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August 17, 2023

Ex Libris Leganto unveils revamped UI to reading list experience. In a move aimed at enhancing the learning journey for instructors and students, Leganto has launched a new user interface for its platform. This development marks a significant shift in optimizing the experience within the learning management system environment. With the latest UI overhaul, Leganto has strategically focused on catering to the unique expectations and requirements of instructors and students accessing Leganto from within their courses in the LMS. [Full Announcement].

July 12, 2023

Ex Libris Improve user experiences and showcase your library's impact. Major research universities around the world are increasingly harnessing the power of data analytics to enhance their libraries' operational efficiencies, optimize resource allocation and improve student outcomes. Using data-driven tools, libraries are refining collections more intelligently, delivering student savings, and providing novel ways to support their users. Leganto builds on the rich foundation of the Alma library management system for easy access to the library's collection. This resource list solution enables libraries to streamline their collaboration with instructors, optimize resource allocation, facilitate seamless integration with other academic systems, and quantify their impact on student savings and academic success. [Full Announcement].

June 21, 2023

Ex Libris Three Universities select Leganto to support student success and learning affordability. University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley, University of Central Florida, and The Georgia Institute of Technology have selected Ex Libris Leganto. [Full Announcement].

February 23, 2021

Ex Libris New Zealand's Lincoln University goes live with Ex Libris Leganto course resource list solution. The university is the first in New Zealand to implement the Leganto solution, which will strengthen the quality of teaching and learning and facilitate the management and reporting of copyright complianceAdelaide, Australia, and Christchurch, New Zealand—February 23, 2021. Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, is pleased to announce that Lincoln University is the first institution of higher education in New Zealand to go live with the Ex Libris Leganto® course resource list solution. Leganto serves lecturers, librarians, and students at the university and provides the institution with a digital repository for course materials. Leganto is integrated with Lincoln University's Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution. [Full Announcement].

January 26, 2021

Ex Libris Als erste Universität in Deutschland entscheidet sich die Technische Universität Berlin für das Literaturlisten-Managementsystem Leganto von Ex Libris. Ex Libris, ein Unternehmen von ProQuest, freut sich bekannt zu geben, dass die Technische Universität (TU) Berlin sich für das Literaturlisten-Managementsystem Leganto® entschieden hat. Damit werden neue Lehrmethoden ermöglicht, das Fernstudium unterstützt und gleichzeitig die enge Zusammenarbeit zwischen dem Bibliothekspersonal und den Lehrkräften gefördert. Die Leganto-Lösung ist in die Bibliotheksservice-Plattform Ex Libris Alma® eingebunden, die ebenso wie der Recherchedienst Ex Libris Primo seit mehreren Jahren erfolgreich von der Universität genutzt wird. [Full Announcement].

January 20, 2021

Ex Libris Technische Universität Berlin becomes first university in Germany to opt for Ex Libris Leganto course reading list tool. Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, announced that Technische Universität (TU) Berlin has selected the Leganto course reading list solution to facilitate new methods of teaching and to increase support for distance learning. For a number of years, the university's library has been using the Ex Libris Alma library services platform and Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution. Tightly integrated with the library services platform, the Leganto solution will help promote close collaboration between the library staff and teachers. [Full Announcement].

October 15, 2020

Ex Libris Ex Libris adds Leganto and Esploro to FedRAMP authorization to operate from the United States government. Ex Libris, a ProQuest company announced that the Ex Libris Leganto course resource list solution and Ex Libris Esploro research information management solution are now included in the United States Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) and, under the sponsorship of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, have been added to the Ex Libris Authorization to Operate. [Full Announcement].

October 6, 2020

Ex Libris Vienna University of Economics and Business goes live with Ex Libris Leganto, providing easy access to course materials. Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, announced that WU – Vienna University of Economics and Business has gone live with the Ex Libris Leganto course materials service. The university opted to move to the Leganto service as part of WU's digitization strategy, which calls for developing new forms of teaching and increasing support for distance learning. With the Leganto rollout, the library was ready to make the transition. [Full Announcement].

October 1, 2020

Ex Libris University of Cape Town Libraries are first in South Africa to adopt Ex Libris Leganto reading list solution. Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, is pleased to announce that the University of Cape Town (UCT) Libraries in South Africa have selected the Ex Libris Leganto® course reading list solution and have begun the rollout of Leganto to academic staff. Leganto is integrated with the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery tool. [Full Announcement].

July 21, 2020

Ex Libris 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].

July 14, 2020

Ex Libris Università degli Studi di Bergamo Selects the Ex Libris Leganto Course Reading List Solution. Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, is pleased to announce that the Università degli Studi di Bergamo (University of Bergamo) has selected the Ex Libris Leganto® course reading list solution. [Full Announcement].

April 24, 2019

Ex Libris La Biblioteca dell'Università di Manchester sceglie la soluzione Ex Libris Leganto per i servizi di reading list. Ex Libris, ProQuest company, ha il piacere di annunciare che la Biblioteca dell'Università di Manchester ha scelto la soluzione per le reading list Ex Libris Leganto per aiutare l'Università a realizzare la sua visione per il 2020: raggiungere un livello eccellente nell'apprendimento e nell'esperienza dello studente. La soluzione Ex Libris Leganto sostituirà il software Talis® Aspire® e sarà integrata con la piattaforma di gestione della biblioteca, Ex Libris Alma, e la soluzione per il discovery e il delivery Ex Libris Primo. [Full Announcement].

Ex Libris La biblioteca de la Universidad de Manchester elige la solución Ex Libris Leganto para los servicios de listas de lectura. Ex Libris, una empresa de ProQuest, se complace en anunciar que la biblioteca de la Universidad de Manchester ha seleccionado la solución de listas de lectura Ex Libris Leganto para ayudar a la universidad a enfocar el 2020 para lograr una experiencia excepcional de aprendizaje y estudio. La solución Ex Libris Leganto sustituirá el software Talis® Aspire® y se integrará con la plataforma de servicios bibliotecarios de la universidad Ex Libris Alma y la herramienta de descubrimiento y entrega Ex Libris Primo. [Full Announcement].

April 17, 2019

Ex Libris University of Manchester Library chooses Ex Libris Leganto Solution for reading list services. Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, announced that The University of Manchester Library has selected the Ex Libris Leganto reading list solution to help the University realize its 2020 vision for achieving an outstanding learning and student experience. The Ex Libris Leganto solution will replace Talis Aspire software and will be integrated with the University’s Ex Libris Alma library services platform and Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery tool. [Full Announcement].

October 18, 2018

Ex Libris Copyright Licensing Agency and Ex Libris strengthen their relationship with latest system integration. Ex Libris and the Copyright Licensing Agency announced that they have consolidated their partnership by developing a deeper integration between the Ex Libris Leganto course reading list solution and the CLA Digital Content Store system. The improved connectivity offered by CLA’s new “Request and Content” API will empower Leganto users at higher education institutions (HEIs) across the UK to increase efficiency by communicating directly with the DCS without switching systems. [Full Announcement].

June 4, 2018

Ex Libris La Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas implementa Leganto de Ex Libris, la solución para la gestión de bibliografías de cursos. Grupo Sistemas Lógicos, distribuidor exclusivo para América Latina de Ex Libris, una compañía de Proquest, tiene el agrado de anunciar que la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) ha implementado Leganto de Ex Libris. [Full Announcement].

February 9, 2018

Ex Libris Forty-five institutions are live with Ex Libris Leganto resource list solution. Ex Libris announced that the Ex Libris Leganto course resource list solution is now live at 45 institutions, providing instructors, students, and librarians with all the functionality needed for creating, maintaining, and using reading lists. [Full Announcement].

October 19, 2017

Ex Libris Norwegian library systems consortium BIBSYS selects Ex Libris Leganto for national reading list framework. Ex Libris announced that BIBSYS—the agency of the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research that provides library services to universities and colleges, research institutions, and the National Library—has chosen the Ex Libris Leganto reading list solution after an exhaustive tendering process. [Full Announcement].

May 16, 2017

Ex Libris The University of Edinburgh chooses Ex Libris Leganto course resource list solution to improve services for teaching staff and students. Ex Libris announced that the University of Edinburgh has selected the Ex Libris Leganto course resource list solution to facilitate the creation, delivery, and use of resource lists. [Full Announcement].

September 12, 2016

Ex Libris Ex Libris Leganto celebrates one-year anniversary. Ex Libris marks the first anniversary of the launch of the Ex Libris Leganto course resource list solution. Tens of thousands of instructors, students, and librarians are using the collaborative, cloud based solution, and other customers are joining the Leganto community at a rapid pace. [Full Announcement].

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