Entries by Index Data

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TRLN Successfully Launches ReShare With Hosting From Index Data

Index Data, a leading provider of innovative library software solutions, is pleased to announce the successful launch of ReShare hosting for the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN). ReShare, the open source resource sharing system, offers TRLN libraries a modern, customizable, and efficient platform for seamless resource sharing among their esteemed institutions. TRLN, a consortium of […]

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University of Colorado Boulder Completes Migration to FOLIO Hosted by Index Data

Index Data, a leading provider of innovative library software solutions, is pleased to announce that the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU Boulder) is live on FOLIO, hosted by Index Data.  CU Boulder’s partnership with Index Data began with the task of handling the data migration to a self-hosted FOLIO but eventually expanded to include […]

Index Data to Showcase Open Source Library Services and Resource Sharing Platforms at BiblioCON

Index Data will attend BiblioCON in Hannover, Germany from May 22-26, 2023, where they will showcase their open-source library services platform, FOLIO, and their open-source resource-sharing system, ReShare. Libraries of all sizes and types can benefit from these customizable tools for managing their collections, improving patron experiences, and facilitating resource sharing. Visitors to their booth can learn more and see demonstrations of the features. Index Data staff members will attend the conference and discuss the latest developments and trends in the library field.

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New Module Advances Configuration Management in FOLIO

Saving an app’s settings is easy to take for granted but can sometimes be complex. Index Data announces the addition of “mod-settings” to the FOLIO Library Services Platform. Mod-settings is a new module that provides a secure way to store and access configuration information. It replaces the existing mod-configuration module, which had a single set […]

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Learn about Controlled Digital Lending at the Charleston Conference

Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) is a hot topic in libraries. Libraries use the rights of first sale associated with physical books to lend patrons a digital copy. By holding back access to the physical item while the digital copy is lent, libraries maintain an “own-to-loan” ratio that parallels the physical lending practice. The digital copy […]

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Community, not Code, is the True Heart of Open Source

thoughts from Sebastian Hammer, co-founder and president of Index Data. Of all the many kinds of “Open” that populate the library landscape, Open Source is perhaps the one that is subject to the most conflicting stories about precisely what it means and why (and whether) it is important. There are, of course, legitimate differences of […]

Metadb to be Discussed at CNI 2020 Fall Meeting

Index Data’s Nassib Nassar is presenting a project briefing at the CNI 2020 Fall Member meeting on Metadb, an open source, data analytics infrastructure.  Metadb fills a need for modern data management features in analytics such as real-time data streaming, data integration, and data versioning.  The project brings these capabilities to the Library Data Platform […]

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Duke University Libraries Selects Index Data as Its Implementation and Hosting Partner for FOLIO Library Services Platform

Durham NC – January 22, 2020 – The Duke University Libraries (Duke)  has selected Index Data as its implementation and hosting partner for its adoption of the FOLIO Library Services Platform, planned for Summer 2020. Duke plans to initially implement ERM functionality in FOLIO to be followed in 2021 with a full implementation. FOLIO (an […]