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Fujitsu is claiming to have created the first color e-paper that has the flexibility of pulp paper and that maintains its color even when the power to the paper is turned off. The e-paper technology is used in the libraries and the systems, services and devices used by libraries and library users apart from advertisers.

29 January 2015 -- OCLC and the Library of Congress have jointly released a white paper that compares and contrasts the compatible linked data initiatives at both institutions. The paper, [...]

New York, September 7, 2011 -- EasyBib has been working with Google products for over a year now, making the writing process easier for students. Now, in a brand new [...]

Google, the leading web search company launched a search tool specializing in scholarly content known as Google Scholar on November 18, 2004. Its content is scholarly, including articles, peer-reviewed papers, technical reports, theses and dissertations.

Each of the companies creating products and services for libraries has its unique business history. This newsletter has chronicled the major business events that have shaped the library technology industry [...]

The commercial realm of materials management incorporates a broad array of technologies that assist libraries with their physical collections and spaces. The traditional core products in this sector enable self-service [...]

Despite increased interest in digital and electronic content, libraries continue to manage print materials as a core part of their work. While much of the new opportunities lie in digital [...]

Turnitin has become established as the leading brand associated with technologies and services related to the verification of writing for originality and related services. The products of Turnitin are used [...]

Recent months have seen the completion of one of the most ambitious library automation projects globally. The Danish Joint Library System (Faelles Bibliotekssystem), based on the Cicero product developed by [...]

In recent years, several companies in the scholarly publishing industry have expanded their portfolios with new workflow and analytics products and services. In a move consistent with this trend, Clarivate [...]

Business consolidation has entirely transformed the library technology industry over the last two decades. One aspect of this trend can be seen in the mergers and acquisitions among companies with [...]

The genre of index-based discovery services has become well established, with the majority of academic libraries adopting products such as Ex Libris Primo, Ex Libris Summon, or OCLC's WorldCat Discovery [...]

Invenio, developed under the auspices of CERN is open source software created to address the major areas of involvement for libraries associated with research organizations. The software can be used [...]

BiblioCommons, a company known for providing its BiblioCore discovery interface for major public libraries, has received a variety of awards engagements in recent months. These projects include engagement by the [...]

Each issue Marshall Breeding responds to questions submitted by readers. Have a question that you want answered? Email to Samantha Imburgia, Managing Editor for ALA TechSource, at simburgia@ala.org. How can [...]

It's striking that some sectors of the library technology industry are dominated by a single powerhouse vendor. Follett prevails among PreK-12 school libraries with around 80 percent market share. Ex [...]

Many opportunities seem to be emerging today for libraries to become involved in new areas of service. Libraries will naturally continue to carry out their traditional roles of acquiring, describing, [...]

Bepress, formerly known as the Berkeley Electronic Press, offers Digital Commons, a commercial publishing platform used to support institutional repositories for universities and related organizations. In a move that explores [...]

Digital Science, a major provider of products and services for research and scholarly communications, has launched Dimensions as a new citation database product that includes discovery, analytics, and links to [...]

Building on the longstanding success of RefWorks, ProQuest launched Flow in April 2013 as its new generation platform for citation management and facilitating collaboration among researchers with analytics on the [...]

The current information and technology landscape has had a profound impact on the nature of reference services in libraries. In times when almost any factual question can be handled by [...]

The increased adoption of mobile computing has created a new niche in the library technology industry. Vendors are now motivated to produce products that enable patrons with smartphones, tablets, and [...]

Jerusalem, Israel -- November 18, 2013. Elsevier, a leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services, and Ex Libris Group, a world leader in the provision of [...]

Innovative Interfaces announced in May 2012 that it would develop a new institutional repository platform called Content Pro IRX. The product is built as an optional module to its Content [...]

As the open access publishing model expands at an increasing rate, new challenges naturally arise for libraries, publishers, funders and researchers. Libraries in particular have to develop, implement and manage [...]