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| Dec 4, 2019 |
ProQuest Acquires Innovative Interfaces In a move that further consolidates the library technology industry, Ex Libris has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Innovative Interfaces, Inc. from its private equity investors. Since December 2015, Ex Libris has been owned by ProQuest. In addition to its role as a major content provider to libraries, ProQuest is now responsible for a growing portfolio of library technology products, including major systems for resource management, content discovery, materials acquisition, reading list integration, and research services. While ProQuest faces major competition for each of its product categories, this move substantially strengthens its position in the sector and broadens its scope to include public libraries. |
| Jun 20, 2019 |
Ex Libris acquires RapidILL from Colorado State University Ex Libris has acquired RapidILL, the provider of industry-leading document-delivery and resource-sharing solutions. Developed by staff at the Colorado State University (CSU) Libraries, RapidILL’s flagship product, also named RapidILL, serves more than 330 institutions, which benefit from a fast, cost-effective request and delivery service for interlibrary loans. RapidILL will continue to offer its current solutions, with support from Ex Libris. At the same time, the two organizations will work together to significantly enrich resource-sharing services for the academic library market. |
| May 17, 2019 |
Atairos makes investment in ProQuest ProQuest and Atairos, an independent private company focused on supporting growth-oriented businesses, announced that Atairos will acquire an ownership position in ProQuest. ProQuest will use the proceeds from the transaction to repurchase most of the shares owned by entities affiliated with the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs, which will retain a minority interest in the Company. Cambridge Information Group will maintain its majority ownership of ProQuest. CIG has been the majority owner of ProQuest since 2007, overseeing a period of growth through new product innovation and strategic acquisitions that have helped ProQuest customers respond to changing environments. |
| Dec 15, 2015 |
Ex Libris acquired by ProQuest ProQuest, an information solutions provider central to global research, has completed its acquisition of Ex Libris Group, a leading global provider of cloud‑based solutions for higher education. |
| Apr 30, 2015 |
Ex Libris acquires oMbiel, a leading provider of mobile campus solutions Ex Libris has expanded its product portfolio by acquiring oMbiel, a leading UK-based SaaS platform provider of mobile and portal solutions for higher education. campusM, oMbiel’s flagship product, enables educational institutions to deliver services and information to prospective, enrolled, and graduating students, as well as other campus audiences, through a high-quality user experience. Mobile access to information and services as provided by campusM is now a basic expectation of users, particularly the new generation of mobile-first students. |
| Jan 28, 2015 |
Ex Libris launches Leganto course list management platform Ex Libris announced a development partnership with the libraries of the University of Oklahoma in the US, Imperial College and Kingston University in the UK, KU Leuven in Belgium, and UNSW Australia. The partners will participate in the development of a new reading-list solution that is now in the works at Ex Libris. |
| Jan 9, 2015 |
37 members of the Orbis Cascade Alliance complete implementation of Ex Libris Alma and Primo Whitman College cut over to Alma and Primo on Thursday. All 37 institutions are using a shared management system, a first for the Orbis Cascade Alliance. |
| Dec 19, 2014 |
Ex Libris reports 370 total institutions with signed contracts for Alma and 150 libraries in production By the end of 2014 Ex Libris will have over 370 institutions that have signed for Alma, and around 150 that are live in production. |
| Dec 18, 2014 |
Welsh Consortium chooses Ex Libris Alma and Primo for shared resource management environment Ex Libris announced that WHELF—a consortium of all the Welsh University Libraries, as well as the National Library of Wales and the Welsh NHS Libraries—has selected the Ex Libris Alma unified resource management service and the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution to deliver a new bilingual shared library system for Wales. |
| Aug 3, 2014 |
LIBISnet Library Network in Belgium places Alma into production Ex Libris announced that Ex Libris Alma is live at the LIBIS library network of 33 independent member organizations which includes the historic KU Leuven and its Association, as well as archives, museums, parliaments, and other specialized libraries. An Alma Development Partner, the LIBIS network has worked closely with Ex Libris for the past five years to refine the vision and priorities for Alma, which has now been selected by over 360 institutions worldwide. |
| Apr 29, 2014 |
Ex Libris launches the Ex Libris Developer Network Ex Libris announced the global launch of the Ex Libris Developer Network—an open environment in which developers and IT professionals can collaborate across libraries and with Ex Libris to experiment with applications and extensions to the company’s solutions. The new network welcomes community members from both Ex Libris customer and non-customer institutions. |
| Jan 27, 2014 |
University of Minnesota places Ex Libris Alma into production All campuses of the University of Minnesota are live with the Alma library management service, joining 68 other institutions worldwide. Alma replaces a number of Ex Libris systems previously used by the UMN Libraries, including the Aleph integrated library system and the Verde e-resource manager. As a unified, cloud-based solution, Alma now supports the Libraries’ acquisitions, metadata management, and fulfillment workflows for all of its collections—which are among the most extensive in the United States. With its in-depth reporting capabilities, Alma Analytics provides library staff with valuable insights into library operations. |
| Dec 31, 2013 |
Ex Libris reports 329 total contracts for Alma for Library Systems Report |
| Dec 4, 2013 |
BIBSYS Consortium in Norway selects Ex Libris Alma Libris Group announced that BIBSYS, the Norwegian national provider of library services, has selected the Alma library management service. BIBSYS will use Alma in conjunction with Ex Libris Primo to provide next-generation library services for a consortium of over 100 institutions that includes all Norwegian universities, colleges, the National Library and a number of research libraries. |
| Apr 18, 2013 |
BIBSYS Consortium Selects Primo BIBSYS, which provides services to a consortium that includes the National Library of Norway and about 100 research libraries in the country, has selected Primo from Ex Libris as its discovery service. These libraries currently rely on a library automation system developed by BIBSYS. Rather than creating its own discovery interface, the organization opted to investigate commercial products. Following an evaluation process, Primo from Ex Libris was selected. |
| Oct 16, 2012 |
Golden Gate Capital acquires Ex Libris from Leeds Equity Partners for $300 million Golden Gate Capital, a prominent San Francisco-based private equity firm with $12 billion in capital under management, has entered into an agreement to acquire Ex Libris from its current owner, Leeds Equity Partners. |
| Oct 9, 2012 |
Orbis Cascade Alliance selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo Ex Libris and the Orbis Cascade Alliance, a consortium of 37 North American academic institutions known for innovative collaboration, are pleased to announce that the Alliance will implement the Ex Libris Alma unified resource management solution and Primo discovery solution. |
| Jul 2, 2012 |
Boston College becomes the first library to put Alma in production |
| Jan 6, 2011 |
Ex Libris announces that its unified resource management system will be called Alma Ex Libris announced that the company’s next-generation library management solution has been named Ex Libris Alma. Harnessing the Unified Resource Management (URM) framework, Alma supports the entire range of library operations—selection, acquisition, metadata management, digitization, and fulfillment—for all library materials, regardless of their format or location. |
| Dec 1, 2010 |
Ex Libris delivers the second partner release of Alma to development partners Ex Libris announce that the second installment of its next-generation framework for library services, the Unified Resource Management solution, is now available to development partners. |
| Feb 8, 2010 |
Ex Libris acquires Fujitsu Services A/S library division Ex Libris acquires the Fujitsu Services A/S library division--the exclusive distributor of Ex Libris products in Denmark and Sweden--and the assumption of all interaction with the Company’s approximately 200 customer institutions in these countries. The newly opened Ex Libris Scandinavia office is part of the continually expanding Ex Libris worldwide organization. |
| Jul 6, 2009 |
Ex Libris announces development initiative for Unified Resource Management -- later branded as Alma The URM framework is designed to accommodate the emerging and future needs of libraries, not just the traditional back-office management activities common today. The extensible design and adherence to the Ex Libris open platform philosophy ensure that URM will grow with the needs of individual libraries and the larger library and academic environments in which they operate. By centralizing data services in a software-as-a-service environment, URM will support flexible models for collaboration across the functional spectrum—from cooperative collection development to more seamless sharing of metadata and resources with peer libraries. In this new network environment, libraries will be able to join forces to optimize technical support, purchasing power, collections, and even staff knowledge and resources. |
| Jan 22, 2009 |
Ex Libris launches bX Web 2.0 Usage-Based Scholarly Recommendation Services Ex Libris Group announced its new Web 2.0 recommender service. Ex Libris bX to provide library users with article-level recommendations based on collective usage data amassed from research communities around the world. |
| Aug 5, 2008 |
Leeds Equity Partners acquires Ex Libris Group Ex Libris Group announced that Leeds Equity Partners, the largest fund focused exclusively on investing in knowledge industry companies, has completed the acquisition of the Ex Libris Group. Silver Point Capital L.P. provided acquisition financing for Ex Libris. Value of transaction estimated at $170 million. |
| Nov 21, 2006 |
Francisco Partners acquires Endeavor Information Systems from Elsevier The Ex Libris Group, a leading worldwide developer and provider of high-performance applications for libraries and information centers, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Francisco Partners, one of the world's largest technology-focused private equity funds, for the acquisition of 100% of the Company's shares. This acquisition will enable Ex Libris to continue expanding its geographical reach and explore acquisition opportunities for complementary products in the library automation and e-resource markets. |
| Jun 26, 2006 |
Francisco Partners acquires Ex Libris for $62 million Francisco Partners, a private equity firm based in Menlo Park, CA with about $5 billion under management, purchased 100% of Ex Libris Group. Previous owners included venture capital firms Walden Israel and Tamar Technologies; the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and current and former company executives. |
| Mar 2006 |
Ex Libris announces Primo for the discovery and delivery of library resources Primo enhances existing library solutions by providing users with a unified presentation of the exact information they need, where and when they want it. Drawing on the latest in search technologies and web 2.0 models such as social computing and content mashup, Primo goes beyond existing search engine tools, enabling libraries to take full advantage of their unique ability to provide access to physical and electronic information resources. |
| Aug 2005 |
Azriel Morag retires from Ex Libris Azriel Morag retires from Ex Libris, selling his interest in the company. |
| Jun 21, 2004 |
Ex Libris announces Verde electronic resource management system Ex Libris announced Verde, a new system that assists libraries and information centers in managing and providing access to electronic resources. Complementing the existing suite of Ex Libris tools, Verde builds on the power of SFX and benefits from its ongoing penetration of the global library market. |
| May 11, 2003 |
Matti Shem Tov appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Ex Libris Ex Libris Ltd. announced that Matti Shem Tov will be heading the expanding global operations of the company as its new president and CEO, effective immediately. |
| Jan 28, 2002 |
Ehud Arad steps down as President of Ex Libris Ex Libris Ltd. announced that Ehud Arad, President is stepping down. Mr. Arad was a founder of the company and the year just completed, year 2001, was a year in which Ex Libris, on a worldwide basis, made substantial achievements, and serves as a an excellent conclusion to Mr. Arad's leadership of Ex Libris. |
| Jul 8, 2000 |
Ex Libris introduces MetaLib federated search application Ex Libris announced a new product named MetaLib. This new product addresses two major goals: that of providing users with a new, more powerful way to perform information discovery and navigation and, helping libraries and information centers that are actively embracing digital library initiatives to make all of their content readily available to those users through a standardized interface. |
| Apr 7, 2000 |
Endeavor Information Systems acquired by Elsevier Elsevier Science Inc., acquired Endeavor Information Systems Inc., the leading vendor of automated library systems for academic and special research libraries. Value of transaction estimated at $30-40 million. |
| Apr 2000 |
Elsevier Science acquires Endeavor Information Systems In April 2000, the founders of Endeavor Information Systtems sold the company to Elsevier Science, an Amsterdam-based multinational publisher of scientific scholarly literature. |
| Feb 2000 |
Ex Libris acquires rights to SFX from University of Gent Ex Libris acquires the sole rights to the SFX Reference Linking Software Solution from the University of Gent in Belgium. |
| Feb 1999 |
Endeavor employees gain full ownership of Endeavor Information Systems Endeavor’s founders paid off their debt to TFI, the investment firm that provided the capital to launch the company, in February 1999, gaining complete ownership of the company. |
| 1999 |
Ex Libris enters United States library automation market |
| 1999 |
Walden Israel and Tamar Ventures invest in Ex Libris Group Two Israel-based VC firms, Walden Israel and Tamar Ventures, invested a total of $4 million in the company. This investment provided the two firms seats on the Ex Libris board of directors. |
| May 21, 1998 |
The Library of Congress selects Voyager from Endeavor Information Systems As part of the most massive library automation effort in its history, the Library of Congress has awarded a contract to Endeavor Information Systems of Des Plaines, Ill., to provide comprehensive integrated library system (ILS) software and support to the Library. |
| Aug 29, 1997 |
Northwestern University Library selects Voyager to replace NOTIS Northwestern University announces its selection of Endeavor Information Services Voyager information management system to replace its NOTIS system. |
| Jul 1997 |
Ex Libris acquires Dabis, a German company offering the BIS library automation system Ex Libris acquired the German company Dabis, which had a three hundred-library customer base using its BIS system. |
| 1996 |
Company reorganized as Ex Libris group The company reorganizes as Ex Libris Group, which stood as the parent company for a growing number of subsidiaries and distributors around the globe. |
| Dec 28, 1995 |
Voyager placed into production at Michigan Technological University Endeavor's new Unix-based client/server library management system is in production at Michigan Technological University |
| 1995 |
Yissum Aleph and Ex Libris, Ltd. merge into a single company Yissum Aleph, owned by Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Ex Libris, Ltd., owned by Morag, merge, taking the Ex Libris identity. |
| Nov 14, 1994 |
Endeavor Information Systems founded Endeavor Information Systems, Inc., came into existence in November 1994, when it acquired the Voyager Library Series from MARCorp. Endeavor provided support for the existing version of Voyager, but the company immediately began the creation of a new client/server system of its own design. |
| 1986 |
Ex Libris, Ltd. founded Ex Libris, Ltd., was formed in 1986 to market and support the software outside of Israel, allowing Aleph Yissum to focus on the software development and to support its use by Israel-based libraries. |
| 1983 |
Aleph Yissum founded to commercialize ALEPH Yissum, the technology transfer department of Hebrew University of Jerusalem, hires Azriel Morag to commercialize the ALEPH software, launching a new company called Aleph Yissum. |
| 1980 |
ALEPH software created at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ex Libris began in 1980 as an effort to create software to automate the libraries of HUJ. Its software, Automated Library Expandable Program or ALEPH-100 |
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