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 ====== Market overview ======
+===== Market share =====
+|<font 10pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>Market share</font>   |   |
+|<font 10pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>Vendor</font>   |<font 10pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>Number of library authorities</font>   |
+|<font 10pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>SirsiDynix</font>   |<font 10pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>74</font>   |
+|<font 10pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>Civica</font>   |<font 10pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>51</font>   |
+|<font 10pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>ESS (was Capita)</font>   |<font 10pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>31</font>   |
+|<font 10pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>Axiell</font>   |<font 10pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>25</font>   |
+|<font 10pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>Axiell (Infor)</font>   |<font 10pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>8</font>   |
+|<font 10pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>PTFS-Europe</font>   |<font 10pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>13</font>   |
+|<font 10pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>ISOxford</font>   |<font 10pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>1</font>   |
+{{:market_share_3_march_2022.jpg?nolink&1280x720|market_share_3_march_2022.jpg}}
 ===== NEWS =====
-**[[https://www.capita.com/news/agreement-to-sell-education-software-solutions|Capita disposse of education software business**]]** [This includes the Capita library businesses]
+**[[https://www.axiell.com/blog-post/axiell-announces-agreement-to-acquire-infor-library-information/|Axiell announces agreement to acquire Infor]]**  Library & Information Solutions business and expand global presence.
-Capita plc announced (14th December 2020) that it has agreed to sell its Education Software Solutions (‘ESS’) business (inc its library systems businesses) to Tiger UK Bidco Limited, a newly formed company established by funds advised by Montagu Private Equity (‘Montagu’), in a deal that values ESS at up to £400m.
+Axiell Pres Release January 4, 2022
-**[[https://www.capita.com/news/capita-prepares-disposal-of-education-software-business|Capita prepares to dispose of education software business]]** [This includes the Capita library businesses]
+[[https://www.axiell.com/blog-post/axiell-announces-agreement-to-acquire-infor-library-information/|https://www.axiell.com/blog-post/axiell-announces-agreement-to-acquire-infor-library-information/]]
-th June 2020 Press Release
+Lund, Sweden 4 January, 2022 – Axiell, the world’s leading software and services provider for the cultural sector, today announced an agreement to acquire Infor Library & Information Solutions, a business within Infor, the industry cloud company. The acquisition is expected to close in February.
-Capita notes recent media speculation regarding a potential disposal of Education Software Solutions (“ESS”).
+The Infor Library & Information Solutions business delivers solutions and services to the library sector and serves more than 180 customers in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Greece, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The acquisition is driven by Axiell’s expansion strategy, focusing and strengthening its offer in the public library and education industry. The acquisition also advances Axiell’s global reach and establishes a local presence and industry-specific competence in countries where staff are located. The acquisition accelerates the availability of cloud technology to libraries and schools enabling them to, at their pace, join the community of customers, which work with Axiell’s sustainable and digital-first cloud-based library services platform, Quria®.
-Following a strategic review of our Software division over the past year, we made a decision to focus on a portfolio of core software capabilities which are better aligned with and support our consulting, transformation and digital BPO services, and the vertical markets of the rest of the Group.We will retain software assets that are catalysts for growing our other services – and plan to dispose of standalone software products that have little overlap or cross-sell with the rest of Capita, such as ESS.We can today confirm that we are preparing to sell ESS, a standalone provider of management information system (MIS) software for the education sector. A further announcement will be made in due course when appropriate.As part of this broader review of our software capability, we have today made a separate announcement that we have agreed the sale of Eclipse Legal Systems (“Eclipse”), a standalone legal process software product, to Access UK Limited for £56.5m. Proceeds from the sale of Eclipse will be used to strengthen the Group’s balance sheet.
+**[[https://www.capita.com/news/agreement-to-sell-education-software-solutions|Capita disposse of education software business**]]**  [This includes the Capita library businesses]
-Further disposals of standalone software product businesses will be considered in due course as part of the strategic review of the Software division
+Capita plc announced (14th December 2020) that it has agreed to sell its Education Software Solutions (‘ESS’) business (inc its library systems businesses) to Tiger UK Bidco Limited, a newly formed company established by funds advised by Montagu Private Equity (‘Montagu’), in a deal that values ESS at up to £400m.
 **ProQuest/Innovative Interfaces makes the [[https://www.iii.com/products/polaris-ils/|Polaris library system available for UK public libraries]] **
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 Polaris is complemented by the innovative new BIBFRAME-based [[https://www.iii.com/products/vega/|Vega]] platform, which provides a [[https://www.iii.com/products/vega/|modern, responsive and accessible public interface, and next-generation public engagement tools]]. At the same time, library staff can work anywhere, any time, and on any device, using [[https://www.iii.com/resources/product-overview-polaris-leap/|Polaris Leap]] and the [[https://www.iii.com/products/innovative-mobile/|Innovative mobile app for public library users]] completes the picture for users who prefer apps.
+=====   =====
 ===== Market overviews =====
 **[[https://www.kenchadconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Trends_in_library_tech_KenChad_Feb2021.pdf|Trends in the library technology market – A UK perspective]]**Ken Chad. CILIP Buyers Guide. February 2021. Ken Chad analyses the underlying issues and trends that are shaping library technology with a focus on public libraries and libraries in higher education (HE). It concludes that libraries need new approaches to technology to support changed needs. It addresses themes such as community engagement for public libraries and new solutions for research and teaching and learning in HE. Many current library systems vendors are mired in supporting legacy LMSs that hamper them in delivering the transformative approach needed. Only those that can deliver new higher value solutions will thrive in the longer term
+**[[https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2022/05/02/2022-library-systems-report/|2022 Library Systems Report]]**. An industry disrupted\\
+By Marshall Breeding 2 May 2022
+Events of the last year have reshaped the library technology industry. Previous rounds of acquisitions pale in comparison to the acquisition of ProQuest by Clarivate, which has propelled the leading library technology provider into the broader commercial sector of scholarly communications. This deal signals that the gap in size among vendors is widening, as ProQuest businesses Ex Libris and Innovative Interfaces also join Clarivate.
+The emergence of such a large business at the top of the industry has accelerated consolidation among mid-level players that aim to increase scale and efficiency to remain competitive. This was a banner year for consolidation of midsize competitors, with more acquisitions than any prior year.
+These deals raise concerns about weakened competition, but they may also enable new industry dynamics that will spark innovation and synergy within the broader research and education landscape. Small companies with visions for innovation often lack the resources to deliver, which larger companies can provide. Increased investor and stockholder involvement, however, translates into pressure to maximize profits and growth. The way these competing dynamics play out has important implications for libraries.
+Some disruptions happen more gradually. Library management systems based on open source software show steady growth. Koha, especially when supported by ByWater Solutions, continues to make inroads among US public and academic libraries.
+The high-stakes changes in academic libraries contrast sharply with the public library technology sector, where products offer only slight differentiation. Integrated library system (ILS) products serving public libraries tend to evolve rather than transform, with institutions layering on additional products to modernize customer interfaces and build channels for enhanced patron engagement.
 **[[https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2021/05/03/2021-library-systems-report/|2021 Library Systems Report]]. Advancing library technologies in challenging times**.\\
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 See also Marshall Breeding's **[[https://librarytechnology.org/products/|Library Technology Guides dashboard]]**which brings together data, trends, news, and other resources
-===== UK library system vendors - market share March 2022 =====
 ===== Library system vendors for UK public libraries =====
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 ==== Education Software Solutions (ESS) -was Capita ====
-https://www.ess-librarymanagementcloud.co.uk/
+[[https://www.ess-librarymanagementcloud.co.uk/|https://www.ess-librarymanagementcloud.co.uk/]]
 ==== Civica ====
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 From the article: "We estimate the 2013 library technology economy, including the total domestic and international revenues of all the companies with a significant presence in the US and Canada, at around $790 million, an increase of just more than 2% relative to last year’s estimate of $770 million. US revenues of these companies total around $485 million. We continue to estimate the global library technology industry aggregate revenues at around $1.8 billion, which would also include RFID and other self-service products in addition to the technologies related to library management and resource discovery. Within these broad industry figures, each experienced a varying range of increases or losses in revenue".
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