• UMass Amherst Libraries migrate to new Library Services Platform (FOLIO)

According to Library Technology Guides “The Libraries (UMass Amhurst) will migrate back-end system operations from the current library system (ALEPH) to FOLIO at the end of June 2022. FOLIO is a collaboration of libraries, developers, and vendors building an open source library services platform that supports traditional resource management functionality while also opening the door for innovation in an increasingly digital world. Our Five Colleges libraries will be the first consortium to fully implement FOLIO, and we are excited about the opportunities this forward-looking system will provide.

• ALA Core members now have free access to OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services sandbox

Library Technology Guides also reports that “OCLC and ALA Core, the newest division of the American Library Association, are partnering to provide free access to OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services sandbox, the test environment for the platform, that will allow Core members seeking professional development opportunities a chance to work hands-on with a cloud-based library management system...”

MORE LIBRARY AND PUBLISHING NEWS FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES

• FCC and IMLS Sign Agreement to Promote Broadband Access

• More than fifty libraries and library systems are now live on the EBSCO FOLIO Library Services Platform

• ARL Publishes Report on Impact of Archival Collections and Services on Western University History Department

• Ground-breaking open research platform, Octopus, to launch

• Hindawi makes detailed publishing metrics publicly available

• EBSCO Information Services announces partnership with Clever

• Annual Reviews Provides Free Access to Articles on Sleep, Health, and the Brain