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    November 29th, 2013LISWire aggregatorLISWire

    11/29/2013
    CONTACT:
    Nathan Curulla
    (888) 900-8944
    sales@bywatersolutions.com

    ByWater Solutions and Talkingtech LTD. Announce Formalized Partnership

    ByWater Solutions, America’s forefront provider of Koha support, and Talkingtech LTD have announced a formal partnership today regarding integration of Talkingtech’s i-Tiva patron outbound telephone notification, SMS text messaging application and inbound self service application for patrons into Koha.

    Currently, ByWater Solutions and Talkingtech have 5 joint customers utilizing the outbound patron telephone notification system. This allows libraries to send notifications to patrons for overdues, renewals, holds and fines via phone and SMS text messaging. The future integration of inbound functions will allow patrons the flexibility of checking on their account, renewing items, placing holds or talking to a library staff member during library working hours.

    Sean Young, Talkingtech, General Manager of North America said, “We are very pleased to have a partnership with ByWater Solutions and to be addressing the needs of the Koha community. The skill level of ByWater Solutions and their reputation is outstanding. Their corporate culture is very similar to ours, as they truly are committed to helping the customer.”

    Brendan Gallagher, CEO at ByWater solutions commented on the partnership, “We are always looking for new ways to provide our partners and the Koha community with excellent services and the i-Tiva product does just that. We look forward to working closely with Talkingtech to integrate more of their services in the future.”

    About Talkingtech LTD:

    TALKINGtech is an automated interactive communications provider located in New Zealand established over 20 years ago to empower libraries to communicate effectively and efficiently with their users. Since 1986, over 600 hundred libraries now have TALKINGtech solutions providing vital services in New Zealand, Australia, USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe and South Africa. For more information please visit: http://www.talkingtech.com/

    About ByWater Solutions:

    ByWater Solutions is a full service, high quality support and implementation company dedicated to providing libraries with a lower cost, more advanced level of support for their ILS than a traditional proprietary solution can offer. ByWater Solutions has a proven track record in first rate Koha implementation and support with library systems of all sizes. Our highly ranked, comprehensive support is what sets our company apart from any other vendor in the industry. Partnering with ByWater Solutions to support Koha not only lowers the cost of implementing and maintaining an ILS, but more importantly empowers libraries by giving them the flexibility and freedom they deserve. For more information please visit: http://bywatersolutions.com/

    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, circulation, 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: http://koha-community.org/

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    November 28th, 2013LISWire aggregatorLISWire

    PROVO, Utah, October 4, 2013 – Backstage Library Works has completed a large-scale retrospective conversion project as part of the development of the new Library of Birmingham which opened on 3 September 2013, replacing the former Central Library. The Library of Birmingham is a new state-of-the-art community hub that houses unique and rare items and includes a new home for the Shakespeare Memorial Room. The new Library is the largest public library in Europe and is a flagship project in the Birmingham City Council’s redevelopment plans.

    With a focus on improving access to its collections, the Library decided to convert items previously not visible via the online catalogue into a more accessible format. In 2010, Backstage began the first phase of its work by digitizing the card catalogue of nearly 600,000 entries. Once the cards were digitized, the images were sent back to Backstage’s office in Provo, Utah where teams of data technicians matched these entries with existing electronic records and catalogued locally held information into MARC 21 records. The records produced accounted for nearly one-fourth of the Library of Birmingham’s holdings, making these items available in the online catalogue for the first time.

    Backstage worked with various collections across the Library, including a local history and genealogy collection and the internationally-important Birmingham Shakespeare Library, in addition to providing catalogue records for more than 23,000 pages of sheet music.

    As part of its new operating model, the Library implemented improved RFID for self-serve checkout, and better security. Backstage began the second phase of the project in early 2012, converting items in the collection to RFID. Local Backstage technicians worked on-site at the old Birmingham Central Library to ready the items for their move to the Library of Birmingham. They applied and enabled RFID tags in nearly 900,000 items, applied smart barcodes to 500,000 items and cleaned the entire collection in preparation for the move.

    Library of Birmingham business manager, David Stoke, states:

    “What I like about Backstage is their understanding of the business of libraries. We dealt with library professionals who managed our project with the knowledge about libraries that was needed to complete the project on time and under budget.”

    The Library of Birmingham can be found online at: www.libraryofbirmingham.com

    About Backstage Library Works

    Backstage’s objective is to provide the most technologically advanced and efficient means for delivering professional library services. With over 25 years of experience, the company is known for its expertise in handling complex and unique projects. Backstage specializes in solutions for cataloging, authority control, digitization, preservation microfilm, and on-site needs. In providing services to more than a thousand libraries, large and small, public and private, and in locations across the globe, Backstage has cultivated an understanding of libraries, their mission, their operations, and the challenges they face. Backstage offices are located in Provo, Utah, and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

    Contact
    Richard Covington
    Marketing Manager
    Backstage Library Works | Provo, Utah & Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
    Phone: 801.356.1852 | Fax: 801.356.8220
    news@bslw.com | www.bslw.com

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    November 28th, 2013LISWire aggregatorLISWire

    PROVO, Utah, November 27, 2013 — Backstage Library Works announced today a 30% growth rate in its cataloging support to the library community during 2013. Increasing need for cataloging and metadata services is seen across academic, public and special institutions. Requests are on the rise for cataloging of non-Roman materials as well as special formats, including CDs, DVDs and music scores.

    More publishers are seeking high-quality cataloging to support their library customers’ discovery needs for print and electronic resources. Backstage is also meeting the demand for drop-ship physical processing and customized metadata services on materials that come from publishers and book jobbers.

    Current and recently completed projects include Backstage services for: Arizona State University, University of Alberta, Bowdoin College, CSU-San Bernardino, Haverford College, Michigan State University, National Library of Medicine, North Carolina State University and the University of Pittsburgh.

    All project consultation, profiling, cataloging, processing and customer support is coordinated by the Bibliographic Services group in Backstage’s Provo, Utah, office.

    About Backstage Library Works

    Backstage’s objective is to provide the most technologically advanced and efficient means for delivering professional library services. With over 25 years of experience, the company is known for its expertise in handling complex and unique projects. Backstage specializes in solutions for cataloging, authority control, digitization, preservation microfilm, and on-site needs. In providing services to more than a thousand libraries, large and small, public and private, and in locations across the globe, Backstage has cultivated an understanding of libraries, their mission, their operations, and the challenges they face. Backstage offices are located in Provo, Utah, and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

    Contact:
    Kat Kamp | Marketing Department
    Backstage Library Works | Provo, Utah & Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
    Phone: 801.356.1852 | Fax: 801.356.8220
    news@bslw.com | www.bslw.com

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    November 27th, 2013LISWire aggregatorLISWire

    North Bethesda, MD, November 26, 2013- LibLime, a division of PTFS, will be exhibiting at the upcoming Special Library Association’s Military Libraries Workshop (MLW) scheduled for December 9-11 in Huntsville, Alabama.

    Liblime, as a division of PTFS, will be showcasing library support services and ArchivalWare Digital Library System (DLS), a browser-based enterprise content management solution that manages both print and digital collections.

    About the Military Libraries Division of SLA
    The Military Libraries’ Division (DMIL) of SLA was formed sixty years ago in 1953 to unite military librarians. Today, the DMIL includes two hundred members with librarians from various military agencies as well as publishers and vendors that serve military librarians. The DMIL hosts the Military Libraries Workshops annually as a forum for professional development and opportunity to meet other military librarians.

    About LibLime - PTFS
    LibLime – PTFS is the global leader in providing support for the Koha open source ILS. 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.

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    November 26th, 2013LISWire aggregatorLISWire

    Elgar Titles Now Available through GOBI3

    – Agreement to add academic titles to GOBI3database for streamlined ordering –

    November 1, 2013, Northampton, MA - Independent academic publisher Edward Elgar Publishing is pleased to announce a partnership with YBP Library Services (YBP), the academic division of Baker & Taylor, to offer ebooks on the award-winning Elgaronline platform through GOBI3 (Global Online Bibliographic Information), YBP’s acquisition and collection management interface.

    Launched in 2013, Elgaronline already includes close to 2,500 Edward Elgar Publishing ebook titles with an additional 300 new titles planned for 2014. Elgaronline is the most cost effective way for large and small academic libraries alike to acquire comprehensive access to Edward Elgar original scholarship – including journals, scholarly monographs, reference works and the leading Research Handbook program in the social sciences and law. For more information watch the homepage video.

    Libraries will be able to access ebook collections in four major subject areas – Law, Economics, Business and Management and Social and Political Science. The collections are sold by copyright year, with the option to purchase the forthcoming 2014 collections and receive access to titles ahead of print delivery.

    Tim Williams, Managing Director of Edward Elgar Publishing said, “We have worked with libraries to ensure Elgaronline is an easy choice for acquisition librarians to make – with multiuser access, DRM free downloads, an intuitive interface and integration with library discovery services as standard. Many of our customers also expressed a preference to purchase through their current YBP workflow and so this partnership was a natural development.”

    “Edward Elgar Publishing is one of the leading independent academic publishers in the social sciences and law subjects so we were very keen to offer Elgaronline to our customers," said Mark Kendall, Senior Vice President of Sales and Operations at YBP. "Our collaboration offers our academic customers the combination of Elgar’s highly-respected, quality content and YBP's value-added services to libraries and consortia."

    About Edward Elgar Publishing

    Founded in 1986, Edward Elgar Publishing is a family owned international academic publisher located in Northampton in Massachusetts, and Cheltenham and Camberley in the UK. We have successfully created a prestigious list with over 5,000 titles in print, publishing over 350 new books a year.

    Edward Elgar Publishing was named Independent Academic, Professional and Educational Publisher of the Year in 2013 by The Bookseller.

    For more information about Edward Elgar Publishing see our website, watch our video, read our author blog and browse our online content platform www.Elgaronline.com

    Contact:

    Katy Wight, Sales Manager, Edward Elgar Publishing:

    413 584 5551 kwight@e-elgar.com

    About YBP Library Services

    YBP Library Services, a Baker & Taylor company, provides print and digital content, supporting collection management and metadata services to academic, research and special libraries in the Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Australia and the Pacific Rim. GOBI3, YBP's acquisition and collection development interface, provides access to more than 10 million titles. YBP is located in Contoocook, NH, USA. For more on the company, visit www.ybp.com.

    Contact:

    Mark Kendall, Senior Vice President of Sales and Operations, YBP Library Services:

    800-258-3774 x3196 mkendall@ybp.com

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