Category Archives for Resource, Discovery & Access
How Recognition Can Build a Research Culture for Undergraduates
How do colleges build a culture that supports research projects between undergraduates and professors? One way is by offering public recognition for standout work. Awards and other acknowledgments of the effort and time behind these efforts can go a long … Continue reading
Textbooks by NUS dons a global hit
A set of textbooks co-written by two National University of Singapore (NUS) marketing professors have been translated and adapted for use in universities all over the world. Read More
World premiere at Drammen Public Library for Axiell’s digital-first Library Services Platform
Lund, Sweden, September 19th 2017 – Axiell, the leading vendor to libraries in Europe, today announces that Drammen Public Library in Norway has gone live with Axiell Quria, the company’s new cloud-based, digital-first Library Services Platform. The platform makes daily … Continue reading
A bellwether for all library services in the future: a review of user-centered library integrations with learning management systems
Much has been written about the academic library’s presence in Learning Management Systems (LMS). This literature mainly documents the functional design and implementation of the library tools within the parameters of a given learning management system at a given college … Continue reading
Applying Quantitative Methods to E-book Collections
Issue demonstrates that it is possible to hone quantitative skill sets and develop an evaluation framework for e-book collections based around readily available quantitative data sources regardless of the size of an individual library system or equipment budget. Read More
Discovery Services: Libraries and Beyond
Linking to textual and non-textual content using a knowledge base. This week’s Webinar of the Week focuses, as the title might suggest, on discovery systems: how they work, frequent problems with them, and simple solutions. Read More
VuFind 4.0 Released
Version 4.0 of the VuFind Open Source discovery software has just been released. This major release adds a significant number of new features and enhancements and upgrades several of the components that the software depends upon. Read More
Preservica launches fully-redesigned Universal Access with new levels of presentation for digital content
Digital preservation specialist, Preservica, today announced the latest version (v5.8) of its cloud-hosted and on premise Digital Preservation and Access solution. Read More
Innovative Delivers Market-Leading Digital Asset Management with Responsive Web Experience in Vital Release 8.0
Innovative Interfaces has launched Vital Release 8.0 with a new fully responsive user interface that provides instant access to important repositories from any device. Vital, Innovative’s digital asset management solution, allows libraries and other institutions to create a beautiful and … Continue reading
Is the staggeringly profitable business of scientific publishing bad for science?
It is an industry like no other, with profit margins to rival Google – and it was created by one of Britain’s most notorious tycoons: Robert Maxwell. By Stephen Buranyi In 2011, Claudio Aspesi, a senior investment analyst at Bernstein … Continue reading