cHQacademic Receives Modern Library Award

Glasgow, Scotland, January 16th, 2025 – collectionHQ, the leading provider of library analytics solutions globally, is pleased to announce it has received a platinum award for its new academic library offering, cHQacademic, in LibraryWorks’ 11th annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs.) The MLAs were created to recognize the top products and services in the library industry in a truly unbiased format. Products and services were submitted in the fall using a simple application and then posted on a private site with an enhanced description and attendant materials. These products were batched into small groups and sent to the LibraryWorks database of more than 80,000 librarians at public, K-12, academic, and special libraries. Only customers with experience with these products/services in their facilities were permitted to judge the products/services, resulting in a truly unbiased score. 

Each judge scored the product on a numeric basis from 1-10 on a series of questions regarding functionality, value, customer service, etc. 

Amandeep Kochar, President and CEO of Baker & Taylor, collectionHQ’s parent company commented, “Having launched collectionHQ’s first solution for academic libraries less than a year ago, it is a special moment for all the team to have been recognised by this community in the 2025 Modern Library Awards. The MLAs mean a lot to us as they are selected by the librarians using our tools, so to win platinum for the fourth consecutive year is truly remarkable and we are extremely grateful to our customers for their support. 

cHQacademic, a product from collectionHQ, harnesses technology that has been tried and tested in libraries for over fifteen years. It analyzes data about your library collection and provides action plans to support improvements and enhance the student experience. With tailor-made tools, with easy-to-use action plans, librarians are empowered to: 

  • Effortlessly create and maintain core library collections. 
  • Improve the representation of diverse content.  
  • Simplify and regularize collection management activities.  

Jenny Newman, publisher and MLA program manager, said, “It’s hardly a surprise that cHQacademic scored so well. They’ve been at the forefront of the industry since collectionHQ entered the market in 2008.” 

For more information about collectionHQ and its products, please visit www.collectionhq.com/chqacademic. 

About cHQacademic 

cHQacademic from the award-winning collectionHQ is a new collection management solution for college, university, and school libraries. 

Based on proven technology that has been used in libraries for more than 15 years, cHQacademic crunches data from your library’s integrated library system to deliver evidence-based action plans, so that librarians can manage collections efficiently and cost-effectively. cHQacademic, a collectionHQ product, is owned by Baker & Taylor, the world’s largest distributor of physical and digital books and entertainment products. 

 

About LibraryWorks 

LibraryWorks helps administrators to make informed decisions about library technology, automation and software, collection development and management, facilities and furnishings, staffing, purchasing, and other areas that drive effective strategic planning and day-to-day operations. Our family of resources can enable you to identify best practices, monitor trends, evaluate new products and services, apply for grants and funding, post or find a job, and even enjoy some library humor. 

About the Modern Library Awards program 

The Modern Library Awards (MLAs) is a review program designed to recognize elite products and services in the market which can help library management personnel enhance the quality-of-experience for the library user and increase the performance of their library systems. 

 

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