IPLC launches new resource sharing software – Ivy Plus Libraries
peter.suber's bookmarks 2022-07-07
Summary:
"Beginning in the summer of 2022, the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation (IPLC), a partnership of 13 academic research libraries, will launch ReShare Returnables, a new resource sharing software offering enhanced inter-library open sharing capabilities....
IPLC has contracted with Index Data, a library software developer and service provider, to implement Reshare Returnables as part of its commitment to advancing library resource sharing systems. Reshare Returnables is the premier product of Project Reshare, a community of libraries, consortia, software developers, and open source advocates. Project ReShare is modeling mutual investment in open collaboration intended to break down the barriers and silos associated with commercial platforms and replace them with an inclusive, community-owned ecosystem...."