Blog categorized as Aspen Releases

Grove adds Sideload functionality for consortia, improvements to LiDA Scan and Go, and more than 50 additional updates to the Aspen 25.06 release!

June 11, 2025 12:54 PM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)

Sideloads in Aspen give libraries the flexibility to manage eContent and other materials outside of their ILS while still displaying them in Aspen. Previously, any administrator with sideload permissions could access and manage all sideloads system-wide. This posed challenges for consortia aiming to...

Grove Adds Improved User Experience and Performance for the Aspen LiDA App as Part of More Than 50 Grove Updates to Aspen 25.05

May 06, 2025 05:53 AM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)

Responding to one of the most requested features from libraries, Grove has introduced a user-friendly interface in Aspen that allows librarians to easily customize LiDA’s loading messages. This enhancement enables libraries to tailor messages to their specific needs or update them regularly, keeping...

Grove announces the release of Aspen 25.04 with 75 improvements and enhancements for libraries!

April 16, 2025 11:14 AM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)

The Aspen 25.04 monthly release was truly a community achievement with 75 contributions from 17 developers from six different organizations!

Mark Noble, Aspen Architect, commented, “It’s wonderful to see the community of developers growing. We’ve had a good number of new people start working on Aspen...

Grove Adds Event Functionality, Series Records, Updates to Web Resources, and more to the Aspen 25.03 Release!

March 10, 2025 08:37 AM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)

Aspen has always been about providing choice to libraries, and the 25.03 release includes multiple features that give libraries more options on what technologies they use and how information is presented to patrons. Grove will be presenting on all of these enhancements at the upcoming April 10th web...

Grove adds local administrators to Aspen, increasing security options for all libraries using Aspen Discovery and Aspen LiDA.

February 10, 2025 08:36 AM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)

Grove for Libraries, Aspen’s premier development, support, and hosting organization, is pleased to announce the Aspen 25.02 release, which includes nearly 100 updates for Aspen libraries!

Traditionally, Aspen users have all authenticated against accounts in the connected ILS, in much the same w...