blogs, bX, electronic resources, ERM, Ex Libris, SFX
In ERM, Electronic Resouces on February 16, 2009 at 10:21 am
Ex Libris is in beta with a new e-serials service called bX:
“a first-of-its-kind service to provide library users with article-level recommendations based on collective usage data amassed from research communities around the world.”
The new application, which harvests usage data from Ex Libris’ link resolver SFX software, is in testing in sixteen institutions worldwide.
It’s very exciting that usage data will work directly to help researchers discover sources in addition to its use in collection development planning.
Follow the buzz at: http://bxbeta.blogspot.com/
See the press release at: http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/category/bXOverview
ERM, Ex Libris, SFX, URM, Verde
In ERM on December 8, 2008 at 8:59 am
The post “Ex Libris URM – IGeLU’s proposals for ‘New CKB’” was removed per request from IGeLU.
The user group is not ready to have drafts of its proposal in the public domain.
I apologize for any confusion caused by the post, which simply sought to expand discussion of the URM product(s) in development by Ex Libris.
Ex Libris, ILS, OLE, SFX, URM, Verde
In ERM, ILS, OCLC on November 25, 2008 at 12:22 pm
I’m trying to dig up any information I can about what was revealed at ELUNA 2008 about Ex Libris’ new project, the
Unified Resource Management (URM) System.
Our consortium uses SFX/MARCit! and Verde, and I’m exicted by the prospect of a system that would bridge the divide (read: redundant data entry) between ERM systems like these and the traditional ILS we utilize.
This is why I’m excited, courtesy of JRochkind:
“This is indeed a vision for an ILS that makes sense…. supporting staff workflow in an integrated way that actually makes sense, modular and componentized, full of APIs and opportunities for customer-written plugins, talking to various third-party software (from vendors (of various classes) to ERP software etc.), etc etc.”
Also, the vision of network-level metadata control, as JRochkind points out, comes as a timely challenge to OCLC’s new Policy on the Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records. Has the gauntlet been thrown?
Also, what does this mean for the OLE (Open Library Environment) Project?
Please, add comments with links to new information!
electronic resources, ERM
In ERM, Electronic Resouces on October 29, 2008 at 1:56 pm
In its settlement with the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers (AAP), Google agreed to terms for
“Institutional Subscriptions to Millions of Books Online — Offering a means for U.S. colleges, universities and other organizations to obtain subscriptions for online access to collections from some of the world’s most renowned libraries”.
While acknowledging and protecting the rights of copyright holders, this agreement significantly expands Google’s digitization and electronic distribution projects in a way that is hailed as a ‘win-win’ scenario for authors, publishers, and readers alike.
In addition to offering institutional subscriptions for institutions of higher education and other organizations, U.S. public libraries will have free access for viewing out-of-print books from designated on-site computers.
Furthermore, the $125 million that Google agreed to pay in the settlement will be used to create the Books Rights Registry. The Registry will enable U.S. copyright holders from all over the globe to register their works in order to
“receive compensation from institutional subscriptions, book sales, ad revenues and other possible revenue models, as well as a cash payment if their works have already been digitized”.
Read more about the agreement, which still needs approval from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, at PRNewswire and Wired.
