5 December 2019
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has signed an agreement to acquire Innovative, a provider of integrated library systems for public, academic, and specialty libraries. Innovative will become a business unit within Ex Libris. The Innovative products will continue to be supported and enhanced.
Ex Libris and Innovative have a history of collaboration with the user community and remain dedicated to working with their user groups – IUG, ELUNA, and IGeLU – in order to receive input and guidance for the enhancement of current solutions and the development of new ones. Both companies have a longstanding commitment to openness, and the joint organisation aims to continue working with partners in the library and academic ecosystem.
The acquisition is expected to close in early 2020.