Library Technology Guides

Digital Preservation of the Scholarly Record receives the 2026 Rosenblum Award for Scholarly Publishing Impact. NISO joins The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers, the Association of University Presses, the Society for Scholarly Publishing, and the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers in announcing that Digital Preservation of the Scholarly Record is the winner of the 2026 Rosenblum Award for Scholarly Publishing Impact. Digital preservation ensures that researchers, now and in the future, have reliable access to the full breadth of scholarly literature, providing a crucial safeguard against the loss of information due to technological obsolescence over time, infrastructure failure, publisher cessation, or other catastrophic events. The Rosenblum Award, established in memory of Bruce Rosenblum, recognizes technologies, infrastructure, standards, or practices that have become indispensable to scholarly publishing. Rather than honoring individuals or organizations, the Award highlights transformative innovations that have shaped the scholarly ecosystem and continue to inspire progress. [Full Announcement].

The London Archives Modernizes Collection Management with Soutron Global. The latest case study from Soutron titled: “Preserving London's Past, Protecting Its Future: The London Archives' Journey to Modern Cultural Asset Management and Digital Preservation“, highlights how The London Archives, one of the UK's most significant public archives has successfully scaled to manage over 6 million historical records using MINISIS Archives and the MINISIS Trusted Digital Repository, now part of the Soutron Global information management ecosystem. The article details TLA's transition to Soutron's next-generation Cultural Asset Management System, a unified platform for archival, library and museum collection management system. [Full Announcement].

Middle Tennessee State University migrates FOLIO Services Contract to Index Data. Middle Tennessee State University has selected Index Data to provide comprehensive hosting and support services for its FOLIO library services platform, VuFind discovery interface, and Library Data Platform. The university will transition to Index Data's services beginning July 1, 2026. MTSU, one of Tennessee's leading public universities, currently uses FOLIO and Metadb services from EBSCO and self-hosts its VuFind discovery layer. The move to Index Data will consolidate all three platforms under a single service provider, combining proven hosting expertise with the personalized, partnership-focused approach that defines Index Data's work with libraries. [Full Announcement].

Absys en la nube impulsa la gestión en bibliotecas docentes. Bibliotecas de colegios, escuelas y universidades migran a Absys en la nube para gestionar fondos, usuarios y servicios con acceso remoto, mayor estabilidad y acompañamiento técnico. Centros docentes como Begoña Ikastola, UDIT y Colegio La Blanca ya trabajan en Absys en la nube, junto a universidades como Murcia, UCLM, Nebrija y Comillas. El despliegue incluye migración de datos, configuración y formación, y aporta seguridad alineada con ENS, copias de seguridad centralizadas y actualizaciones frecuentes para un servicio estable. [Full Announcement].

Second library from Hidalgo County returns home to TLC: Sekula Memorial Library. After less than a year with Insignia, Sekula Memorial Library in Edinburg, TX has officially returned to The Library Corporation and its integrated library system, Library.Solution. This return underscores the library's enduring confidence in TLC, following an eleven-year relationship. TLC completed the library's migration back to Library.Solution in November 2025, making it the second library that year to return to TLC after only a short time away. [Full Announcement].

DynaMedex recognized as 2026 Best in KLAS for Clinical Decision Support. DynaMedex, an integrated clinical decision support solution from EBSCO Information Services and Micromedex by Merative, was recognized in the KLAS 2026 Software and Services Report as the top performing solution for clinical decision support: point-of-care disease reference. [Full Announcement].

Soutron Global celebrates outstanding 2025: strategic growth delivering targeted value across libraries, archives, and enterprises. Soutron Global, an internationally recognized SaaS provider of information management, resource sharing, and digital preservation solutions, announced the company's major accomplishments for 2025. The year marked a period of strategic expansion, product innovation, and focused investment—delivering clearly differentiated value to public libraries, archives and cultural heritage institutions, and corporate libraries and archives worldwide. [Full Announcement].

HSLC releases Requests for Proposals. HSLC releases Requests for Proposals. Hosting Solutions and Library Consulting has issued two Requests for Proposals on January 30, 2026 on behalf of the Office of Commonwealth Libraries in Pennsylvania. Both RFPs are for software services, seeking proposals for a statewide catalog/interlibrary loan system, and custom coding solutions related to e-card and e-book services in POWER Library (www.powerlibrary.org). Interested parties will find the RFPs posted on the HSLC website at www.hslc.org. [Full Announcement].

Equinox announces 2025 Q4 project contributions to Evergreen ILS. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced Q4 development and community contributions for Evergreen ILS. Recent projects for Evergreen included a wishlist feature to create hold policies based on Library Groups. This project also added the ability to clone a Circulation Policy, a long-desired tool. Equinox staff performed additional work integrating the Quipu eRENEW product with Evergreen, building on work earlier in the year for Quipu eCARD. Partners for these projects included the Evergreen Collaborative Development Initiative (ECDI) as well as the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System. [Full Announcement].

Los parlamentos vasco y navarro cuentan con un kiosco digital para mostrar sus colecciones con kOpac. Los parlamentos vasco y navarro cuentan con un kiosco digital para mostrar sus colecciones con kOpac. Las bibliotecas del Parlamento Vasco y del Parlamento de Navarra ya cuentan con un kiosco digital táctil que acerca el catálogo y las novedades a zonas de paso. La solución combina hardware adquirido por cada biblioteca con una adaptación del mOpac para mostrar recomendaciones y portadas de forma visual, pensada para consulta rápida. El personal bibliotecario gestiona de manera autónoma qué novedades aparecen desde Absys, apoyándose en Covers y el módulo Multimedia para destacar cubiertas y contenidos. [Full Announcement].

Springshare's Patron Point receives Platinum in 2026 Modern Library Awards. Springshare announced that Patron Point, its library marketing automation platform, has received a Platinum Award in LibraryWorks' 12th Annual Modern Library Awards. This marks the sixth year in a row that Patron Point has received the program's highest honor. [Full Announcement].

Soutron Global powers the NHS Blood and Transplant Virtual Library for 5,000 healthcare Professionals. Soutron Global, an internationally recognized SaaS provider of information management and digital preservation solutions for archives, libraries, museums and knowledge hubs, is pleased to announce the availability of a new case study highlighting its successful collaboration with NHS Blood and Transplant. The case study, titled “Empowering Healthcare Professionals: NHSBT Doubles Library Engagement with Soutron,” showcases how Soutron's Library Management System has transformed knowledge access for a geographically dispersed healthcare workforce. [Full Announcement].

Meescan celebrates Platinum Distinction in the 2026 Modern Library Awards. Meescan has received the Platinum distinction for the fourth year in a row in the 12th annual edition of the Modern Library Awards by Library Works! MLA recognizes excellence in leading technologies, products, and services in the library industry. Based on our quality, functionality, and customer satisfaction, we are proud to be were rated in the highest category by our users. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions 2025 Year in Review. 2025 was another fantastic year for ByWater Solutions! We achieved significant growth and progress, as our team met all of our goals for the year and successfully brought on close to 60 new library contracts representing more than one hundred twenty locations. Both Koha and Aspen continued to grow alongside our libraries through strong community driven development and meaningful advances in software functionality, while dozens of new team members joined ByWater to ensure we could meet the evolving needs of our customers. We also made major leaps forward in terms of scalability and long term sustainability, strengthening our infrastructure, security, and onboarding processes in ways that will benefit our libraries well into the future. These improvements proved critical during an extremely challenging year for the entire library automation industry, as aggressive Ai and bot attacks created widespread disruption. ByWater was proud to be one of the first companies to communicate and mitigate these attacks using our transparent and honest support processes. Additionally, the loss of funding from the IMLS created serious challenges for many of our library customers, and we were proud to provide financial support in numerous cases to help libraries navigate that difficult period. We closed the year inspired by the amazing KohaCon conference in New Zealand, which several of our team members were able to attend and which reinforced the sense of community, participation, and sharing that brought us into this community in the first place. Thank you to all of our partners who support us and our mission to provide higher levels of service to libraries utilizing open source solutions and happy 2026! [Full Announcement].

Danskernes Historie Online chooses Koha open source library management system, hosted and supported by Open Fifth. Danskernes Historie Online has chosen Open Fifth to host and support their Koha library management system. Open Fifth migrated the system in December 2025 and will provide ongoing hosting and support services to Danskernes Historie Online to ensure its success in supporting these collections into the future. [Full Announcement].

Grove announces the release of Aspen Discovery 26.01 with new digital signage, enhanced mobile browsing, and community-driven updates. Grove for Libraries announces the release of Aspen Discovery 26.01, the first Aspen release of 2026. This update introduces new tools for engaging patrons, improvements to the LiDA mobile experience, and quality-of-life enhancements for Aspen administrators, all shaped by collaboration with the Aspen community. [Full Announcement].

Equinox Partners with Unique Management Services to launch MessageBee SMS for Homer Public Library. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that the Homer Public Library is live on MessageBee SMS through a partnership between Equinox and Unique Management Services. [Full Announcement].

CELUS Honored with Platinum Designation in 2026 Modern Library Awards from LibraryWorks. CELUS announced that its platform for e-Resource Usage Statistics has attained Platinum recognition in LibraryWorks' Modern Library Awards (MLAs) in 2026. [Full Announcement].

OpenAthens Compass secures 2026 Platinum Modern Library Award for the eighth consecutive year. For the eighth year in a row, OpenAthens' premium single sign-on solution has earned Platinum in LibraryWorks' twelfth annual Modern Library Awards. Judges awarded Compass an impressive 9.12/10, across quality, functionality, value, and customer satisfaction, based on the feedback from librarians who use the product. [Full Announcement].

OCLC's CloudLibrary honored with Gold 2026 Modern Library Award. CloudLibrary, OCLC's platform that offers access to a wide variety of digital content through libraries, has received Gold recognition as part of the 2026 Modern Library Awards from LibraryWorks. CloudLibrary provides access to a rich collection of digital content in a single app, including millions of ebooks and audiobooks as well as tens of thousands of magazines, digital newspapers, digital comics, and streaming video titles. [Full Announcement].