Library Technology Guides

Rice University Becomes 200th Institution to select Ex Libris Leganto to enhance support for remote teaching and learning. Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, announced that Rice University has signed an agreement with Ex Libris to implement the company's Leganto course resource list solution. Rice is the 200th institution to select the Leganto solution to support the increased role of library resources in the physical and virtual classrooms. [Full Announcement].

Medialab Solutions. Dozens of academic, public and special libraries choose AquaBrowser. Twenty-five new academic, public, school and special libraries have purchased AquaBrowser recently, joining the nearly 400 libraries that have implemented AquaBrowser, the original discovery platform offering visual, faceted searching that connects to any data source and integrates with any automation system. Academic libraries that recently selected AquaBrowser include Bates College (ME), Bowdoin College (ME), Central Michigan University (MI), Colby College (ME), Rice University (TX), University of Houston at Victoria (TX) and Washington University (MO). Public libraries that chose AquaBrowser recently include Brevard County Library (FL), Columbia County Rural Library District (WA), Mt. Prospect Public Library (IL), MARINet Consortia (CA) Plymouth Public Library (MI), Skokie Public Library (IL), St. Charles Public Library (IL), and Worthington Libraries (OH).Other libraries that chose AquaBrowser this quarter include the US Army Fort Bragg Library (NC), Spring Branch Independent School District (TX), Brooklyn Law School Library (NY), Centre for International Governance Innovation (Canada), Sistema Bibliotecas DUOC UC (Chile), Box Hill Institute (Australia), Fort Saskatchewan Public Library (Canada), Strathcona County Library (Canada) and Universidad Externado de Colombia. [Full Announcement].

SIRSI Corporation. Rice University Opens Digital Archive Powered by Sirsi. Sirsi Corporation announced that Rice University’s Fondren Library recently launched its online digital archives, Fondren Digital Collections. The three collections currently exhibited by the FDC are powered by the Sirsi Hyperion Digital Media Archive. [Full Announcement].

SIRSI Corporation. Patrons in academic libraries interfacing with Unicorn: SIRSI signs 23 Academic Libraries within six months. [Full Announcement].

SIRSI Corporation. Rice University's Fondren Library replaces Notis system: SIRSI's Unicorn handling over 1.5 million records. Rice University''s Fondren Library announces its intention to purchase Sirsi''s Unicorn Library Management System to replace its existing NOTIS system. [Full Announcement].

SIRSI Corporation. Carnegie Mellon and Rice University lead the Way: both license CLIPS award winner WebCat, SIRSI's Virtual Library. [Full Announcement].

SIRSI Corporation. Eleven institutions switch to SIRSI: Versatile products and understanding of industry cited as reasons. [Full Announcement].