LearningExpress Adds Center to Help Students Develop Skills Essential for College and Career Success

~ PrepSTEP™ College Success Skills Center Helps Build Foundational Skills ~

IPSWICH, Mass. — September 13, 2016 — Students need to have the skills to be effective learners and team members in order to be successful in school and in the workplace. LearningExpress, an EBSCO Company, helps students develop the non-academic skills and habits that are essential for college and career success with the newly added College Success Skills Center in PrepSTEP™.

College Success Skills Center provides self-directed study that serves all students and can be a particularly valuable asset to student support services and first-year experience programs. The center helps build essential skills that many students do not possess when they enter college, such as time management, goal setting, organization and multitasking.

The center includes training for classroom and research skills, such as information literacy, citing work and avoiding plagiarism, and offers skills equally important in the workplace, including note-taking, reading strategies and effective listening. It also teaches students how to communicate with professors and take advantage of campus resources. The ability to work with others and effectively communicate are two of the top five skills that employers seek, so building these skills are critical.

LearningExpress General Manager and Chief Operating Officer Kheil McIntyre says the new center will become a key online resource for students and colleges. “Up to 50 percent of students enter college unprepared for college-level work, and remedial courses alone have not been successful in retaining students through graduation. College Success Skills Center helps students learn better, stay engaged to complete their program, and develop life-long skills that promote success in school and beyond.”

The center is the latest addition to PrepSTEP, a unique collection of academic and career-related resources that offers skill-building in reading, writing, math, science, basic computer skills and workforce skills, as well as preparation for high-stakes exams like college admission and placement, graduate school admissions, and occupational licensing. PrepSTEP is available in 2-Year and 4-Year College Editions.

About LearningExpress
LearningExpress is an award-winning educational technology company and recognized leader in providing online academic, career, and workforce skills eLearning resources for the academic, public library, and K-12 school markets. Founded in 1995, it became an EBSCO company in April 2015 and is part of EBSCO Information Services. Visit LearningExpress at www.learningexpressllc.com.

About EBSCO Information Services
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is the leading discovery service provider for libraries worldwide with more than 10,000 discovery customers in over 100 countries. EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) provides each institution with a comprehensive, single search box for its entire collection, offering unparalleled relevance ranking quality and extensive customization. EBSCO is also the preeminent provider of online research content for libraries, including hundreds of research databases, historical archives, point-of-care medical reference, and corporate learning tools serving millions of end users at tens of thousands of institutions. EBSCO is the leading provider of electronic journals & books for libraries, with subscription management for more than 360,000 serials, including more than 57,000 e-journals, as well as online access to more than 900,000 e-books. For more information, visit the EBSCO website at: www.ebsco.com. EBSCO Information Services is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., a family owned company since 1944.

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For more information, please contact:
Kathleen McEvoy
Vice President of Communications
(800) 653-2726 ext. 2594
kmcevoy@ebsco.com

LYRASIS Announces Partnership with CCAHA
September 13, 2016 - Philadelphia, PA and Atlanta, GA-The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA), a nonprofit paper conservation facility, and LYRASIS, a member-based nonprofit organization serving libraries, archives, and museums, are proud to announce a partnership.

The collaboration aims to strengthen an alliance between complementary organizations and increase access to vital services for their constituents. Each institution will offer reciprocal workshop and webinar discounts to the other's members. The organizations will also engage in combined consulting offerings for cultural heritage organizations. In addition, LYRASIS members will receive a discount on conservation treatment services at CCAHA.

"CCAHA and LYRASIS have collaborated on many projects over the years," says Laura Hortz Stanton, Executive Director of CCAHA, "I'm thrilled that this newly-formalized partnership will allow our two nationally-renowned organizations to provide broader and more comprehensive collections management, preservation, and conservation services to our memberships." By broadening access to workshops, webinars, consulting, and conservation treatment, CCAHA and LYRASIS will continue serving cultural heritage communities.

Robert Miller, CEO of LYRASIS says, "We are excited to introduce this valuable new program to our members and users. It brings together two best-of-field nonprofit organizations committed to furthering conservation efforts of archives, libraries and museums to deliver vital services and knowledge. It's a fantastic opportunity to serve our communities and deliver solutions, training and consulting they need to preserve their unique and valuable collections into the future."
About the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts
The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is a nonprofit conservation facility specializing in the treatment of works on paper, photographs, and books through conservation and state-of-the-art digital imaging services. Founded in 1977, CCAHA serves nonprofit cultural institutions, private individuals, and other collecting organizations. CCAHA's preservation services staff present educational programs, conduct preservation assessments, and develop emergency preparedness plans. CCAHA also offers fellowships, fundraising support, and disaster assistance.
About LYRASIS
LYRASIS (www.lyrasis.org), a nonprofit membership organization, partners with member libraries, archives, and museums to create, access, and manage information, with an emphasis on digital content, while building and sustaining collaboration, enhancing operations and technology, and increasing buying power.

For more information, please contact CCAHA Manager of Marketing & Engagement Amy Heuer at 215.545.0613 and aheuer@ccaha.org, or LYRASIS Licensed Services Coordinator Hannah Rosen at 800.999.8558 x 2918 and hannah.rosen@lyrasis.org.

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Contact:

Meg Blum
Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
800.999.8558, ext. 2951
meg.blum@lyrasis.org

9/8/2016 CONTACT: Nathan Curulla (888) 900-8944 sales@bywatersolutions.com The New York Law School's Mendik Library Goes Live on Koha with ByWater Solutions ByWater Solutions, an open source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Koha support, announced today that the New York Law School's Mendik Library, of New York, NY. is now live on Koha. ByWater Solutions completed the migration of the library's holdings from Millennium earlier this year and is providing ongoing Koha support and hosting services to them.  The Mendik Library's customized online Koha catalog can be viewed at: http://lawlib.nyls.edu/ Bill Mills, Associate Librarian for Information and Technology Resources for the Mendik Library, commented on their decision to move to Koha with ByWater: "Our decision to migrate away from our original ILS, which ran on an in-house server for over 27 years, was spurred by our feeling that the system had ceased to be a cost-effective solution for us. We formed an ILS team, made up of library manager-stakeholders, to investigate several competing ILS alternatives. Our ILS team’s unanimous choice was Koha, in a cloud-based instance hosted and maintained by ByWater Solutions. Its user interface is modern and attractive. And our annual maintenance cost is now just a fraction of its previous amount." Mr. Mills continues; "ByWater’s support team is bright and enthusiastic. Their migration specialists had prior experience with other libraries using our previous ILS, and they devoted intensive attention to our migration. While no migration of this size or scope goes without bumps in its road, ours has been relatively pain-free. ByWater’s support staff gives prompt attention to our many inquiries and requests. Eight months into Koha, we consider the overall experience to be a successful one." About The Mendik Library: Located in the law school’s new building at 185 West Broadway, the Mendik Library provides comfortable research and study facilities for students and faculty. It houses more than 500,000 volumes of books, microforms, and audio/visual materials. The fully air conditioned physical facilities thanks to services of Air conditioner compressors you can find online, lounge seating, and meeting rooms for study groups. A range of sophisticated computer research services and other technological enhancements augment the Library’s superb book collection. The Library’s Online Catalog, automated acquisitions, serials, and circulation control systems provide easy and comprehensive access to the Library’s collections. To maximize the range of materials and facilities available to students and faculty, the Library has joined several library consortia. Our participation in these consortia enables us to arrange access for our students and faculty to other research and academic libraries throughout the New York Metropolitan area. Using bibliographic databases, librarians can locate and arrange for the interlibrary loan of materials from academic, court, public and private libraries throughout New York and the United States. For more information please visit: http://www.nyls.edu/library/ About Koha: Koha is the first open-source Integrated Library System (ILS). In use worldwide, its development is steered by a growing community of libraries collaborating to achieve their technology goals. Koha's impressive feature set continues to evolve and expand to meet the needs of its user base. It includes modules for circulation, cataloging, acquisitions, serials, reserves, patron management, branch relationships, and more. Koha's OPAC, circulation, management and self-checkout interfaces are all based on standards-compliant World Wide Web technologies, HTML5, CSS and Javascript, making Koha a truly platform-independent solution. Koha is distributed under the open-source General Public License (GPL). For more information about Koha, please visit: http://koha-community.org/ About ByWater Solutions: ByWater Solutions is a full service, high quality Koha support and implementation company dedicated to providing libraries with a lower cost, more advanced level of support for their ILS than a traditional proprietary solution can offer. ByWater Solutions has a proven track record in first rate Koha implementation and support with library systems of all sizes. Our highly ranked, comprehensive support is what sets our company apart from any other vendor in the industry. Partnering with ByWater Solutions for Koha support not only lowers the cost of implementing and maintaining an ILS, but more importantly empowers libraries by giving them the flexibility and freedom they deserve. For more information please visit: http://bywatersolutions.com/

Contact:

Kat Kamp
Backstage Library Works
Phone: 801.356.1852
news@bslw.com
www.bslw.com

PROVO, Utah, September 8, 2016 –– Backstage Library Works (www.bslw.com) is pleased to announce that Jocelyn Dunlop has joined its sales team representing cataloging, digitization, microfilm, authority control, reclassification, data conversion and on-site services. Jocelyn will work with libraries in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming as well as Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada.

Jocelyn has been working in archival and library science positions for more than three years. Her experience includes processing and preservation, metadata creation and high quality research, and working on complex archival arrangement projects. Jocelyn’s information organizing experience is complemented by more than two years of administrative management in a sales-oriented office environment.

Jocelyn is based in Chicago and holds a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree from Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Roosevelt University, Chicago.

When asked about her new position, Jocelyn commented: “I am excited to start a new challenge with Backstage and look forward to working with the team in analyzing library needs and developing high quality, cost effective solutions for each individual client. I am fortunate to be joining a company with a reputation for excellence in service and delivery.”

Jeff Calcagno, vice president of sales for Backstage states:

"We took time to find just the right library professional to serve our Northern clients. Jocelyn’s detailed archival and library science background as well as her commitment to providing exceptional client support will be an asset to the library community. We’re very excited to add Jocelyn to our team of professional librarians and archivists."

About Backstage Library Works

Backstage’s objective is to provide the most technologically advanced, high quality, yet efficient means for delivering professional library services. With over 25 years of experience, the company is known for its expertise in handling complex and unique projects. Backstage specializes in solutions for cataloging, authority control, digitization, preservation microfilm, and on-site needs. In providing services to more than a thousand libraries, large and small, public and private, and in locations across the globe, Backstage has cultivated an understanding of libraries, their mission, their operations, and the challenges they face. Backstage offices are located in Provo, Utah, and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

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~ Unprecedented Amount of Scholarly Full Text, Peer-Reviewed Journals & Global Content Offered in Five Multidiscipline Resources ~

IPSWICH, Mass. — September 8, 2016 — EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) introduces the Ultimate editions to meet the increasing demands of scholarly research. The collection includes five multidiscipline databases, each offering an extensive amount of full text that brings a global perspective to research in each discipline.

The Ultimate editions create the ultimate research experience by providing an unparalleled amount of peer-reviewed, full-text journals, including journals indexed in leading citation indexes. The five databases each include a vast array of international coverage, as well as valuable video content from the Associated Press.

The Ultimate editions are:

• Academic Search™ Ultimate – more than 12,400 full-text academic journals, magazines and periodicals plus reports, books and videos covering virtually every discipline ranging from astronomy, anthropology, biomedicine, engineering, health, law and literacy to mathematics, pharmacology, women’s studies and zoology. The thousands of English-language and native-language full-text journals from Asia, Oceania, Europe and Latin America provide students with a broader, more global perspective in their research.

• Business Source® Ultimate – nearly 5,000 full-text journals covering the fields of accounting, finance, banking, marketing, management and other business disciplines. Full-text journals from Asia, Oceania, Europe and Latin American allows students to track business trends and topics worldwide. In addition to business journals, students can access case studies, country economic reports and company profiles, as well as interviews with executives and analysts.

• Applied Science & Technology Source™ Ultimate – nearly 1,700 full-text journals that will appeal to STEM students and researchers looking for information on artificial intelligence, applied mathematics, plastics, hydroponics, computer science, chemical engineering, energy resources and robotics, as well as the business and social implications of new technologies. Hundreds of English-language and native-language full-text journals from Asia, Oceania, Europe and Latin America bring a global perspective to researching the STEM discipline.

• Sociology Source™ Ultimate – more than 1,200 full-text journals offering more academic full text than any other sociology research database. In addition to full-text journals, the resource includes extensive indexing for books, monographs, conference papers and other non-periodical content sources, as well as global content to bring a worldwide perspective to researching the human experience. Coverage of topics range from gender identity, marriage and family, to demographics, political sociology, religion and socio-cultural anthropology.

• Humanities Source™ Ultimate – nearly 2,000 full-text journals that will appeal to scholars and educators interested in all facets of humanities. The database offers access to key content covering literary, scholarly and creative thought and includes a wide variety of resources, such as feature articles, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, book reviews, original works of fiction, reviews of ballets, dance programs, motion pictures, musicals, operas and plays that illuminate human thinking, action and interaction.

All of the Ultimate editions resources are accessible via EBSCO’s customizable, intuitive search platform, EBSCOhost® and is updated monthly. Mobile users can also access the databases on the go via their Android and iOS smartphones.

About EBSCO Information Services
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is the leading discovery service provider for libraries worldwide with more than 10,000 discovery customers in over 100 countries. EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) provides each institution with a comprehensive, single search box for its entire collection, offering unparalleled relevance ranking quality and extensive customization. EBSCO is also the preeminent provider of online research content for libraries, including hundreds of research databases, historical archives, point-of-care medical reference, and corporate learning tools serving millions of end users at tens of thousands of institutions. EBSCO is the leading provider of electronic journals & books for libraries, with subscription management for more than 360,000 serials, including more than 57,000 e-journals, as well as online access to more than 900,000 e-books. For more information, visit the EBSCO website at: www.ebsco.com. EBSCO Information Services is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., a family owned company since 1944.

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For more information, please contact:
Kathleen McEvoy
Vice President of Communications
(800) 653-2726 ext. 2594
kmcevoy@ebsco.com