Matthew Sherlock, Ex Libris We live in a world with a 24-hour news cycle. On any given day, I receive five to ten “breaking news” alerts on my phone. What starts off as a brief paragraph about the news article will be updated with additional information, and by the end of the day the scope […] The post Students of Higher Education & the Challenge of the Online News Cycle appeared first on Ex Libris. […]
Mary-Lynn Bragg, Director of Campus Engagement, Ex Libris In the last session of the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) conference it became clear just how much education is changing for students in our higher education institutions. Maya Georgieva, Director of Digital Learning at The New School, one of the expert panel for the preview release of […] The post Creating with What We Know: Reflections on the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative appeared first on Ex Libris. […]
Reposted with permission from Library Journal. After successfully migrating to a new library services platform in fall 2017, the Ithaca College Library collaborated with IT to implement a course reading list tool. In collaboration with the IT department, Ex Libris Leganto was made available in the college’s course management system (Sakai). Leganto allows the creation of […] The post Launching a Course Resource Service: Three Keys to Success appeared first on Ex Libris. Source: buki […]
This article is reposted from Library Journal, with permission. Collecting and managing research output, and sharing it with the broader research community, is a challenge with which many universities struggle. Working with Ex Libris, the University of Denver Libraries is moving forward with a solution that promises to simplify this task and make research assets more […] The post Promoting Faculty Research: One University’s Answer appeared first on Ex Libris. Source: buki rss
This article is reposted from Library Journal, with permission. Academic libraries do something remarkably well: They take information published in a variety of formats worldwide and make it easily searchable and accessible for students, faculty, and researchers. Now, a growing number of institutional leaders are asking: How can academic librarians take these same skill sets and […] The post Making Research More Discoverable appeared first on Ex Libris. Source: buki rss
Josh Weisman, Ex Libris This blog post is reposted from the Tech Blog. When we launched the Ex Libris Developer Network in 2014, it was in the context of our Open Platform Strategy. Since then adoption of the Developer Network has surpassed our most optimistic predictions. A few points to consider: There are now over 190 different REST APIs in Alma APIs for Primo, Leganto, campusM, and soon Esploro are managed […] The post Announcing the New Developer Network appeared first on Ex Libris. Source: buki rss
The Challenge Drexel University has long dealt with the question of how to manage its research assets more effectively. As the University’s institutional repository was not designed to store and manage research data, Drexel faculty and curators have maintained research data in dispersed systems and separate collections. The University has not had a way to […] The post Drexel University: A Strategic Approach to Research Asset Management appeared first on Ex Libris. Source: buki […]
Barbara Rad-El, Ex Libris From the time that Alma’s first customer went live in June 2012 there have been monthly Alma releases. Initially we posted seasonal pictures on the Alma login screen, but as our global spread widened, and we had our first Alma customers in the southern hemisphere, we realized that a different approach was needed. Every […] The post Alma Libraries Around the World: Logging in with Alma 2019 appeared first on Ex Libris. Source: […]
ProQuest and Ex Libris are opening new offices in Mexico, Colombia and Chile, and maintaining our office in Brazil. ProQuest and Ex Libris are opening new offices in Mexico, Colombia and Chile, and maintaining our office in Brazil. Most products and services will now be sold and serviced directly by ProQuest and Ex Libris staff across the region. The post ProQuest and Ex Libris Are Expanding in Latin America appeared first on Ex Libris. […]
The University of Surrey’s experience shows the challenges that are common among research institutions as they try to capture, manage, and promote faculty research. The post University of Surrey: The Challenges of Managing Research Assets appeared first on Ex Libris. Source: buki rss
