The growing SimplyE community is currently working with State Libraries, Consortia, and individual public libraries to ensure that there is a production-ready baseline of Ebook access to provide a rich eLending experience for large numbers of public library patrons using SimplyE. The SimplyE patron experience occurs through the user app, available for iPhone and Android. … Read More
LYRASIS began offering the SimplyE platform as a hosted service for improving Ebook content access among libraries and their providers to meet a growing need expressed by public library leaders looking for an affordable solution for eBook management that simultaneously would enable the creation of a diverse catalog of materials to meet the needs of … Read More
The VIVO Scholar Task Force is addressing one of the goals outlined in the Product Direction for 2019 document, “Modernize the Presentation Layer” by providing an updated interface that will be easy to implement and customize. Currently under development, VIVO Scholar will be deployed as a separate application that works with VIVO. More information about … Read More
In the PID, persistent identifier, landscape an identifier is a label or reference which gives a unique name to an entity: a person, place, or thing. Identifiers can include ORCID for individuals, DOIs (digital object identifiers) for digital objects like articles and websites, and organization identifiers (ROR, which stands for Research Organization Registry, is a … Read More
Atlanta, GA – January 29, 2020 – LYRASIS, an innovative full-service technology and services nonprofit, is pleased to announce the receipt of a second round of funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the ongoing Performing Arts Readiness project. The new grant targets $2.3 million toward this second phase, which will build upon the … Read More
4Science is one of the main contributors to DSpace 7 development leading the REST API sub-group—a crucial effort on a very relevant and extensive piece of DSpace code, namely the new submission and workflow with the Angular UI. A tight schedule has been approved by community governance for the coming months. Collaboration with 4Science will … Read More