Library Technology Guides

Libraries Break Digital Lending Records in 2025 with Over 820 Million Checkouts and Over 1 Billion Minutes Streamed. In 2025, libraries around the world continued to prove their essential role in connecting communities with stories, information, and entertainment, breaking new digital lending records in the process. As the need for flexible, on-demand access to books and media continued to grow, libraries expanded their digital collections to meet readers where they are, delivering record usage across ebooks, audiobooks, digital magazines, and streaming video.Using the Libby and Sora apps, readers borrowed more than 820 million digital titles worldwide in 2025, marking a 10.9% year-over-year increase and reflecting sustained engagement across public libraries, schools, and institutions. At the same time, academic and public libraries offering streaming video through Kanopy reached new heights, with 29.9 million plays and over 1 billion minutes streamed, reinforcing libraries' expanding role in digital learning and entertainment. [Full Announcement].

IGI Global Scientific Publishing announces a Free Webinar: Smart Business: Leveraging AI For Competitive Edge. IGI Global Scientific Publishing, dedicated to Publishing Tomorrow's Research Today since 1988, in collaboration with Research Information, will co-host a free webinar titled “Smart Business: Leveraging AI for Competitive Edge”: [Full Announcement].

Hoopla Digital Brings Fan-Favorite Titles from BBC Studios to Libraries. Hoopla Digital, the only all-in-one digital media app for public libraries and their patrons, today announced the launch of a new BingePass and five new SeasonPass offerings, featuring BBC Studios content. [Full Announcement].

IOP Publishing cuts carbon emissions by over a third, driving sustainable change . IOP Publishing has achieved a 36% reduction in carbon emissions compared to its 2020 baseline as part of its sustainability journey.  This achievement reflects the publisher's commitment to embedding sustainability into every aspect of its operations and supporting a more sustainable, diverse, and equitable future for the global scientific community.  [Full Announcement].

Cengage Group unites Leading K-12 brands under Cengage School. Cengage Group, a global edtech company serving millions of learners worldwide, announced the launch of Cengage School, combining its trusted K-12 solutions — Cengage, National Geographic Learning, Gale, Big Ideas Learning, Thorndike Press, Qubits Learning and Visible Body — under one name to better serve educators and students globally. Educators and learners can now explore the new Cengage School website, a single destination that simplifies access to curriculum, library resources and professional development tools, making it easier for educators to find everything they need in one place. All brands will continue to operate under Cengage School while maintaining their distinct expertise. This will not change how educators access the products they rely on. [Full Announcement].

El Archivo Municipal de Castellón de la Plana migra su gestión digital a la nube. El Archivo Municipal de Castellón de la Plana ha dado un nuevo impulso a su gestión digital con la migración de Digibib a un entorno en la nube. Este paso mejora la estabilidad del sistema y asegura un marco preparado para el crecimiento progresivo de unos fondos que abarcan siglos de historia municipal. La plataforma se consolida así como un entorno seguro para la conservación y consulta del patrimonio documental de la ciudad. [Full Announcement].

KohaCon25 in New Zealand wrap-up. Several team members from the ByWater Solutions attended the KohaCon25 in Wellington, NZ! The Conference was 7 days focusing on presentations, cultural events and working together. The program featured presentations from the past, present and future, culminating 25 years and beyond of Koha. [Full Announcement].

PTFS wins DoD contract extension for Historical Media Digitization. Progressive Technology Federal Systems announced the extension of the Department of Defense's Defense Media Activity contract vehicle. This DoD contract vehicle will allow PTFS to spearhead the Media Digitization Support contract for the Defense Visual Information Records Center. This pivotal contract establishes PTFS as a leading provider of archival-level digitization services for federal organizations aiming to safeguard and enhance their historical media archives. [Full Announcement].

San Francisco Public Library implements TIND Digital Archive. San Francisco Public Library has launched its updated digital collections platform on TIND Digital Archive. The migration from Islandora improves access to more than 50,000 digitized images and over 10 terabytes of data from the Main Library and 28 neighborhood branches, offering a cleaner interface and enhanced discovery for both the public and library staff. [Full Announcement].

Soutron Global's client-centric approach increases cataloging efficiency by 400 percent at Ipas. Soutron Global, an internationally recognized SaaS provider of information management and digital preservation solutions for archives, libraries, museums and knowledge hubs, announced the availability of a new case study highlighting Ipas's success in streamlining their digital cataloging workflows with customized Soutron functionality. The case study, titled “Building a Resilient Knowledge Ecosystem: How Ipas Enhanced Research Access with Soutron,” demonstrates how collaboration between Ipas and Soutron Client Services transformed a manual, time-consuming process into an efficient, automated workflow, enabling faster cataloging, greater accessibility, and long-term preservation of critical reproductive health research and media mentions. [Full Announcement].

VitalSource and Sage partner to enhance the student experience. VitalSource and Sage have joined forces to deliver a powerful new offering for libraries and students outside of North America: Sage Catalyst on VitalSource Explore. This collaboration brings together Sage's premium collection of the most sought-after social science textbooks with VitalSource's industry-leading Bookshelf platform, creating an integrated digital learning experience that benefits libraries, faculty, and students alike. [Full Announcement].

Hartford Public Library (CT) upgrades with Solus Library App. The Hartford Public Library (CT) has gone live with the latest SOLUS Library App, upgrading from the former BLUEcloud Mobile app and connecting to its Symphony ILS. [Full Announcement].

Research Offices of the Future: Key findings from the 2025 report. A new report from Research Professional News, an editorially independent part of Clarivate, explores the key priorities, challenges and drivers of change for academic research offices. Based on a global survey of more than 2,500 research office staff and researchers, the 2025 Research Offices of the Future report provides a comprehensive overview of the outlook for research offices and their relationships with researchers. [Full Announcement].

Elsevier launches LeapSpace: an AI-Assisted workspace to accelerate research and discovery. Elsevier, a global leader in advanced information and decision support in science and healthcare, introduces LeapSpace, a next-generation AI-assisted workspace built to transform how academic and corporate scientists work. Designed for speed, collaboration, and discovery, LeapSpace empowers academic and corporate researchers to uncover deeper insights, accelerate innovation, and collaborate seamlessly - in one secure environment they can trust. [Full Announcement].

Lake Bluff Public Library launches Vega Discover to enhance patron experience. Innovative, from Clarivate announced that Lake Bluff Public Library, Illinois is now live with its new online catalog powered by Vega Discover. Vega Discover reimagines how patrons connect with library materials, bringing together books, e-resources, and media into a single, intuitive interface. With personalized recommendations, modern design, and seamless navigation, Vega Discover helps patrons find exactly what they're looking for, while uncovering new favorites along the way. [Full Announcement].

How Philosophy Builds Analytical Thinking Skills to Combat Misinformation. Learn how philosophy helps combat misinformation and disinformation in the digital age. Discover tools to evaluate truth and facts online. Produced by the Philosopher's Information Center, The Philosopher's Index with Full Text is the leading full-text database covering all major fields of philosophy and related disciplines. Designed to help philosophers easily find publications of interest, The Philosopher's Index with Full Text includes over 100 of the highest ranked journals in philosophy and over 130 additional hard-to-find journals. A small team of philosophers index journals, books, and dissertations without the assistance of machine indexing. For the researcher, this provides consistency and accuracy across the database that produces high-quality search results. [Full Announcement].

Clarivate announces Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list. Clarivate, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today released the Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list. This annual list recognizes researchers whose contributions have demonstrated broad and significant influence in their fields. Analysts from the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate recognized 6,868 individuals with 7,131 awards from more than 1,300 institutions in 60 countries and regions. The rigorous evaluation and selection process draws on data from the Web of Science Core Collection, and uses quantitative metrics and qualitative analysis to identify individuals whose work has had a genuine, global influence on their fields. The list offers valuable insights into the global landscape of top research talent and identifies trends across countries, regions and institutions. [Full Announcement].

Metro Transportation Research Library and Archives is live on Koha with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions, an open-source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that the Metro Transportation Research Library & Archives in Los Angeles, California is now live on the Koha ILS with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions completed the migration of over 38,200 bibliographic records providing the library with customized implementation and training for their open source solutions. [Full Announcement].

Looking for a new media partner? Look no further: Midwest Tape and Hoopla are here to help. Midwest Tape and Hoopla support libraries in their mission to meet patrons where they are, offering a robust mix of digital and physical content that ensures accessibility, reliability, and ease of use. Midwest Tape has been a trusted provider of physical media to libraries across North America for more than 35 years. From DVDs and Blu-rays to audiobooks on CD, Playaways, music CDs, and, VidieGoGo books with embedded video, Midwest Tape delivers fully processed, shelf-ready materials by street date. Libraries looking to transition their existing digital one copy/one user licenses will find Hoopla Flex to be a seamless solution. [Full Announcement].

Cengage Group teams up with AWS to define the future of AI in education. Cengage Group, a global edtech company serving millions of learners worldwide, announced an expanded collaboration with Amazon Web Services, combining AWS's artificial intelligence technologies with Cengage Group's learning design expertise to deliver trusted AI solutions that improve learning outcomes, empower educators and prepare learners for the workforce at scale.   [Full Announcement].