Academic Libraries

EBSCO Information Services and the American Library Association Awards Ten Librarians with Scholarships to Attend ALA Annual Conference

~ Awardees Include International Recipients from Three New EBSCO/ALA Scholarships Specifically Available to Librarians Outside the United States ~

EBSCO Information Services Now Offers Database with Critical Reviews of Digital Resources through Release of ccAdvisor
~ Resource Provides More Than 400 Professionally Vetted Reviews ~

EBSCO Information Services Partners with StackMap to Expand Digital Wayfinding within Libraries
~ Indoor Mapping Integrated into EBSCO Discovery Service™
Improves the User Experience of Library Patrons ~

Reprints Desk Inc. Integrates with EBSCO Discovery Service™
~ Partnership Enhances Discovery-to-Delivery User Journey ~

IPSWICH, Mass. — March 21, 2019 — A new partnership between Reprints Desk, Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Research Solutions, Inc., and EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) now enhances the research experience for academic and government users of EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS). Reprints Desk’s award-winning Article Galaxy solution has been integrated with the EDS platform to streamline the discovery-to-delivery user journey for mutual customers.

EBSCO Information Services Acquires Leading Library and Research Web Platform, Stacks Inc.
~ Web Platform Streamlines Workflows and Enhances the Library User Experience ~

John Cotton Dana Award 2019 Submissions Now Open
~ Eight Winners to Receive $10,000 in Development Awards ~

IPSWICH, Mass. — January 25, 2019 — The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting submissions for the 2019 John Cotton Dana Award (JCD). The John Cotton Dana Award is one of the most prestigious awards given to libraries and honors outstanding library public relations. Eight $10,000 awards will be provided by The H.W. Wilson Foundation in 2019.

FOLIO Launches Aster Release
~ Open Source Project Release Focuses on Early Adopters ~

PHILADELPHIA — January 25, 2019 — FOLIO, a community collaboration to develop an open source Library Services Platform (LSP), is kicking off 2019 with a release that will reach a variety of notable development milestones in accessibility. The FOLIO Aster Release is the first in a series of named releases that will begin to define the features and functionality of the open source LSP.

EBSCO Information Services and Stacks Inc. Accepting Entries for the Academic Library Website Makeover Contest
~ Winning Entry Receives Three-Year Library Website Makeover ~

~ Overall Effective Publisher Price Increases Expected to be in the Range of Five to Six Percent ~

~ Collaboration Will Aggregate and Assemble Relevant Open Education Resources and Institution’s Library Materials to Improve the Teaching and Learning Experience ~