Bethesda, MD – January 25, 2011 – LibLime, a Division of PTFS is proud to announce that Dr. Robert Phillips has joined the LibLime Development team as a Senior Software Engineer.

“I am excited to have Dr. Phillips join our engineering and development staff. He brings a broad educational background, including not only a Ph.D., but a J.D. from a prestigious university. His experience and interest in computer systems and software development has been constant throughout his professional career, and his knowledge of databases, Linux and associated tools will be a great complement to our current staff,” said Brett Smith, Vice President of Operations at PTFS.

Phillips, with a strong background in computational psychology, began applying this science to software development. As a student, he designed, developed, and sold a computer gaming software application to CBS Toys. During his graduate school years at the University of Florida, he developed a Cloud Computing Platform for Law Practice IT, which was widely used by the students in the UF Law School. He also holds a number of U.S. patents on other software applications.

Phillips began his corporate development work as lead developer in the AT&T Credit and Collections Systems. While there, he designed and developed a state of the art database validation system for credit security. He then moved to Lucent Technologies of Bell Labs as a Systems Engineer developing and maintaining several secure Apache websites. He was then recruited by Avaya Communications where he held several positions including Systems Engineer, Research Scientist, and Project Lead.

“Working in an agile development environment is fun,” said Robert, “I’ve been spending some time with Koha prior to learning about PTFS’ work with the application. I think this is a good fit for me here, working on such a challenging open source project with the LibLime team,” he finished.

About LibLime - PTFS
LibLime – PTFS is the global leader in open-source solutions for libraries. Rather than sell software licenses for static, hard-to-customize software products, The PTFS LibLime Division educates libraries about the benefits of open source, enabling them to make choices about how best to provide their communities and staff with better technology services. The PTFS LibLime Division then facilitates deployment of Koha in libraries by providing outstanding consulting, development, implementation, and support/hosting for libraries of all types and sizes. PTFS is also the developer of the world’s leading content management software, ArchivalWare, and specializes in meeting library personnel staffing requirements, digitization, and metadata keying services. For more information, see http://liblime.com or http://ptfs.com or http://archivalware.net.

DUBLIN, Ohio, January 25, 2011—OCLC and ImagineEasy Solutions, LLC are collaborating to create a customizable library version of ImagineEasy Solutions’ popular EasyBib.com service, the most popular online citation site on the Web. The EasyBib Library Edition service will be rolled out in a beta testing phase with select OCLC member libraries this month.

EasyBib is an automatic bibliography composer, used by more than 23 million unique visitors in the past year. More than 500,000 new citations are added each day during peak periods of use, such as at the end of university terms. Students simply search or enter bibliographic data of a particular source and EasyBib formats the citation, alphabetizes the works cited list and exports it to word-processing software. Students can also use EasyBib’s notebook feature to dynamically organize their research information associated with their citations.

EasyBib, a WorldCat.org partner site, already generates a robust traffic stream to libraries through WorldCat.org, using the WorldCat Search API to power book search citations.

“Our partnership with the EasyBib team is a natural fit for the cooperative,” said Chip Nilges, OCLC Vice President, Business Development. “This library-branded version of EasyBib’s simple and intuitive citation service helps further library visibility online, and helps to remind Web users of the value and importance of libraries to the research process. In addition, much of the traffic to EasyBib comes from institutions that are also members of the OCLC cooperative—so offering enterprise versions of EasyBib is a natural, cost-effective way for member libraries to market their services to their students at the point of need.”

Jointly designed by OCLC and Imagine Easy Solutions, EasyBib Library Edition will provide an opportunity for libraries to reach students where they already go for help with citation formatting. The Library Edition will offer a variety of features designed to extend library reach and usage, such as:

• Library-branded interface
• Links to library home page and catalog
• Search box for easy discovery of additional resources at your library and beyond
• Integration with virtual reference services
• IP redirects to your library’s customized version
• Deep links into a library’s OPAC
• Integration with the OpenURL Gateway.

“We are excited to bring OCLC’s powerful tools to our service, which will provide not only a gateway to discover more library content, but also improve the research experience for students,” said Neal Taparia, co-founder of EasyBib.

OCLC will be the exclusive provider for EasyBib Library Edition, and a provider for EasyBib School Edition, EasyBib’s standard institutional service. OCLC is currently working with a set of member libraries that will serve as test sites for the beta service of Library Edition, which is expected to be available in the U.S. and Canada by spring 2011.

About EasyBib
EasyBib is a service from ImagineEasy Solutions, LLC. ImagineEasy Solutions was founded in 2001 by Darshan Somashekar and Neal Taparia while they were both students in high school. EasyBib.com has grown to be one of the most popular citation tools, used by more than 23 million students a year. ImagineEasy Solutions is based in New York City. For more information, visit www.easybib.com and www.imagineeasy.com.

About OCLC
Founded in 1967, OCLC is a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world’s information and reducing library costs. More than 72,000 libraries in 170 countries have used OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend, preserve and manage library materials. Researchers, students, faculty, scholars, professional librarians and other information seekers use OCLC services to obtain bibliographic, abstract and full-text information when and where they need it. OCLC and its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat, the world’s largest online database for discovery of library resources. Search WorldCat on the Web at www.worldcat.org. For more information, visit www.oclc.org.

Bethesda, MD – January 25, 2011 – LibLime, a Division of PTFS, and WALDO (Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization) have announced that D’Youville College has successfully migrated to Koha.

D’Youville has selected the LibLime – PTFS fully-managed Koha package. In this model, the system is installed, operated and maintained at one of LibLime – PTFS carrier-class data centers. LibLime – PTFS provided D’Youville with installation, data migration, systems configuration, software development and staff training. As a member of the WALDO consortium D’Youville will take advantage of the discounts available to WALDO members for LibLime - PTFS services.

About D’Youville College
D’Youville College, in Buffalo, NY was chartered by the state of New York in 1908. As a co-educational college, D’Youville offers baccalaureate and graduate programs to students. Approximately 2,900 undergraduate and graduate students attend D’Youville. Named after 18th century Canadian St. Marguerite d'Youville (the"Mother of Universal Charity") the college provides academic, social, spiritual, and professional development in programs that emphasize leadership and service.

About WALDO
Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization (WALDO) is a membership organization supporting the procurement & administration of electronic information services for libraries since 1982. Supporting over 900 member libraries, WALDO offers consortial discounts for over 5,000 products and services.
For more information, please visit the WALDO Website located at http://www.waldolib.org or contact Robert Karen at (800) 326-6495 ext. 1 or rob@waldolib.org.

Other advantages of choosing a LibLime solution through the WALDO consortium include volume discounts, standard contracts, consolidated renewals and invoicing and centralized billing. Participation in the LibLime discounts through WALDO is available to all WALDO full, associate and limited members.

About LibLime - PTFS
LibLime – PTFS is the global leader in open-source solutions for libraries. Rather than sell software licenses for static, hard-to-customize software products, The PTFS LibLime Division educates libraries about the benefits of open source, enabling them to make choices about how best to provide their communities and staff with better technology services. The PTFS LibLime Division then facilitates deployment of Koha in libraries by providing outstanding consulting, development, implementation, and support/hosting for libraries of all types and sizes. PTFS is also the developer of the world’s leading content management software, ArchivalWare, and specializes in meeting library personnel staffing requirements, digitization, and metadata keying services. For more information, see http://liblime.com or http://ptfs.com or http://archivalware.net.

Bethesda, MD – January 20, 2011 - LibLime is pleased to announce that the Mabee Library at Sterling College, has successfully migrated to LibLime Koha. Sterling College is located in Sterling, Arkansas and has been live on their Koha system since December, 2010.

Migrating from the Horizon ILS, Sterling took full advantage of LibLime’s first-class implementation services. Under the guidance of a dedicated Project Manager, LibLime librarians, data specialists, and technicians installed Koha, configured the system to Sterling’s policies and processes, migrated data, and provided staff training. Sterling has also procured three years of hosting and maintenance from LibLime, using their cloud computing platform.

“We are always happy to see new academic libraries join the LibLime family of customers because it means that academic functionality in Koha is radically progressing and becoming a truly viable solution for colleges and universities,” said Patrick Jones, Director of Library Solutions for LibLime.

Koha includes many customer-sponsored development features, including several highly-anticipated academic library requirements, such as term loans, proxy borrowing, and retention of deleted records. Software as a Service (SaaS) offering on the LibLime cloud computing platform will also feature regular releases throughout the year as additional customer-sponsored development is completed.

About Sterling College
Originally founded in 1887 as Cooper College, Sterling College is a Christ-centered four-year college. With a 700+ student body in 2010, Sterling College continues to grow and maintain its Christian mission and vision by providing their students with the most excellent liberal arts collegiate experience, thus producing strong, focused leaders.

About LibLime - PTFS
LibLime – PTFS is the global leader in open-source solutions for libraries. Rather than sell software licenses for static, hard-to-customize software products, The PTFS LibLime Division educates libraries about the benefits of open source, enabling them to make choices about how best to provide their communities and staff with better technology services. The PTFS LibLime Division then facilitates deployment of Koha in libraries by providing outstanding consulting, development, implementation, and support/hosting for libraries of all types and sizes. PTFS is also the developer of the world’s leading content management software, ArchivalWare, and specializes in meeting library personnel staffing requirements, digitization, and metadata keying services. For more information, see http://liblime.com or http://ptfs.com or http://archivalware.net.

~Researchers Exploring International Politics and Foreign Policy via EBSCOhost® Now Able to Access World Politics Review™—Alternative Analysis of Global Relations~

IPSWICH, Mass. — January 25, 2010 — EBSCO Publishing has released World Politics Review™ (WPR), a new full-text database on EBSCOhost® providing extensive coverage of international politics and foreign affairs. World Politics Review is updated daily and provides in-depth background material on global issues that are not deeply covered by mainstream media sources. WPR offers articles that synthesize expert opinion from multiple sources presenting unbiased overviews or an alternative analytical approach to global relations topics.

World Politics Review includes more than 3,000 original articles written by a network of more than 400 contributors from around the world—subject-matter experts in journalism, research organizations, academia, government and elsewhere. The resource is used by academic researchers with a serious interest in international relations, foreign affairs, world politics and geostrategy as well as foreign policy professionals working primarily within government, military, academia, intelligence and diplomacy.

World Politics Review is a vital tool for researching foreign policy, international politics and foreign affairs. The resource covers topics of key relevance including:
• Aid and Development
• Crime
• Culture
• Defense and Military
• Domestic Politics
• Economics and Business
• Homeland Security
• Human Rights
• International Law
• Political Theory
• Public Diplomacy and Propaganda
• Terrorism
• U.S. Foreign Policy
• War and Conflict
• Weapons of Mass Destruction

Content from WPR is fully linked to other full-text resources from EBSCO, enabling users to easily access the relevant analysis and match it to other full-text commentary and information. World Politics Review Publisher Hampton Stephens says World Politics Review provides expert geopolitical analysis for a global audience. “World Politics Review is designed to allow users to both closely follow and deeply understand the events, issues and trends that constitute international affairs. We do this by combining the analytical depth of a scholarly journal with a continuous publishing frequency and a variety of content formats. Being able to search WPR content alongside EBSCOhost resources provides additional context for researchers, and is an exciting extension of our capabilities and mission.” In addition to access on EBSCOhost, subscribers will have full access to content on the World Politics Review website (www.worldpoliticsreview.com).

About EBSCO Publishing
EBSCO Publishing is the world’s premier database aggregator, offering a suite of more than 300 full-text and secondary research databases. Through a library of tens of thousands of full-text journals, magazines, books, monographs, reports and various other publication types from renowned publishers, EBSCO serves the content needs of all researchers (Academic, Medical, K-12, Public Library, Corporate, Government, etc.). The company’s product lines include proprietary databases such as Academic Search™, Business Source®, CINAHL®, DynaMed™, Literary Reference Center™, MasterFILE™, NoveList®, SocINDEX™ and SPORTDiscus™ as well as dozens of leading licensed databases such as ATLA Religion Database™, EconLit, Inspec®, MEDLINE®, MLA International Bibliography, The Philosopher’s Index™, PsycARTICLES®, PsycINFO® and RILM. Databases are powered by EBSCOhost®, the most-used for-fee electronic resource in libraries around the world. EBSCO is the provider of EBSCO Discovery Service™ a core collection of locally-indexed metadata creating a unified index of an institution’s resources within a single, customizable search point providing everything the researcher needs in one place—fast, simple access to the library’s full text content, deeper indexing and more full-text searching of more journals and magazines than any other discovery service (www.ebscohost.com/discovery). 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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