Bloomfield, CT –mk Sorting Systems is pleased to announce today that Alameda Free Library has installed the mk LibDispenserTM, one of the most technologically advanced solutions to make materials more widely available to patrons anytime and just about anywhere.

Installed near the Alameda Point Collaborative community building on the former Alameda Naval Air Station site, the mk LibDispenserTM provides year around 24 hour access for library patrons to renew, return, reserve and retrieve items outside their local library branch. The chosen system has a capacity of 876 library books, CD’s and DVD’s with the future option to easily expand the system. This stand alone branch is a fully automated service solution that uses the library’s management software (ILS) via SIP2 communication.

“Like many libraries today, Alameda was searching for a new service delivery model that could conveniently serve their library customers in high traffic disparate locations while also considering their ongoing budgetary demands” said Markus Flory, president of mk Sorting Systems. “The mkLibDispenserTM was designed with patron’s busy lives in mind and we are excited that Alameda has chosen to provide this focused type of public service with the LibDispenserTM”
“One of Alameda’s ongoing strategic plan goals is to introduce new library services that match community needs, interests, and priorities” said Jane Chisaki, Alameda Free Library Director. “The mk LibDispenserTM enables us to extend our services into underserved areas of our community while still remaining fiscally responsible, relevant, and effective during these economic times”
About mk Sorting Systems
mk Sorting Systems, a subsidary of mk Technology Group, develops and installs user-friendly self service, sorting and RFID systems for libraries. mk offers individual, customized automation solutions designed to meet each library’s specific needs.

For sales and marketing information, contact Kristin Vogel, Sales and Business Development Consultant at 1-860-760-0438 or by e-mail at kristin.vogel@mk-sorting-systems.com. Visit mk Sorting Systems on the web at www.mk-sorting-systems.com.

Photo of the installed mk LibDispenserTM

~ Evidence-Based Monitoring Service Designed for Corporate Learning Professionals ~

IPSWICH, Mass. — June 14, 2010 — EBSCO Publishing continues to use its expertise in evidence-based information gathering this time turning its attention to the needs of corporate learning experts. Corporate Learning Watch™ is a new evidence-based monitoring service that investigates learning techniques for corporate learning professionals and focuses on the methods that can be used within businesses to facilitate employee learning.

Corporate Learning Watch builds on EBSCO’s collection of expert and peer-reviewed corporate learning-related literature to present the user with non-biased actionable intelligence—an executive decision-support tool based on proprietary, evidence-based content. The resource uses a systematic approach to monitor developments in the literature and follow an established multi-step evidence-based literature surveillance process. Corporate Learning Watch provides users with the latest expert analysis and findings on corporate learning issues, all based on the evidence that is presented in the literature.

Specific areas that the reports in Corporate Learning Watch focus on are:

• Budgeting
• Community Building
• Evaluation
• Learning & Technology
• Learning & the Individual
• Learning Methods
• Learning Resources
• Learning Staff
• Learning Structure
• Learning Support
• Organizational Change
• Talent Management

Corporate Learning Watch has adapted EBSCO’s core evidence-based methodology to areas of interest to corporate executives. The evidence-based approach identifies, selects and systematically evaluates pertinent information and creates a synthesis of the best available evidence. EBSCO’s experience with evidence-based content includes Sustainability Watch™ and the upcoming Food Industry Watch™ as well as the point-of-care resources it provides to hospitals and other medical institutions including the clinical decision support resource DynaMed™.

Corporate Learning Watch may be integrated into corporate portals and Intranets. The EBSCOhost® Integration Toolkit allows EBSCO’s content to be incorporated into an organization’s workflow—providing seamless access to premium content.

About EBSCO Publishing
EBSCO Publishing is the world’s premier database aggregator serving the content needs of corporations, associations and organizations of all types. EBSCO offers a suite of nearly 300 full-text and secondary research databases providing content from tens of thousands of full-text journals, magazines, books, monographs, reports and various other publication types from renowned publishers. Databases provide information for areas ranging from research & development and corporate learning to departmental and industry-specific topics. EBSCO’s product lines include proprietary databases such as Business Source® Corporate, Business Book Summaries™, Learning Centers™, Business Basics™, Academic Search® R&D, Nonprofit Organization Reference Center™, and Health Library™ as well as dozens of leading licensed databases. Databases are powered by EBSCOhost®, the most-used for-fee electronic resource in libraries around the world, and may be integrated into corporate intranets, portals and learning management systems. For more information, visit the EBSCO Publishing Web site at: www.ebscohost.com, or contact: information@ebscohost.com.

EBSCO Publishing is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., one of the largest privately held companies in the United States.
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For more information, please contact:
Kathleen McEvoy
Public Relations Manager
(800) 653-2726 ext. 2594
kmcevoy@ebscohost.com

Date/Time: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 11:00 AM Pacific (Noon Mountain / 1pm Central / 2pm Eastern)
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TechSoup's product donation program for libraries and nonprofits includes easy-to-use Flip video cameras that allow you to share your library and community stories. Find out how public libraries are using this technology as a tool for making connections, recording library events, and sharing knowledge. Flip Video's simple camcorders can be used by people with any level of video experience to create, edit, and share movies. Libraries use these camcorders to give their staff, volunteers, and constituents the ability to further their causes through digital storytelling.

We'll showcase several libraries. The Tonganoxie Public Library in Kansas rocks the flip at their library. They use Flip cameras to produce videos of library events, to record staff training, and to share advocacy techniques or use security cameras and some spy gear to help with this. The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library uses Flip cameras within their system for programming at their branches. The cameras are used to film anything from library advocacy and outreach to answering questions about current events. Join us to learn and share.

Hope to see you there!
Stephanie Gerding, TechSoup for Libraries
TechSoup Global is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit devoted to making technology and technology education available and affordable to nonprofits and libraries all over the world.

June 8th, 2010
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Paine College Partners with ByWater Solutions for Koha Implementation

ByWater Solutions, an open source community supporter and official Koha support company, announced today that Paine College, of Augusta, GA. has partnered with them for the installation and support of the Koha integrated library system.

ByWater Solutions will provide the Collins-Callaway Library of Paine College with a full Koha Installation, data migration, customization of their staff and public interface, 24/7 comprehensive support, and hosting services.

Lyn Dennison, Director of Library and Learning Resources Center commented on their decision to implement Koha with ByWater Solutions:

"The open source approach for our library information system is appealing for both its cost and its maintenance. I have been watching the growth in popularity and support of open source library systems and feel comfortable that it is now at a sustainable level. For a small college, having a hosted system is ideal. We are able to afford a fully operational system with access to technological expertise when and if we need it."

She continues; "ByWater is dedicated to the open source concept which is important to us. Their current customers speak highly of their personalized attention. Their flexibility during contract negotiations was very helpful in getting us started quickly."

Brendan Gallagher, CEO of ByWater stated; "We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Paine College on their Koha implementation and look forward to supporting them going forward. We are excited that Paine College will be able to take advantage of the new functionality found in Koha 3.2."

About Paine College:
Paine College is a beautiful 57-acre campus located in the heart of Augusta, Georgia. At Paine College, we are blessed with access to important cultural and economic centers. The campus is located one hour away from Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, and it is an easy two-hour drive from Atlanta, the capital of Georgia.

The Mission of Paine College, a church-related private institution, is to provide a liberal arts education of the highest quality that emphasizes academic excellence, ethical and spiritual values, social responsibility, and personal development to prepare men and women for positions of leadership and service in the African American community, the nation, and the world. For more information about Paine College, please visit www.paine.edu

About Koha:
Koha is the first open-source Integrated Library System (ILS). In use worldwide, its development is steered by a growing community of libraries collaborating to achieve their technology goals. Koha's impressive feature set continues to evolve and expand to meet the needs of its user base. It includes modules for circulation, cataloging, acquisitions, serials, reserves, patron management, branch relationships, and more.

Koha’s OPAC, circ, management and self-checkout interfaces are all based on standards-compliant World Wide Web technologies--XHTML, CSS and Javascript--making Koha a truly platform-independent solution. Koha is distributed under the open-source General Public License (GPL). For more information about Koha, please visit www.koha-community.org

About ByWater Solutions:
With over 10 years of experience, ByWater Solutions offers customized hosting, data migration, configuration, installation, training, support options and development of enterprise class open-source library systems. Offering a 24/7 technical helpline, ByWater Solutions’ clients have the support system they need to make their software work for them. ByWater Solutions pledges to share 100% of all developed code to the Koha community for the strengthening and advancement of the Koha ILS. For more information about ByWater Solutions, please visit: www.bywatersolutions.com