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Information Today October 2001 Richard Poynder |
IT Feature: The Open Source Movement Linux (or more accurately GNU/Linux) is just the tip of the iceberg. Today there is a wide range of open source software available, and new projects are being started all the time. What, though, do we mean when we talk about open source software? |
Information Today September 2001 Marshall Breeding |
The ALA Annual Conference 2001 This showcase featured the latest in library automation trends and announcements... |
Information Today February 16, 2010 |
Equinox Software Announces New Hosting and Support Services for Koha Libraries Koha on Demand is aimed at libraries looking for quick provisioning of new Koha databases. This service provides a modern, full-featured ILS with system administration managed by Equinox. |
Information Today September 2000 |
TLC Unveils CATNOW! and New Library-Solution Interface, Upgrades ITS-MARC New software for libraries. |
Information Today May 29, 2014 |
Lucidea Will Launch Knowledge Management Solution Lucidea announced the upcoming release of SydneyEnterprise, its newest library automation system. |
Information Today July 31, 2000 Marshall Breeding |
The Library Corporation Acquires CARL Corp. A merger between companies providing library automation systems. |
Information Today September 5, 2013 |
Polaris Streamlines ILS Migration Quality assurance and new structure for the implementations team helped Polaris Library Systems streamline its integrated library system migration process. |
Information Today August 4, 2015 Brandi Scardilli |
Making the Case for Koha: Why Libraries Should Consider an Open Source ILS Read on to find out why every library should consider what it can gain from an open source ILS and the strategies that ByWater Solutions provides to implement the migration. |
Information Today December 2000 |
Innovative Interfaces Announces E-Book Integration, Millennium Implementations Innovative Interfaces, Inc. has announced the integration of netLibrary e-books into its INNOPAC and Millennium library automation systems... |
Information Today November 8, 2012 |
Ex Libris Releases Voyager 8.2 The new version of Voyager was tested by numerous institutions. Their feedback contributed to refining the integrated library system software. |
Information Today March 25, 2013 |
SirsiDynix Announces Upcoming BLUEcloud Suite BLUEcloud Suite comprises a set of cloud-based administration, discovery, acquisition, and collection management applications that augment libraries' current Horizon and Symphony systems. |
Information Today May 24, 2010 Richard W. Boss |
Harley From PTFS-LibLime: What It Is -- and Isn't On May 10, 2010 PTFS (Progressive Technology Federal Systems, Inc.) announced Harley, a set of bug fixes to Koha, the world's first open source integrated library system. |
Information Today March 25, 2013 |
Alexander Street Partners With Equinox Software to Enhance Evergreen Alexander Street Press sponsored Georgia-based Equinox Software, Inc. in the development of new enhancements to its Evergreen Open Source ILS library software. |
Information Today May 21, 2012 |
LibLime Announces the Public Release of LibLime Koha 4.10 The latest version of LibLime Koha continues to add deeper support for consortia and enhanced performance for larger and larger collections with increased circulation traffic. |
Information Today July 21, 2011 |
Ex Libris Releases Version 8 of Voyager ILS Much of the new functionality in this version is the result of continued collaboration with the international Voyager community, which now consists of more than 1,300 sites. |
Information Today January 21, 2010 Marydee Ojala |
PTFS Acquires LibLime, Expands Its Open Source Capabilities Just prior to the American Library Association's Midwinter meeting, an acquisition announcement stirred up the library open source community. |
Information Today November 22, 2010 |
SirsiDynix Launches BookMyne 2.0 iPhone Application BookMyne features mobile access to in-demand library information, holdings, and services. |
Information Today May 30, 2013 |
OCLC Working With Libraries to Test Record Management Functionality OCLC is working with 13 libraries on three continents to beta test OCLC WorldShare Metadata Record Manager, which offers new record management functionality to enhance a library's ability to catalog its collections. |
Information Today June 27, 2011 Barbie E. Keiser |
EPA Releases Its National Library Network Strategic Plan FY2012-2014 This is a 3-year strategic plan which addresses four key areas -- EPA library network governance, services, collections (electronic and physical), and communications outreach and training. |
D-Lib February 2007 Coyle & Hillmann |
Resource Description and Access (RDA): Cataloging Rules for the 20th Century A rearrangement of the cataloging rules is not the right starting point for libraries. The library catalog has undergone considerable change from a simple finding list to an integrated database that serves both library management and user access functions. |
Information Today September 26, 2013 |
LibLime Introduces Koha 4.16 Librarians use Koha to manage a range of services including circulation policies, book clubs, holds in OPAC, and self-checkout interfaces. |
Information Today July 3, 2008 |
LibLime and the eXtensible Catalog Project Announce Partnership LibLime, provider of open source solutions for libraries, and the eXtensible Catalog project, an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funded project currently underway at the University of Rochester's River Campus Libraries, have announced a new partnership. |
Information Today February 2, 2009 Paula J. Hane |
Open Solutions for Libraries Gain Momentum LibLime, an upstart company that has provided open source software solutions for libraries for several years, has made its move to the next frontier of openness by providing open data and open library content. |
Information Today October 15, 2013 |
ByWater Solutions Integrates OverDrive and Koha ByWater Solutions recently launched a cooperative effort to integrate OverDrive search with the Koha open source ILS. |
Information Today January 18, 2011 Marshall Breeding |
Library Automation News at ALA Midwinter Developments seen at the conference boil down into themes of a shift toward cloud computing, increasing interest in and development in discovery services, and emerging products that embrace new models of library automation. |
Information Today March 28, 2011 |
SirsiDynix Launches BookMyne 2.1 and Web Services for Horizon With the Horizon Web Services release, Horizon libraries gain advanced tools for accessing, customizing, and sharing their data. |
Information Today April 23, 2007 Barbara Quint |
OCLC's WorldCat Local: A Promising Development for Library Patrons All librarians face the challenge of locating copies of hard-to-find books for patrons. If successful, this new pilot project could supply librarians everywhere with an invaluable service. |
Information Today November 8, 2010 Barbie E. Keiser |
Some Progress But Not Enough: GAO Issues Update on the EPA Library Network When reading the GAO report released on Nov. 1, it's important to distinguish between indictments of the Agency and the work it was supposed to do from the progress that the library network has made. |
ONLINE January 2001 Bill Mickey |
Open Source and Libraries An interview with Dan Chudnov, who spoke at length about open source and how library methodologies and philosophies run parallel with the motivations behind the free software movement... |
T.H.E. Journal June 2004 |
FYI ... Sagebrush Corp. Created especially for school libraries, Sagebrush's MARC Source offers quality records for materials often not cataloged by traditional sources such as paperback books, series books and other K-12 materials. |
JavaWorld April 4, 2003 Jean-Pierre Norguet |
Java FTP client libraries reviewed This article explains how to write FTP client code in Java using available libraries. It compares an exhaustive list of FTP libraries, presents pros and cons of each library, and helps decision makers choose the most appropriate one for their needs. |
D-Lib June 2000 Diane Nester Kresh |
Offering High Quality Reference Service on the Web Today's researchers need to find quickly information that is usable, relevant, authoritative and verifiable. To meet that need, libraries must adapt our traditional strengths of acquiring, describing, and serving information to an environment that is not bound by time or physical place... |
D-Lib May/Jun 2010 Xihui Zhen |
Overview of Digital Library Development in China The greatest challenges for Chinese national digital library projects are digital resource construction and a design of services provision. |
Information Today June 28, 2012 Katherine Allen |
New European Library Portal Launched The European Library is a new discovery service that provides access to the collections of the national libraries of 46 European countries, plus a growing number of research libraries. |
Information Today May 2, 2011 |
Innovative Announces Sierra Services Platform Development Sierra will provide all the benefits of proven, stable business logic and integrated resource management on which thousands of libraries rely. |
Information Today April 26, 2012 |
Millions of Harvard Library Catalog Records Publicly Available The Harvard Library announced it would make more than 12 million catalog records from Harvard's 73 libraries publicly available. |
Information Today November 12, 2012 |
LibLime Announces Production Release of LibLime Koha 4.14 With Solr Many of the features in LibLime Koha 4.14 were sponsored by a variety of libraries including the South Central Library System in Wisconsin, the Waldo Academic Directors Library Organization based in New York, the Colorado Library Consortium in Colorado, and others. |
Information Today June 28, 2010 Barbara Quint |
Knock, Knock! OCLC at the Door With WorldCat Direct OCLC, the library vendor run by librarians, continues to push its services and the services of the libraries it serves into a more demanding user environment. |
Searcher April 2012 Steve Coffman |
Feature: The Decline and Fall of the Library Empire The past 30 years of library history is littered with projects and plans and sometimes just dreams of ways the library might play a more pivotal role in the digital revolution that continues to transform the information landscape around us. |
D-Lib |
In Brief and In the News Harnessing the Cognitive Surplus of the Nation by Crowdsourcing... Medieval Electronic Scholarly Alliance receives implementation funding from the Mellon Foundation... Content from European National and Research Libraries Now Available through New Portal for Researchers... |
Information Today September 20, 2004 Marshall Breeding |
ISACSOFT Acquires Library Automation Vendor BiblioMondo This acquisition is the latest in a series, and the largest in value to date, increasing the size of ISACSOFT to a market value of about CDN $70 million (about $54.3 million U.S.). |
Information Today December 2000 Tom Hogan |
IT Interview: Jay Jordan Settles In at OCLC Jay Jordan became president and CEO of OCLC about 2 years ago, following the retirement of K. Wayne Smith, who had achieved living legend status during his 10-year tenure---a tough act to follow... |
Information Today August 19, 2010 |
EOS International Enters Digital Library Market The application and digital content may be stored on a local network server or accessed remotely from one of the company's global data centers. |
Information Today August 2002 Elisabeth Winter |
E-Libraries Comes into Its Own Pamela Cibbarelli served as E-Libraries conference chair, and as in past years her expertise brought diversity and timeliness to the slate of presentations. |
Information Today July 11, 2011 |
Early Agreements for Sierra Services Platform Announced Innovative Interfaces announced that 25 academic and public libraries have entered into agreements to be partners in or early implementers of the company's Sierra development initiative. |
D-Lib April 2006 Paul Miller |
Coming Together Around Library 2.0: A Focus for Discussion and a Call to Arms To achieve the vision of Library 2.0, in which libraries become ever more relevant as visible and accessible providers of valuable content and context, many of the models in evidence today will require dramatic change. |
Information Today February 4, 2014 |
LibLime Academic Koha Update Launches This version of LibLime's open source ILS software for academic libraries has an updated discovery layer that increases local customization. |
Information Today April 21, 2011 |
Export Your LibraryThing Library as MARC Records LibraryThing has just released a feature that will allow users to export their LibraryThing library as MARC (USMARC, UTF-8) records. Users will find the Export as MARC option now on the Import/Export page, accessible via the "More" tab when they are logged in. |
Information Today June 19, 2014 |
ByWater Solutions Debuts Koha 3.14 This version, created with input from 16 of ByWater Solutions' partner libraries, has 13 new features, 161 enhancements, and 471 bug fixes to features. |
D-Lib December 2003 Connaway & Lawrence |
Comparing Library Resource Allocations for the Paper and the Digital Library: An Exploratory Study The research reported in this article is an attempt to identify resource allocations for an all-paper library and the all-digital library that provides ejournals, eBooks, electronic maps, and digital audio, video, and images, based on information gathered from a group of research librarians. |