Solution. After an extensive Tender process, Libero was chosen due to its development roadmap, which includes many new features coupled with flexibility and ease of use to support Woollahra Libraries now and into the future. [Full Announcement].

VuFind 9.0 Released. Version 9.0 of the VuFind Open Source discovery software has just been released. This adds several new features and integrations along with fixes to minor bugs and improvements to translations, compatibility and accessibility. [Full Announcement].

Lucidea, Developer of ArchivEra CMS, to Sponsor MARAC Spring 2023 Conference. Lucidea, leader in innovative collections management software solutions for archives and provider of ArchivEra, will sponsor the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference on April 26 through 28. [Full Announcement].

Innovative travels to Auckland, New Zealand for the Public Libraries National Forum. Innovative, part of Clarivate, is pleased to participate as an exhibitor at the Public Libraries National Forum being held this year in Auckland, New Zealand on 3-4 May. [Full Announcement].

University of Northern British Columbia selects OCLC's WorldShare Management Services. The University of Northern British Columbia, in Prince George, has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as its new library services platform. The move will improve e-resource management, increase opportunities for collaboration with partner libraries, add flexibility to its system configuration, and allow locally preferred subject headings in the WMS discovery layer that will help UNBC advance diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. [Full Announcement].

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Acquires Human API. LexisNexis Risk Solutions, part of RELX, announced it has acquired Human API, a leading provider of a proprietary consumer-driven data platform. LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Human API will deliver a next-generation consumer consent management solution that enables more seamless delivery of data. This approach empowers consumers with better access to their healthcare data and insurance resources that can improve care coordination and automate life insurance underwriting. [Full Announcement].

CCC Integrates its Get It Now Article Delivery Service within Ex Libris Rapido integrated borrowing solution. CCC, a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, announces an expansion to its longstanding integration with Ex Libris, a leading provider of cloud-based solutions for higher education. CCC's award-winning article delivery service, Get It Now, is now available via a free add-on within Ex Libris' Rapido integrated borrowing solution where articles can be purchased by library staff and delivered directly to patrons.Get It Now provides faculty, students, researchers, and staff with full-text articles from unsubscribed journals – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With Get It Now, librarians can purchase high-quality article PDFs from over 19,000 leading journals for immediate delivery. Get It Now is used by hundreds of academic libraries around the world to help expand their virtual collections. [Full Announcement].

Johnson County Public Library (IN) chooses Patron Point. Patron Point announced that Johnson County Public Library, out of Franklin, Indiana, has elected to implement our patron engagement platform to support its mission of strengthening the community by connecting people, resources and experiences. [Full Announcement].

Clarivate appoints Henry Levy as President, Life Sciences and Healthcare. Clarivate, a global leader in connecting people and organizations to intelligence they can trust, announced that it has appointed Henry Levy as President, Life Sciences & Healthcare, effective May 1, 2023. Henry joins from Veeva Systems, a global leader in cloud software for the life sciences industry, where he most recently served as President, Global R&D and Quality, with responsibility for driving sales across the segment. [Full Announcement].

Clarivate Report on US research emphasizes need for continued international collaboration and domestic regional investment. Clarivate released an in-depth report from the Institute for Scientific Information which examines the impact of globalization on United States research. The report emphasizes the importance of continued investment and collaboration to maintain the country's position as a leading science and technology power. [Full Announcement].

Introducing... LibraryCall Audiobooks. LibraryCall announced that select LibraryCall stories are now available for purchase at all major audiobook retailers. LibraryCall audiobooks represent a carefully curated cross section of our broader catalog - a mix of classic stories like The Three Little Pigs and La Llorona, biographies of diverse Americans like Mae Jemison, and original stories like Ana's Gift: A Día del Niño Story. [Full Announcement].

EBSCO Information Services announces partnership with the Society of Pediatric Nurses. EBSCO Information Services has partnered with the Society of Pediatric Nurses, a pediatric nursing society representing more than 3,600 pediatric nurses and 28 specializations, to enhance educational offerings for pediatric nurses. Pediatric content from Dynamic Health, an evidence-based tool designed to help nurses and health professionals master crucial skills and obtain fast answers to questions at the point of care, will now be incorporated in SPN's Pediatric Nursing Certification Review course. [Full Announcement].

VeriSIM Life partners with Clarivate to help researchers accelerate and de-risk drug development. VeriSIM Life, the leading AI-enabled, unique R&D decisions de-risker for breakthrough drug development, announced a partnership with Clarivate, a global leader in connecting people and organizations to intelligence they can trust. This collaboration combines VeriSIM Life's unique approach to helping researchers make early and accurate predictions about compound safety and efficacy with Cortellis Drug Discovery Intelligence by Clarivate, a leading source of pharma and drug research and development intelligence. Together these solutions will provide pharmaceutical and biotech companies with R&D insights to de-risk and accelerate drug discovery and avoid late-stage failures during clinical trials. [Full Announcement].

ARLIS/NA 2023 Awards. The Art Libraries Society of North America announced the winners of our annual awards. Announced last week at the annual conference in Mexico City, these awards recognize the exceptional work of art information professionals within and without the society. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions Contributions to Koha - April 2023. ByWater Solutions, America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced the contributions to the Koha Community code from the ByWater Development team. At ByWater, we believe transparency is the key to success. We submit all developments, plugins, tools, and documentation we create back to the Koha Community. [Full Announcement].

The University of Southern Indiana goes live on TIND Institutional Repository. The University of Southern Indiana is now live on the TIND Institutional Repository and has fully integrated TIND IR with its existing TIND ILS install. Running both products in a single platform, USI has improved the discoverability of IR content for library users via catalog and discovery layer searches and established meaningful links between related IR and ILS records. [Full Announcement].

Vega Discover introduces newly designed, user-friendly homepage available for early access institutions. Innovative, part of Clarivate, announced the introduction of a user-friendly Vega Discover homepage designer and design templates for early access institutions. Nineteen libraries have joined the early access program to begin designing their catalog homepages and many of the participants will have their designs shared at the 2023 Innovative Users Group annual conference. As libraries continue to focus on increasing patron engagement and raising awareness of the library's content and upcoming events, the homepage provides another point of engagement in the patron's library experience. [Full Announcement].

Genesee District Library (MI) adopts Patron Point. Patron Point announced that Genesee District Library in Flint, Michigan, has adopted our patron engagement platform to support its vision to be a community destination for traditional and modern resources. [Full Announcement].

Jim Neal receives 2023 John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/ Forest Press Award. James Neal is this year's recipient of the American Library Association International Relations Committee's John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/ Forest Press Award. OCLC/Forest Press donated the cash award of $1,000, which is given to an individual for significant contribution to international librarianship. [Full Announcement].

SOLUS appoints Shelbi Schollenberger as Product Manager for the SOLUS Library App and LUCi Discovery platform. Shelbi Schollenberger has joined SOLUS as Product Manager for the SOLUS Library App and LUCi discovery platform. This key appointment allows SOLUS to take the next step in delivering on their exciting roadmap for their library discovery platforms. As Product Manager of BLUEcloud Mobile with SirsiDynix until January 2022, Shelbi joins SOLUS following a year outside the Library space as Project Manager with Logixboard. [Full Announcement].

Liverpool University empowers students with a wider world of resources. Ex Libris, part of Clarivate, is delighted to announce that the University of Liverpool has integrated Rapido, its new intuitive borrowing solution designed for modern library experiences. [Full Announcement].