The ethos of Technology from Sage is to remove barriers to knowledge through a curated suite of library technologies designed to streamline the academic workflow - from managing reading lists to discovering online resources and reference management. Products can be used individually or in combination to both improve the workflows for academics and library staff, and to enable students to discover and manage resources more easily.
You can find out more about the Technology from Sage product suite on their website.
Technology from Sage products have been designed to address barriers across the academic workflow and improve productivity and efficiency for patrons, with the aim of amplifying the library’s value and impact:
Talis Aspire
Talis Aspire is an online resource list management system that integrates with library and learning management systems to streamline course resourcing, copyright compliance and acquisitions. It is designed to connect academics and students to library holdings directly within their course resource lists by:
- streamlining resourcing and acquisitions
- enabling academics to efficiently collate and structure resources lists
- simplifying student access to resources
Recent testimonies for Talis Aspire from the sector:
“Talis Aspire is much more than just reading list software. It brings together learning resources from a range of sources and embeds them into our Virtual Learning Environment.” –James Hodgkin, Associate Director and University Librarian, University of Gloucestershire, UK
“[Talis Aspire] provides many of the benefits that are integral to our library service: innovation, collaboration and is student-centered. It facilitates the collaboration between academics and the library in the development and resourcing of reading lists and will ensure that the library has a full picture of the resources needed for teaching.” – Theresa Thurston, Assistant Director: Resources and Digital Discovery, Library and Learning Resources, Canterbury Christ Church University
“We appreciate that you all actually listen to us when we tell you what we need. Not many vendors do. You all really are my best decision for a software implementation that I have made in my career.” – Elizabeth Speer, Associate Director of Digital Scholarship, University of North Texas Health Science Center
You can find out more about Talis Aspire and reading list solutions on the HELibTech Reading and Resource Lists page
Contact Technology from Sage to request a Talis Aspire demo
For further questions, please contact Nicola Langford, Director of Development at Technology from Sage.
Lean Library
Lean Library is designed to embed library content and services directly into users’ online workflows regardless of where they are searching - Google Scholar, PubMed, ChatGPT, or beyond. Through the Lean Library browser extension, Lean Library is designed to surface library resources and Open Access content at users’ point of need with a view to simplifying the research process and enhance access.
Recent testimonies for Talis Aspire from the sector:
“We’ve used Lean Library for several years and I’m going to be honest – it’s one of my favourite bits of library technology!” – Matthew Hawkes, Academic Librarian, University of East Anglia, UK
“We also promoted Lean Library at staff-facing events—amazingly, one researcher came back to me and said, “This is making my grant writing so much easier!” That really got buy-in because it was somebody recognisable saying, “this is amazing.” – Rebecca Scott, Project Manager, University of Hertfordshire
“Lean Library is an excellent tool and has enhanced the research library experience for our students. Its integration into our Library and the easy extension download provides our user with a powerful time-saver research tool. We highly recommend it to our students and researchers looking to streamline their workflow and quickly connect to the valuable content in our library’s collection.” – PJ Purchase, University Librarian and Director of University Library, University of Phoenix
You can find out more about Lean Library on the HELibTech Discovery Add-on Tools and Browser Extensions.
Contact Technology from Sage to request a demo of Lean Library
For further questions, please contact Nicola Langford, Director of Development at Technology from Sage.
Librarian Futures
Technology from Sage’s Librarian Futures series of reports explore librarian-user relationships in the digital age, and the ever-changing role of the academic library. The topics of the reports range from the knowledge gap between students and librarians, and the librarian skills landscape.
Register your interest now to receive the upcoming fourth Librarian Futures report, on how academic libraries can be frontiers in the use of AI in Higher Education. The report will share findings from a mass survey of over 1,200 global librarians and students on AI and the library.
Complete the form below to receive the report when it is published in May
Webinars & Events
Introducing Lean Library Workspace: Putting Your Library at the Heart of Every Research Journey
Date: May 13, 2025
Time: 3-4pm (BST)
Location: Zoom
Join the introductory webinar on Lean Library Workspace: An upcoming new offering from Lean Library that goes beyond the content discovery and access parts of research workflows to reference management, collaboration and authoring with ease – while bringing actionable insights back to the library.
Librarian Leadership on the AI Frontier: Register for Technology from Sage’s free Librarian Futures Virtual Summit event on 21st May
Join Technology from Sage on Wednesday 21st May 2025 for a free live event: Librarian Leadership on the AI Frontier: Librarian Futures Virtual Summit.
We’ll be joined by librarians, partners and the team at Technology from Sage to celebrate the launch of the upcoming fourth white paper in the Librarian Futures series.
The free virtual event consists of talks, presentations, roundtable discussions and workshops exploring the key themes and findings in the upcoming report, and actionable strategies for librarians. The event will be split into two sessions across the day – please join the one which best suits your schedule and time-zone.
What you can expect:
Session One: Academic Libraries in the AI Age
Time: 10:00am–13:30pm BST
Focus: AI in the academic library, the role of libraries in addressing AI issues and librarian skills for dealing with AI.
Sessions include:
- Librarian keynote on AI and the library
- A session highlighting the key findings from the soon-to-be-published Librarian Futures white paper
- Librarian discussion groups for sharing ideas and conversations.
Session Two: Amplifying Your Library’s AI Impact
Time: 15:00pm–17:45pm BST
Focus: How librarians can contribute to institutional conversations and initiatives on AI and the complementary skills librarians can develop in order to ensure that the library is seen as an authoritative voice on AI.
Sessions include:
- Roundtable discussion titled Addressing AI and Being Seen Doing It: Raising the Profile of the Academic Library with Ken Chad, Director at Ken Chad Consulting Ltd, Sean Rife, Head of Academic Relations, scite, Thomas Shaw, Deputy Director, Libraries and Collections, Kings College London and Matthew Weldon, Library Patron Consultant, Technology from Sage.
- Dipping Your Toes into the AI Waters session with PJ Purchase, University Librarian & Director of University Library and Alexis Soard, Associate University Librarian, Systems & Operations, University of Phoenix.
- Librarian discussion groups for sharing ideas and conversations.
We hope to see you at the event in May! If you have any questions about the event, please email info@technologyfromsage.com and we’d be happy to help.