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Breeding, Marshall, Smarter Libraries through Technology: Balance in Library Tech News
One of the biggest challenges in selecting and developing news stories for Smart Libraries Newsletter lies in providing balanced coverage of the library technology industry. It is important to ensure that each story covers the events and companies objectively and to select stories that reflect the overall state of the industry. Objective coverage means that each story must be based on information and data from reliable sources. In this newsletter, sources can include announcements from vendors, email or verbal interviews with company executives or librarians, and observable data such as product implementation statistics. I maintain extensive data related to the technology products used by libraries in Library Technology Guides, which are often referenced in news articles. |
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Breeding, Marshall, Update on Ex Libris Alma
The Alma library services platform (LSP) from Ex Libris, now part of ProQuest, continues to make gains in the academic and research library sector. The product's steady stream of product releases deployed monthly and new implementations by library have become routine. The dominance of Alma in this sector must be seen as the backdrop or context for other events that spark interest but tend to have smaller impact. Alma has seen strong and steady adoption since its initial implementations in 2012, including some of the largest university library systems and regional or national consortia. |
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Breeding, Marshall, First U.S. Library Live on OCLC Wise
OCLC launched its strategic resource management product for public libraries in the U.S. last year, branded as OCLC Wise. This product aims to go beyond the model of a traditional ILS, to also include capabilities for community engagement. |
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Breeding, Marshall, Progress on Inspire Discovery from Innovative
Innovative interfaces announced its strategy to create its next generation set of products on a new platform, branded as Inspire. Smart Libraries Newsletter featured this new product in the May 2019 issue. The company recently announced that the product has been deployed by two early adopters, Cairn University in Pennsylvania and Hillsdale college in Michigan. Neither institution has fully replaced its existing catalog or discovery services with Inspire Discovery, though they are working with their patrons to introduce this new search service. |
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Breeding, Marshall, ByWater Expands Support Offerings to Include Aspen Discovery
ByWater Solutions, a company involved in providing services surrounding open source software, has recently expanded its portfolio to include Aspen Discovery. This open source discovery interface based on VuFind was originally developed by Mark Noble. His business, Turning Leaf Technologies, has been acquired by ByWater solutions and Noble now serves as Aspen Discovery Team Lead. |
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Breeding, Marshall, Kevin Sayer Joins Kanopy as Chief Executive Officer
Kanopy, a company providing a streaming video service to libraries, has named Kevin Sayer as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The company's founder and long-time CEO Olivia Humphrey will remain involved with the company as its Executive Chairman of its Board of Directors. Kanopy was founded in 2008 in Australia and has since expanded into New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United States. The company is now headquartered in San Francisco. |
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Breeding, Marshall, Smart Libraries Q&A: Data migration for a new ILS
When moving to a new ILS, what recommendations do you have to prepare collection data for migration? |
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