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The ILSR Survey : Full Results. Retrieve the results of the survey by individual vendor or order the print copy of the complete survey. The intention of the survey is to provide answers to the most commonly asked questions that we hear when visiting with librarians who are in the process of looking for an integrated library system. The complete survey is 150+ pages. Additional tables showing vendor comparisons are included with the print version of the survey. |
KRC Software : Law Library Data Manager. Check out a new library management software package, developed using Microsoft Access, called Law Library Data Manager. The development of Law Library Data Manager (LLDM) is in response to the large number of librarians who have wondered aloud, on listserves and at conferences, whether or not an affordable solution for library management existed that would work with Microsoft Access. Whether or not LLDM works in your library will depend on what you want to manage. |
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Great Site Spotlight Library Technology Guides is a web site maintained by Marshall Breeding, Technology Analyst for the Heard Library at Vanderbuilt University and editor of Library Software Review. The site provides links to lib-web-cats: A Database of Library Web Pages, Online Catalogs and Automation Systems; Integrated Library System Vendors and Products; Current Trends in Library Automation; CD-ROM Networking Vendors and Products; Interlibrary Loan Automation Vendors and Resources; Library Automation Electronic Publications; Software for Managing Citations and Bibliographic References; Library Productivity Applications; and Library Staff Web sites. The site is hosted on the Heard Library Web server at Vanderbilt University and provides an interesting example of using DB/TextWorks WebPublisher. And in the news... (Updated weekly) Inmagic Acquires Comstow’s BiblioTech PRO : Leading Special Libraries Vendor Makes Move into High-end ILS Market. Woburn, MA, August 2, 1999. Inmagic, Inc., leading developer of library automation and information management software for special librarians, announces the acquisition of the integrated library system (ILS) BiblioTech PRO, the flagship product of Comstow Information Services, Inc. Best-Seller Wins Again : Adds City of Shawinigan to its E-Library network community. Quebec, Canada, August 4, 1999. Only weeks after winning an additional seven Quebec municipal libraries, Best-Seller has added yet another key client to its E-Library network community. Following a public tender that attracted some of Canada’s largest library software vendors, the City of Shawinigan announced recently that it has chosen Best-Seller’s web-based Portfolio software for its municipal library. ALEPH at Famed Academic and Museum Libraries of Cluj University in Romania. Bucarest, August 1999. Agoston Nemeth, our area distributor, announces that the University of Cluj, Romania has chosen ALEPH 500 to automate its central library and its eight faculty libraries. This is the seventh academic library in Romania to implement ALEPH. Endeavor Adds 86 New Libraries to Customer LIst. Des Plaines, IL, July 30, 1999. Endeavor Information Systems announced today that 86 new academic and research libraries purchased the Voyager library automation system during a three month period (May 1999-July 1999). This brings the total number of customer contracts to 271 serving over 545 libraries. Endavor Reaches 500 with New Mexico State University : Endeavor's Customer List Continues to Swell. Des Plaines, IL, July 30, 1999. Endeavor Information Systems Incorporated announced today that New Mexico State University is the 500th library to purchase Voyager as their integrated library system. Endeavor' Voyager replaces their VTLS system. CARL System Live at Singapore National Library : CARL's client/server automation system and multilingual OPACs meet the challenge of NLB's record-setting target transaction goals. Denver, CO, July 28, 1999. CARL Corporation rolled out its next generation library automation system -- the CARL Information Management and Delivery System (IMDS) -- to the National Library Board (NLB) of Singapore's 58 public library branches on July 8. The installation consists of a total of five user-friendly interfaces for circulation as well as Everybody's Catalog, CARLweb, and switch-on-the-fly multilingual OPAC interfaces. This system is backed by the processing power of Compaq's Tandem S7000 Himalaya series servers. Sweden's Premier School of
Business and Economics to Install the Millennium Library
System.
July 27, 1999. The Stockholm School of Economics
(Handelshögskolan i Stockholm) has signed a contract
with Innovative Interfaces to install the Millennium
library automation system. Millennium will replace the
library's current LIBERTAS system which was installed and
supported for nearly 10 Company's First Venture to Non-Library Internet Market Speeds Online Searching and Purchasing of Used, Rare and Hard-to-Find Books. Pomona, CA, July 27, 1999. The task of finding out-of-print books on the Internet just got a whole lot easier. Auto-Graphics Inc. (OTCBB:AUGR) today announced that it is providing bibliographic processing and data upgrade services to Alibris, provider of business and consumer used, rare, and out-of-print book solutions. A leader in Internet database resource sharing systems for the library community, Auto-Graphics is leveraging its multi-million-record bibliographic database for the first time in a non-library application. Une, deux Catholic University of Lyon chooses ALEPH. Lyon, France, July 27,1999. Just one day after announcing its order from the René Descartes University (Paris V) for the implementation of ALEPH 500, Datapoint France, our exclusive distributor, has another success story to report, namely its selection by the Université Catholique de Lyon (Catholyon) to replace a SIBIL system with ALEPH 500 at the university's central library and eight branch libraries. Sara Johnson Appointed COO of CARL Corporation. Denver, CO, July 23, 1999. CARL Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Sara Johnson to the office of Chief Operating Officer. The 20 year veteran of library automation will assume responsibility for business, finance, and administrative functions within the company. "Sara Johnson is a strong manager, and is gifted in planning and organization," said CARL Corporation CEO June Garcia. "She has proven to be invaluable in planning and resource management for this company. I am happy to recognize these contributions, and I am confident that she will be a strong operational leader for CARL Corporation." Innovative Interfaces Again Named to the VARBusiness 500 Third Consecutive Appearance in the Reseller Ranking. July 23, 1999. VARBusiness magazine has once again ranked Innovative Interfaces as one of its top 500 VAR (Value-Added Reseller)/integrators in North America. Innovative joins companies such as IBM Global, GE Capital IT Solutions, and Compaq in the prestigious reseller industry ranking. Innovative Names Martha McEvoy New Vice President of Product Development. July 23, 1999—Innovative Interfaces, Inc., a leader in information technology for libraries, announced today the appointment of Martha McEvoy as Vice President of Product Development. McEvoy will lead the growth of the development organization as products are created with the latest technologies, including Millennium, Innovative's Web-based automated solution for libraries. Data Research Associates Announces Third Quarter Results. St. Louis, MO, July 22, 1999. Data Research Associates, Inc. (DRA) (Nasdaq: DRAI) announced today that revenues for its third quarter of fiscal 1999, ended June 30, were $7.7 million, compared with $8.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal 1998. Earnings for the third quarter of fiscal 1999 were $736,000, or 14 cents per share, compared with $973,000, or 18 cents per share, for the same period in fiscal 1998. Companion Announces Major Corporate Growth in 1998/1999 Fiscal Year. Salt Lake City, UT, July 22, 1999. COMPanion Corporation, developer of AlexandriaÅ library automation systems, announced increased sales and financial growth of more than 40% in the 1998 -1999 fiscal year. Large district purchases and a loyal customer base have contributed to COMPanion's success. Geac Announces 1999 Year End Resulsts - Core Business Delivers Continued Strong Performance - One-Time Charges Relating to Write Downs of Intangible Assets Produce Net Loss. Markham, Ontario, July 13, 1999. Geac Computer Corporation Limited today announced the financial results for the year ended April 30, 1999. Revenues for the twelve-month period rose 23% to $793.3 million from $646.4 million in 1998, producing an increase in operating income before taxes and unusual items to $184.4 million from $178.7 million in the prior year. Texas State Library and Archives Commission Selects SIRSI. Austin, TX, July 12, 1999. The Texas State Library and Archives Commission has announced that it will install Sirsi Corporation’s UnicornTM Library Management System for its Library Catalog of Texas State Agencies, a consortium of six Texas state government agencies with the Commission as the managing agency. Partners in this consortium are the State Law Library, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Library, the Texas Department of Information Resources, the Comptroller of Public Accounts Technical Library and the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission Library. Ameritech Library Services Launches Web Store. Provo, UT, July 12, 1999. Ameritech Library Services (Amlibs) has launched a new Web store, making it the first library automation vendor that enables customers to place online orders for a variety of products such as Dell workstations, peripherals, software and supplies. The new Web store is part of Amlib’s newly designed Web site which makes it easier to navigate. Customers can easily access online support services such as Log Express on the Web, which allows them to log service problems, track problem resolution and get information on how similar problems are resolved at other libraries. CARL System Live At Phoenix Public Library. Denver, CO, July 9, 1999. Phoenix Public Library has converted to the CARL Information Management and Delivery System (IMDS) from their previous Dynix system in its Central Library and 12 branches. The first phase of the installation includes CARL's graphical client/server Circulation module, and CARLweb, CARL's Web-based interface to the library's OPAC. Phoenix Public Library is implementing a multilingual CARLweb in English and Spanish and is using self-service features such as patron account information and Phone Notification/Phone Circulation (PN/PC). The Library is also using CARLweb's validation software to verify patron access to third-party Web databases. Telecommunications Giant Bell Canada Adopts Best-Seller’s E-Library Network. Montreal, Canada, July 9, 1999. Telecommunications Giant Bell Canada has chosen Best-Seller’s E-Library Network to integrate and manage its corporate documentation centers in Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa. Using Best-Seller’s web-based PortFolio software, Bell Canada will create a virtual library and provide all of its employees access via the company’s high-speed corporate Intranet. Auto-Graphics Provides Impact/ONLINE and Full-Cataloging Services to Connecticut Libraries : Deployment to 300 Cataloging Sites Marks First-of-its-Kind Installation; Impact/ONLINE Also Provides Z39.50 Interoperability. Pomona, CA., July 8, 1999. Auto-Graphics Inc. (OTCBB:AUGR) today announced it signed a contract with the Connecticut State Library System for full-cataloging services that will be deployed to more than 300 sites. In addition, the agreement includes Auto-Graphics’ Web-based PAC, Z39.50 and interlibrary loan (ILL) services which will provide much greater access to library resources across the state and will accommodate the projected growth of the system up to 400 sites over the life of the three-year contract. Another Record Sales Year for SIRSI. Huntsville, AL, July 1, 1999. Sirsi Corporation sales results for its last sales year, ending June 30, 1999, show another record increase in the number of new sales, the company announced today. During the prior 12 months, more than 140 libraries have selected SIRSI systems in North America alone, including the libraries at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla.; Montgomery County Department of Public Libraries in Rockville, Md.; Sun Microsystems, Inc., in Palo Alto, Calif.; the Round Rock Independent School District in Austin, Texas; the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario; and the Congressional Budget Office in Washington, D.C. |
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