Ex Libris News: May 2013

 

Quick Links Webinars Events News Products Like us on Follow us on      Talking about us Research Librarians Discuss New Ways to Support Scholars FROM Michael Kelley, Editor-in-Chief "The stable and predictable days of the 20th century, when research libraries could rely on their prized local collections to define their distinct and distinguished place on campus, are long gone...Thirty-two research librarians gathered March 5-6 in Scottsdale, AZ, at a symposium hosted by  Ex Libris to discuss this challenge, which is as prickly, vast, and shifting as the nearby Sonoran Desert."    (click to read full article)     Top 10 Hot Articles in Library and Information Science of the Month See the full list here May 2013     We're excited to announce a new partnership with Library Journal. Starting this month, we will feature LJ articles highlighting interesting things members of the library community are doing. Take a look below to see our new section.   News Northwestern University Libraries Select Ex Libris Alma  The Alma Community Exceeds 150 Institutions as University of Windsor's Leddy Library Selects Ex Libris Solutions  BIBSYS Consortium Selects Ex Libris Primo  Ex Libris Extends Its Support for Open Access by Launching Registration of Institutional Repositories for Primo Central Ex Libris Achieves ISO 27001 Information Security Management Certification     What is Alma, anyway? We're excited to announce that we'll be launching a new Alma monthly newsletter! The newsletter will feature news, developments and ways to learn more about the system! To receive the newsletter, simply register for any Alma webinar or Alma classes! Alma 101: Overview and Demonstration Tuesday, May 14, 2013 @ 1pm EDT    Alma 101: Overview and Demonstration Thursday, May 30, 2013 @ 3pm EDT     Already viewed the Alma 101 webinar? Learn more about specific functionality within Alma by viewing videos that cover anything from the metadata editor to roles and authorizations in Alma, and everything in between.     Purdue University Libraries Launches Data Curation Profiles Directory Curated Content from:    Purdue University Libraries, an Alma Development Partner, "recently launched the Data Curation Profiles Directory, an online resource that will track research data management projects at academic libraries... "Data Curation Profiles tell the story about a research data set from the researcher's perspective," D. Scott Brandt, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Library Science"   Read full article on LibraryJournal.com     Technical Seminar & ELUNA We want to send a big 'thank you' to the ELUNA steering committee, all ELUNA members, and all of our wonderful customers for making this year's Technical Seminar and ELUNA meetings so successful!   The Alma Nuts We had a wonderful time, and even had the privilege to watch this little gem, courtesy of The Alma Nuts! Enjoy!   Read the full lyrics here.   Rosetta Advisory Group Meeting    The fourth annual meeting of the Rosetta Advisory Group will be held in New York City at the SUNY Global Center on 3-4 June, 2013. We would like to invite any Rosetta customers or prospects to join us this June!   The meeting will include presentations from preservation experts such as Dr. Micah Altman (MIT Libraries) and Dr. Jerome McDonough (University of Illinois Libraries) and from Rosetta customers. It will also be an opportunity to discuss the Ex Libris preservation strategy and the product roadmap.    See the agenda and learn more about attending the meeting here.     Thanks for catching up with us! We hope you can make it to our events this month, and please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns,     Sincerely,   Ex Libris Customer Development custdev@exlibrisgroup.com

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