Library Technology Guides

Se Logra con Éxito la Integración entre Diversos Sistemas Académicos y Financieros con Aleph 500. Grupo Sistemas Lógicos Colombia SAS, uno de los principales proveedores de soluciones para automatización de bibliotecas en Colombia, se complace en informar la implementación con éxito del servicio de integración entre ALEPH 500 y diversos Sistemas Académicos y Financieros en importantes Universidades del país. [Full Announcement].

El Instituto Politécnico Nacional de México inicia Operaciones con Aleph 500. Grupo Sistemas Lógicos, empresa líder en automatización de bibliotecas en América Latina, tiene el agrado de informar que el Instituto Politécnico Nacional contrató el sistema Aleph 500 de Ex Libris y ya se encuentra en funcionamiento desde junio de este año. [Full Announcement].

La Universidad Politécnica Salesiana de Ecuador Inicia el Servicio con Aleph 500. Grupo Sistemas Lógicos, empresa líder en automatización de bibliotecas en América Latina, tiene el agrado de informar que la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana ya se encuentra en plena producción con Aleph 500 de Ex Libris, luego de haber recibido en forma satisfactoria la migración de los datos del sistema que utilizaba anteriormente, la configuración del sistema y la capacitación del personal bibliotecario de la institución. [Full Announcement].

National Library of Russia selects Ex Libris Aleph. Ex Libris announced that the National Library of Russia, in St. Petersburg, has decided to adopt the Aleph integrated library system for the management of its vast print collections. Aleph will replace numerous locally developed systems that are currently used by the National Library. [Full Announcement].

Japan's National Diet Library goes live with Aleph. Ex Libris announced that in early January, the National Diet Library—the national library of Japan—completed its transition from its legacy system to the Aleph integrated library system and switched to full production. The selection of the Aleph system followed an extensive process during which the NDL staff examined both local and international solutions and conducted an Aleph trial for eight months. The Aleph implementation project, which began in 2010, was one of the largest Aleph projects to date. For the first time, the various systems of NDL, including the former integrated library system, the Asian Language Materials catalog, and the ZASSHIKIJISAKUIN Japanese Periodicals Index, were merged into one system. In addition, the implementation had to accommodate the great size of the library collections (about 20 million bibliographic records and 40 million items); handle the Japanese language efficiently; support the unique workflows of the NDL; adapt to an advanced infrastructure; and integrate the system with technologies of other providers. Close collaboration with local system integrators was instrumental in accomplishing these tasks. [Full Announcement].

Ex Libris Releases Aleph Version 21. Ex Libris announced that version 21 of the Aleph integrated library system has been released to the Aleph community of over 2,300 sites. Among the release’s 74 enhancements are numerous features that reduce the total cost of ownership, such as improving cash workflows and simplifying renewals of serial encumbrances. Other enhancements will provide an enhanced experience for end-users—for example, users may make borrowing requests for multiple items, view their request history, and view availability information by collection. [Full Announcement].

Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina. Informatización de la Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina. The National Library of the Republic of Argentina announced it has selected Aleph from Ex Libris as its new automation system supplied by Grupo Sistemas Lógicos. [Full Announcement].

Oxford University's Bodleian Libraries Choose Aleph Integrated Library System from Ex Libris. Ex Libris announce that the Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford,the largest university library system in the United Kingdom, recently selected the Ex Libris Aleph ILS to replace the university’s GEAC Advance system. [Full Announcement].

The University of Amsterdam Goes Live with Aleph. Ex Libris announced that the University of Amsterdam has successfully gone live with its new Aleph integrated library system. Aleph, which was selected following an extensive and thorough RFP process including both national and international vendors, has replaced the University’s former LBS system. [Full Announcement].

Ex Libris Announces New Worldwide Integrated Library System Sales. Ex Libris Group is pleased to announce that fourteen institutions, in North America, Europe and Asia, have recently selected the Aleph and Voyager integrated library systems (ILS). Among the recent newcomers to the Ex Libris ILS community, now numbering over 3400 institutions worldwide, are Iowa State University in the US; Reformed Episcopal Seminary in the US; Guangdong Provincial Sun Yat-Sen Library in China; Keio University in Japan; University of South Bohemia Ceske Budejovice in Czech Republic; Collège de France; Consortium Lyon ENS-LSH / Lyon INRP / Lyon BIU LSH; Université de Nice in France; NBD Biblion in the Netherlands; National Library of Romania; University of East London in the UK;Universidad Gabriela Mistral in Chile; National University of Costa Rica; and the Library of Congress in Peru. [Full Announcement].

California State Library Chooses Ex Libris Solutions. Ex Libris announced that California State Library has chosen a suite of solutions from Ex Libris. After carefully researching the current product offering, as well as the company’s long-term strategy, the Library has replaced its SirsiDynix DRA Classic system with the Aleph integrated library system. The Library has also selected the SFX OpenURL link server and the MetaLib gateway and metasearch portal, both from Ex Libris. [Full Announcement].

The University of Amsterdam and the University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands Choose Aleph from Ex Libris. Ex Libris Group announced that the library of the University of Amsterdam and the Media Library of the Hogeschool van Amsterdam -- the University of Applied Sciences -- have selected the Aleph integrated library system from Ex Libris to replace their LBS systems, expanding the worldwide Aleph community to 2,250 institutions. [Full Announcement].

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). [Full Announcement].

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. [Full Announcement].

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. [Full Announcement].

Université du Québec. The Université du Québec implementation of Aleph 500 is complete and fully operational. The Université du Québec announced that its implementation of Aleph 500 is complete and fully operational. Comprised of eight UQ network campuses, the new consortium signed with Ex Libris in December of 2006 and opened its union catalogue to the world on September 4th, 2007 at the following url: http://catalogue.uquebec.ca [Full Announcement].

ALEPH 500 speeds into production at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics. Ex Libris announced that the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy, has switched to production with the ALEPH 500 integrated library system. Following the signing of a contract in September 2006, ICTP and Atlantis moved into high gear on data analysis and mapping as well as migration and training programs. Three months later the ICTP library was already in production with all ALEPH 500 modules. [Full Announcement].

Chinese Chongqing Library selects ALEPH 500. Ex Libris announced that Chongqing Library, located in the city of Chongqing, has selected the ALEPH 500 integrated library system to serve the city's brand new library, which will open in June 2007. [Full Announcement].

Université du Québec Chooses ALEPH 500. Ex Libris Group announced that the Université du Québec has selected ALEPH 500 as the integrated library management system for eight of its academic libraries. The new system will be deployed at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, École nationale d'administration publique, and École de technologie supérieure. Approximately 37,000 students and 1,300 professors and researchers will benefit from the new system. ALEPH 500 will replace the consortium's current home-grown system and will be hosted at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières site. [Full Announcement].

ALEPH 500 Continues to Be Adopted by European Union Institutions. Ex Libris announced that the Council of the European Union has selected the ALEPH 500 integrated library system for its library. The Council, the highest executive organization of the European Union and gathering place of EU heads of state and ministers, is the sixth EU organization to adopt Ex Libris solutions. [Full Announcement].