Duluth, Ga., June 15, 2021: Equinox Open Library Initiative announces the launch of SubjectsPlus, a user-friendly, open source, content management system for sharing information. From subject guides, research guides, course materials, and course reserves, to classroom and curriculum content, digital and multimedia resources, online learning centers, and library websites, SubjectsPlus may be designed to support the information needs of your audience. SubjectsPlus provides tools to create information-rich resources, organize curated content around a topic, and to easily develop and manage an online home for your library’s web content. Use SubjectsPlus to create a digital bulletin board for library programs or summer reading materials, to advertise campus events, author signings, or community meetings, or to centralize content for library book clubs, committees, or volunteers.

Equinox provides SubjectsPlus training for librarians by librarians. Equinox’s team of MLIS-degreed librarians is experienced in providing research support to academic, government, law, and special libraries, as well as special collections and archives. Equinox’s services also include hosting, technical support, development, and web design. SubjectsPlus is flexible, customizable, and more affordable than proprietary alternatives. Join us for the SubjectsPlus launch event following the 2021 ALA Annual Conference at the equinoxEDU: Spotlight on SubjectsPlus on June 30, 2021 from 1:00pm-2:00pm Eastern. Registration is now open: http://bit.ly/SubjectsPlus

“We are thrilled to start offering services for SubjectsPlus,” said Galen Charlton, Implementation and IT Manager at Equinox. “As an easy-to-use web content manager, it is a great complement to the open source integrated library and electronic resource management systems that we already support. We are keen to see what our customers come up with as they use SubjectsPlus for their subject guides and websites.”

“I would like to acknowledge the many libraries and library staff that have used and developed SubjectsPlus over the years,” continued Charlton. “East Carolina University, Ithaca College, and the University of Miami, among many others, have given the library world a great tool. We’re looking forward to working with the community to help make it even more awesome.”

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About Equinox Open Library Initiative
Equinox Open Library Initiative provides innovative open source software for libraries of all types and delivers extraordinary service at exceptional value. As the successor to Equinox Software, Inc., Equinox Open Library Initiative builds upon more than a decade of trusted service and technical expertise, providing consulting services, software development, hosting, training, and support for Evergreen ILS, Koha ILS, and other open source library software. To learn more, please visit https://www.equinoxOLI.org. For Equinox Library Services Canada, please visit https://www.equinoxOLI.ca.

About SubjectsPlus
SubjectsPlus is a user-friendly, open source, content management system for information sharing. SubjectsPlus provides tools to create information-rich subject guides, organize curated content for specific audiences in or around a research topic, and to develop and manage library websites. Developed by Joyner Library at East Carolina University it is maintained today by the University of Miami Libraries and the robust, international, SubjectsPlus community. To learn more visit: https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/subjectsplus/

EBSCO Information Services to Support Resource Sharing and Development of Controlled Digital Lending in FOLIO
~ Commitment Will Advance the Development of Controlled Digital Lending through Partnership with Knowledge Integration ~
IPSWICH, Mass. — June 15, 2021 — EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is increasing its development commitment to Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) and resource sharing on the FOLIO Library Services Platform (LSP). Collaborating with Knowledge Integration (K-Int), EBSCO will advance the development of these solutions for libraries worldwide.

With commitments from both EBSCO and Knowledge Integration, significant resources are being applied to advance Controlled Digital Lending, an essential, open-source offering for the lending and circulation of digitized materials, including license and digital rights management. By focusing development resources on Controlled Digital Lending, EBSCO and K-Int will be able to provide an accelerated development cycle and deliver Controlled Digital Lending for libraries internationally. The work on Controlled Digital Lending will commence immediately with delivery planned for the third quarter of 2022.

Neil Smith, Director of Knowledge Integration, says K-Int is eager to start work on the Controlled Digital Lending project. “Being able to build out a resource that provides libraries with more ways to leverage the FOLIO platform, by adding functionality and interoperability, is a great use of our development resources and exemplifies our commitment to FOLIO and the FOLIO Community.”

EBSCO Information Services Executive Vice President of Research Databases and Library Services, Gar Sydnor, says, “Our commitment to the development of Controlled Digital Lending, along with our focus on consortial/reciprocal borrowing functionality in FOLIO, will fully align with the FOLIO and Project ReShare roadmaps. Libraries will be able to take advantage of ReShare and Controlled Digital Lending by utilizing EBSCO FOLIO Services for implementation, hosting and support."

EBSCO Information Services Vice President of SaaS Strategy, Tamir Borensztajn, says, “The ideas of open source and community-driven projects that support choice and interoperability are important to library success and we want to support our library partners. Our goal is to help the FOLIO and ReShare community of libraries involved satisfy resource sharing priorities in their FOLIO deployments. We want to support workflows, such as Controlled Digital Lending, that are imperative. EBSCO’s in-depth expertise and focus on security and scale will ensure the continued viability and expansion of FOLIO and Controlled Digital Lending, and other forms of resource sharing.”

About EBSCO Information Services
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is the preeminent provider of online research content and search technologies serving academic, school and public libraries; healthcare and medical institutions; corporations; and government agencies around the world. From research, acquisition management, subscription services and discovery to clinical decision support and patient care, learning, and research and development, EBSCO provides institutions with access to content and resources to serve the information and workflow needs of their users and organizations. EBSCO Information Services is a division of EBSCO Industries, Inc., a family owned company since 1944. For more information, visit the EBSCO website at: www.ebsco.com.

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