EBSCO Information Services Releases Art Magazine Collection Archive
~ Digital Archives of Three Leading Art Magazines Now Available ~

IPSWICH, Mass. — July 15, 2021 — An extensive, searchable digital archive of three essential art magazines, The Magazine ANTIQUES, ARTnews and Art in America is now available through EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO). Art Magazine Collection Archive is a valuable resource that offers a broad view of contemporary art, visual art and fine arts. The archive enables libraries to expand its special collections and support art research.

Art Magazine Collection Archive is a fully searchable full-text archive that assists researchers and those interested in topics such as ancient art, architecture, art preservation, contemporary art, contemporary American art, decorative arts, fine arts, interior design, international art and visual arts. Coverage of the digital archive includes 1,200 issues of The Magazine ANTIQUES (1922-2016), 2,100 issues of ARTnews (1902-2006) and 650 issues of Art in America (1913-2015).

In the digital archive, each issue is presented in its entirety as originally published. All articles and cover pages are fully indexed, and advertisements are individually identified, so researchers can quickly and easily find the information they need using EBSCOhost® and EBSCO Discovery Service™. Like all of EBSCO’s magazine archives, Art Magazine Collection Archive is available as a one-time purchase.

EBSCO continues to grow its digital magazine archive collection with the addition of Art Magazine Collection Archive. Other magazine archives available include Architectural Digest, The Atlantic, Bloomberg Businessweek, Ebony, Esquire, Forbes, Fortune, Life, Maclean’s, People, Sports Illustrated, TIME, U.S. News & World Report and Vanity Fair.

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

North American political magazine The Progressive has launched a brand new digital archive of issues on the Exact Editions platform. The collection, which currently features two years’ worth of issues, will grow with each new issue published and is seamlessly accessible to subscribers old and new across web, iOS and Android devices.

Since 1909, The Progressive has sought to amplify voices of dissent and those under-represented in the mainstream, with a goal of championing grassroots progressive politics. The bi-monthly magazine publishes content on national politics, culture, and events including U.S. foreign policy, and can count such prominent writers as Wendell Berry, Edwidge Danticat & Barbara Ehrenreich among its contributors.

The new digital archive is enhanced by the streamlined tools offered by the Exact Editions platform; linked contents pages ensure easy navigation, while the advanced Boolean search function allows readers to search individual issues or the complete collection for keywords or topics. Institutional access is authenticated by IP-range to facilitate instant reading for students and staff on campus, while remote access options support research conducted at home or on-the-go.

The Progressive is available in the Exact Editions individual and institutional shops here:

Individuals: https://shop.exacteditions.com/the-progressive

Institutions: https://institutions.exacteditions.com/the-progressive

Publisher Norman Stockwell remarked: “It’s wonderful to have a digital edition that is completely faithful to the print edition and showcases our striking front covers so well. The navigational features, and the search function in particular, really enhance readers’ interactivity and make it a compelling product.”

Managing Director of Exact Editions, Daryl Rayner, commented: “The Progressive’s prestigious reputation and rich history makes the modern archive a very appealing resource to institutions all over the world, and we’re thrilled to be helping the magazine reach new markets.”

About The Progressive:

The Progressive has been a voice for peace, social justice and the common good since it was founded by Senator Robert M. La Follette Sr. of Wisconsin in 1909. Published bi-monthly, the magazine aims to amplify voices of dissent and voices underrepresented in the mainstream, with a goal of championing grassroots progressive politics.

About Exact Editions:

Exact Editions is a digital publishing company based in London. It is a team of producers, developers and designers that turns periodicals and books into dynamic, user-friendly digital editions. Exact Editions specialises in digitising content, selling subscriptions and providing streaming solutions across web, iOS and Android platforms. Exact Editions are also the innovators of ‘Reading Room’ technology, which enables publishers to provide streaming, time-limited access to digital editions.

The FOLIO Community Names New Picks For Product Council and Technical Council
~ New Governance Model Welcomes 22 Community Members to Oversight Posts ~

PHILADELPHIA — July 12, 2021 — The results are in for the FOLIO Product Council and the Technical Council. Eleven community members were named to each council and will serve two-year terms. The makeup of the councils represents institutions around the world, library service providers and developers involved in the FOLIO community.

The Product Council is charged with guiding the functional development and managing the scope of the platform. The Technical Council will be responsible for maintaining technical policies and best practices as well as the platform infrastructure and operational stability.

The new members of the Product Council are:

Anya Arnold (EBSCO Information Services)
Jesse Koennecke (Cornell University)
Kristin Martin (University of Chicago)
Peter Murray (Index Data)
Philip Scheuer (Stanford University)
Martina Schildt (GBV)
Owen Stephens (Knowledge Integration)
Brooks Travis (Missouri State University)
Martina Tumulla (HBZ)
Sharon Wiles-Young (Lehigh University)
Gang Zhou (Shanghai Library)
The new members of Technical Council are:

Raman Auramau (EPAM)
Dennis Benndorf (GBV)
Zak Burke (Cornell/FOLIO Community)
Mark Deutsch (Duke University)
Jeremy Huff (Texas A&M University)
Marc Johnson (Knowledge Integration)
Steffen Kohler (Leipzig University Library)
Craig McNally (EBSCO Information Services)
Tod Olson (University of Chicago)
Phil Robinson (Cornell University)
Jakub Skoczen (Index Data)
The elections are part of FOLIO’s new governance model, which established a Community Council. One of the Community Council’s first charges was running these elections. Mike Gorrell, Community Council Chair from Index Data, says the community was able to nominate from a strong list of active members. “The FOLIO project has brought together a tremendous cross section of experts to build this open source library services platform. As these councils begin to take over guiding FOLIO, we expect the depth and breadth of their expertise to benefit the entire community. We are grateful for their service.”

About FOLIO
FOLIO is a collaborative effort among libraries, vendors, developers and consortia that leverages open source technology and a community-based effort to redefine library services and innovate based on library futures. By building on what libraries need and by leveraging library expertise as well as vendor capacity and velocity, FOLIO is designed to move libraries forward, build on the services they provide and redefine the role libraries play within their institution. FOLIO also levels the playing field and makes open source technology available to all institutions regardless of size or staffing. FOLIO brings vendors together to innovate and host services for customers and introduces open source as a service to libraries. To sign up to participate or receive more information go to www.folio.org.

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For more information, please contact:
Kathleen McEvoy
Media Relations, FOLIO
978-223-0438
kathleen@folio.org

ByWater Solutions, America’s forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that KnowledgeWare Technologies is now providing support for Aspen Discovery. ByWater Solutions is working with KnowledgeWare (http://kwareict.com/en) who is based in Saudi Arabia, to bring Aspen to the Middle East. KnowledgeWare has done extensive work on the Arabic translation and right justification development efforts within Aspen and ByWater will be providing assistance and consultation in partnership with them on several projects they have secured within the region.

Nate Curulla, CRO, ByWater Solutions, recently commented on the integration.

We are extremely happy to see the open source platform grow internationally and provide libraries with a flexible discovery layer.

Together, ByWater Solutions and KnowledgeWare Technologies partnership helps expand Aspen Discovery to libraries in the Middle East.

Massoud M. AlShareef, Managing Director, KnowledgeWare Technologies recently commented on the integration.

Aspen Discovery not only brings rich e-content (e-books, e-audio, e-movies, e-articles, etc.) to libraries, integrated natively with their existing catalog, but Aspen also makes it reality that patrons can now enjoy online preview, place hold, check-out, and check-in titles from popular e-content providers, like Overdrive, Hoopla, and Axis 360. This is a whole new enabler for local libraries to realize that their vision of providing most of their services, if not all, online is no longer a dream yet to become true. Aspen also opens the doors wide open for Arabic e-content providers to start realizing that with Aspen Discovery platform they can now reach out easily to their customers via their local libraries’ channels and services.

About KnowledgeWare Technologies
KnowledgeWARE Technologies (Kware) is a pan Arab systems integration firm specializes in Bilingual (Arabic/English) Information Access Technology. Kware has been providing services like localization, development, installation, integration, customization, and support of popular solutions for libraries and knowledge management centres in the middle east region since 1999. Kware is the official Arabic translation and localization arm today behind the vast majority of OSS Arabic/English library projects, including Arabic Koha ILS, DSpace IR, VuFInd Discovery, SubjectsPlus, ORCID, and FOLIO LSP. Kware is extendIng its OSS localization experience to bring the full-featured OSS Discovery System, Aspen Discovery, to the Arabic Libraries. For more information please visit http://kwareict.com/.

About ByWater Solutions
ByWater Solutions is a full-service, high-quality Open Source support and implementation company dedicated to providing libraries with a lower cost, more advanced level of support for their systems than a traditional proprietary solution can offer. ByWater Solutions has a proven track record in first-rate implementation and support services with library systems of all sizes for the Koha ILS, Aspen Discovery, Folio LSP, Coral ERM, and Libki PC Management.

Our highly ranked, comprehensive support is what sets our company apart from any other vendor in the industry. Partnering with ByWater Solutions not only lowers the cost of implementation and maintenance of OSS, but more importantly empowers libraries by giving them the flexibility and freedom they deserve. For more information please visit https://bywatersolutions.com.

About Aspen Discovery
Aspen is a full-featured Discovery System that integrates with e-content and other 3rd party providers, giving your patrons comprehensive access to all of your materials in one place. Aspen combines your library catalog with e-content, digital archives, and enrichment from all major third-party providers, improves relevancy and ease of use, provides native reading recommendations, displays all formats of titles within one result (FRBR), and much more. Aspen was created to give users an improved experience over other Discovery systems with less of an impact on library budgets. For more information about Aspen please visit https://bywatersolutions.com/projects/aspen-discovery.

For More Information
Jessica Zairo
Director of Library Sales & Outreach
ByWater Solutions
bywatersolutions.com
Phone:(888)900-8944

"We hope our power users will love the new ability to cancel, freeze, and thaw holds in bulk as much as we enjoyed developing these and many more new features."

Aspen Discovery 21.08 has lots of new features that will help patrons, especially power users, to be more efficient. It also includes numerous changes to make administration easier. Finally, there are some back end changes to enable future performance enhancements and new indexing functionality.

Our power patrons with long holds lists will love the ability to freeze, thaw, and cancel multiple holds at once. This new feature will allow users to minimize the number of clicks needed when they work with their holds list.

We have also updated the display of holds for patrons using Koha’s auto renew feature to give them more information about what will renew when, and if a title cannot be auto renewed, why it cannot.

We’ve also introduced support for some advanced hold functionality within Polaris including the ability to confirm holds when needed and place call number holds for items with volume information in them.

Other key features include: Quipu eCARD integration; improvements for permissions especially for large consortia; support for new formats including Book + CD, Book + DVD, CD + Book, Library of Things, and Book Club - Large Print; indexing improvements for Hoopla, OverDrive, and the base indexing process. Over 50 changes and improvements are included in this release of Aspen Discovery.

Read the Full Release Notes: https://bywatersolutions.com/news/aspen-discovery-announces-21-08-00-rel...

Watch a Preview of the Release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4C4IY9eMXs

About Aspen Discovery
Aspen is a full-featured Discovery System that integrates with e-content and other 3rd party providers, giving your patrons comprehensive access to all of your materials in one place. Aspen combines your library catalog with e-content, digital archives, and enrichment from all major third-party providers improves relevancy and ease of use, provides native reading recommendations, displays all formats of titles within one result (FRBR/record grouping) and much more. Aspen was created to give users an improved experience over other Discovery systems with less of an impact on library budgets. For more information about Aspen please visit https://bywatersolutions.com/projects/aspen-discovery.

For More Information
Jessica Zairo
Director of Library Sales and Outreach
ByWater Solutions
bywatersolutions.com
Phone:(888)900-8944