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Library Product News |
May/June 2008 |
New Stacking Chairs from AGATI
The Kala Chair offers a modern and attractive form with its precise execution and finesse of framework. Features clean lines and a comfortable sit, as well as protective armrests. Chrome frame is stackable, upholstered seat and back are available in either standard colors or COM.
The Jet Chair’s sleek and polished design offers a contemporary twist to the stackable chair. A chrome frame with ply seat, back and arm rests makes this chair perfectly sized for small spaces. Features a recessed pattern on seat. Available as a side chair or arm chair, in natural or stained finishes.
Bretford Launches
Reconfigurable RHOMBII Training Tables for Higher Education and
Corporate Environments
Bretford, Inc.,
supplier of technology and media furniture that improves how people work
and learn, has launched the RHOMBII™
Designed for both traditional and contemporary environments, the RHOMBII
training tables are universal in nature – they have the ability to be
reconfigured to fit the needs of the space, then easily folded and
stored out of the way or moved into other locations within a facility.
They are available with flip or fixed rectangle tops, ranging from 42–72
inches wide and 24–30 inches deep along with trapezoid or radius end
flip or fixed tops that are 24–30 inches in diameter. The tables also
come with T-leg or four-leg bases for added flexibility.
Designed with the Environment in Mind The RHOMBII training tables are in
the process of becoming both UL certified and GREENGUARD certified. Both
designations will allow architects and designers to specify the tables
into applications where LEED credits are applicable and long-term health
and safety is of the utmost priority. In addition, they are made from
extruded and casted lightweight aluminum and finished in a choice of
durable powder paint to withstand wear and tear.
Creative Arts Unlimited Designs and Builds Interior Elements in New Florida Library
Creative Arts Unlimited, Inc. designed and built the
interior elements in the new Homosassa, FL, library. The interior refers
back to Homosassa's natural beauty, known for crystal-clear, spring-fed
rivers and its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico.
Creative Arts Unlimited successfully blended one-of-a-kind pieces with
custom-finished Brodart furniture to create unique, yet affordable
environments in both the adults' and children's areas.
Creative Arts Unlimited
Boston Public Library Chooses Stacking Chair for
Abbey Room Renovation
The
Boston Public Library has ordered 200 King & Prince chairs from
Eustis Chair for their
renovation of the Abbey Room. These elegant and durable stacking chairs
will be going into what is clearly the most elegant public function
space in Boston, and possibly in the entire US.
Harvard University Chooses Jenkins Chair for Quincy House Dining Hall
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University has a regular program of renovating their elegant campus dining halls. For 2008, they are renovating Quincy House, and they have chosen Eustis Chair's Jenkins chair for its clean, simple lines, and rock-solid durability. Quincy House will be the 8th major project that Eustis Chair has completed for Harvard since 1995.
Eustis
Chair 
Footnote.com Adds to Its Civil War Collection by Launching the Interactive
1860 US Census
Footnote.com announced the addition of the 1860 US Census to their Civil
War Collection. This project was a joint effort with FamilySearch, who
provided the images to the 1860 Census. From those images,
Footnote created a index enabling visitors to simply type in a name and
search the millions of names contained in this collection.
As the largest online collection of original Civil War documents, this
new addition to Footnote.com provides a snapshot of America before the
bloodiest war in its history. The 1860 US Census reveals many details
about individuals at that time. What was their occupation? Where were
they born? What was their marital status? Did they attend school? Could
they read or write? Was your ancestor insane, idiotic, or a convict? The
1860 US Census will let you know.
“Is the 1860 US Census already on the internet? Yes,” says Russ Wilding,
CEO of Footnote.com. “But what makes the census different on Footnote is
that these documents become interactive.”
Footnote.com has developed tools that enable visitors not only to find
someone in the census, but also to enrich the records by adding photos,
linking related documents, and contributing insights to any name on the
record. “Now they’re not merely names on a document,” explains Russ
Wilding. “They become people as the contributions start to tell a story
about that person.”
This past March, Footnote.com released a similar project using the same
technology with an interactive version of the Vietnam War Memorial. For
each name on the Wall, a visitor can view military service information,
attached photos and comments. The success of the project is overwhelming
as priceless contributions are added to the Wall. Footnote expects
similar results with the launch of the 1860 US Census.
At Footnote.com, it’s more than just looking at a historical document. History becomes a living subject on Footnote.com as documents from archives come together for the first time on the Internet. Visitors to Footnote.com can add their own contributions and upload their own shoeboxes of information. Letters, documents, and photos from the past create a view of history that few have seen before.
Trinity University (TX) Selects Innovative for Complete Digital Library Service
Trinity University's Elizabeth Huth Coates Library, a recipient of the ACRL's Excellence in Academic Libraries Award, has selected a suite of Innovative technology products for complete digital library service. In addition to the Millennium ILS, the Library selected Electronic Resource Management, Research Pro federated-search, and the Encore discovery services platform.
"We appreciate Innovative for their continuing development of Millennium and look forward to exploring how Electronic Resource Management will help us administer our electronic resources and make them available to students and faculty through the online catalog," says Chris Nolan, Assistant University Librarian and Professor.
In 2007, the Library was recognized by ACRL for, among other things, its creative programs and willingness to try new things. Nolan continues: "The ACRL award reflects on our focus on being creative to stay relevant and improve student learning. We're always willing to try something new and Encore appealed to staff as another positive change. Our students don't like complicated search forms such as those they find on subscription databases. They like a simpler process and want a contemporary look and feel. We think that Encore is quite attractive to the 'Google Generation.'"
Introducing FlashScan-MAXine™
A
complete, desktop solution for all your self-checkout needs today and
tomorrow.
Portable - Understanding the current problems that librarians face with shortage of space and internal real-estate, the MAXine™ is a completely portable, desktop solution that can exist anywhere in your library. No ghastly wires, external computers or power strips, MAXine™ is fully self-contained. (Contact us for more pictures).
Capable - MAXine™ is loaded with features and options that far surpass any existing systems of today. Desensitize, update to RFID, wireless, removable high powered scanner are just a few of the capabilities you can expect.
You Choose - Want to match your decor? Want Corian® top? Have special needs requirements - NO PROBLEM - MAXine™ can be fully customized to your specific needs, as well as looks.
So much more... Why reinvent the wheel? All of the most popular features and options of our FlashScan-MAX™ have been incorporated into the MAXine™ design. Small Package - ZERO Sacrifice.
International Business Module from ReferenceUSA
ReferenceUSA announces the addition of a new International Business Module, containing 3 million global companies and 5 million global executives. This module offers:
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Company profiles
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Business and trade articles
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Financials on public and private organizations
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Five years historical financials for 34,000 global public companies
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One-click currency conversion between Dollars, Euros or Pounds
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EDGAR (SEC) filings since 1994
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Annual reports for global public companies
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Comprehensive corporate family structures
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Advanced executive screening with results linked to biographies, colleagues and firms Basic (Boolean) and Precision (Taxonomic) searching against a ten year trade journal archive
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Source attribution to the field level when profiles are integrated
We combine “facts and figures” with news and articles, prelinked across nearly three million global companies. This unique mix of “facts, figures and news” brings you accurate, fast, research results! Give your library an “information advantage” – call your account executive today at 1-800-808-1113 for a free webinar!
Announcing the New DiscChek EcoSUPER™ Totally Automatic Ultra High Performance Disc Repair System
The newest addition to the growing DiscChek range of
Eco Disc Repair Products, the EcoSUPER is designed for large volume
video rental groups, disc resellers and disc repair services. It holds
up to 500 discs in both the input and output stations and completely
restores DVDs, CDs, CD-ROMs and Game Discs. The SUPER will perform 240
light, medium or deep disc repairs per hour. It is completely
self-contained and has a Water Recycling System so no plumbing or drain
connections are needed.
The ECO wet disc repair process removes even deep scratches safely and
our exclusive Flat Polishing Technology means DVDs can be safely
rejuvenated many times. All discs come out of the machine clean and dry.
And they look and play like brand new!
SirsiDynix Symphony
Version 3.2.1 Now Available
Release Ofers New
Capabilities for Horizon and Dynix Users, Consortia and Government
Libraries
SirsiDynix, a
global leader in strategic technology solutions for libraries, has
announced the availability of SirsiDynix Symphony 3.2.1, an open,
evolutionary and customizable integrated library system. Horizon and
Dynix users, corporate and government libraries that use SirsiDynix
Symphony’s Accountability module and consortia will discover a number of
powerful new features. Enhancements to SirsiDynix Symphony in this
release include:
• A general release of the SirsiDynix Symphony Accountability module in
the WorkFlows Client for Java, which will be especially useful for many
corporate, government and military sites
• New options for capturing statistics for multi-piece items
• The option to use default operator of “and” for searches entered in
the iBistro, iLink and Ecole
online public access catalogs
• More flexibility in serving borrowers whose cards are on the verge of
expiration
• Support for entering only key digits of barcodes
• New “hold wrapper” print options that can be used to support patron
hold pickup self-service
• Updates to circulation to accommodate 3M RFID-based checkout
• Updates to Floating Collections capabilities for use by consortia
• Z39.50 search capabilities updated to support search by library group
along with the previously
supported “search all” and “search by library” capabilities
Swets Finds the Last
Piece of its Standardization Puzzle in Migration Partnership with Anubex
Swets, a leading subscription services company, and Anubex, leader in
automated application modernization solutions, are pleased to announce a
partnership in which Anubex will perform the cross-platform migration of
an enterprise application of Swets. The project will involve the
conversion, migration, and modernization of the last back end
application, developed with IDMS technology.
Using the tools of Anubex, the company will migrate an extensive number
of lines of code, residing in batch and interactive programs and
scripts, and a substantial amount of production data. The application
will be migrated to a new architecture consisting of a combination of
COBOL and Java, running on Linux, that enables a more easy integration
with other applications running on the same architecture. The firm's
data, currently stored in a pre-relational network model will be
migrated to a fully relational model, implemented on DB2 UDB.
Character-based screens will be migrated to rich Java interfaces where
they will be maintained after the migration in Eclipse.
Anubex will collaborate with the IT team from Swets to complete the
migration, testing, and taking live of the applications. The migration
is slated for completion in the summer of 2009 and will be conducted
according to SOAR, the snapshot-oriented migration process perfected by
Anubex since 1993. To completely eliminate risk, business disruption and
code freeze periods, the applications will be migrated and tested
iteratively throughout the project and taken live in one single step.
With the migration being supported by the same in-house staff that
maintain and operate the application today, Swets will leverage
technical and functional expertise toward the target platform. Swets has
extensive in-house expertise in Java and Linux already in place.
Worldwide, the application in question is accessed by over twenty Swets
offices, located in several countries throughout Europe, the Americas,
Asia, and Africa.
Belgian Anubex has developed specific tools to improve the precision and
speed with which IDMS applications can be migrated to modern open
systems. "This project represents our largest contract to date in the
Netherlands," said Louis Heymans, Managing Director of Anubex. "We see
renewed interest among members of shrinking user-bases of technologies
like IDMS to modernize their applications. By choosing a migration
solution, Swets will gain a competitive edge by leveraging its past
investment in human and electronic capital while reaping the benefits of
a completely refreshed and up-to-date enterprise architecture."
Tutor.com
wins Spring 2008 Parents' Choice Foundation Gold Award
Leader in
On Demand Homework Help and Tutoring Services Receives Highest
Recognition as an Online Education Tool
Tutor.com, the
online tutoring company, has been chosen as one of Parents' Choice
Foundation's Gold Award Recipients and the sole winner in the Online
Software category. The company is being recognized for its ability to
engage students ages 10-18 in a fun and innovative manner that
supplements their education.
Tutor.com has
delivered more than 3 million one-on-one tutoring sessions in a safe and
secure online classroom to students across the United States.
"For some
parents, the Internet still represents an environment over which they
have little control over their children's activities. That's why at
Tutor.com we take the responsibility to deliver safe and effective
tutoring that parents can trust. We are thrilled to be recognized by
Parents' Choice Foundation," says Tutor.com CEO, George Cigale.
To ensure a safe
learning environment for every student, Tutor.com employs strict quality
control over tutoring sessions. Each tutor must pass an extensive
application and certification process that includes a thorough
third-party background check and educational screening, before they can
begin tutoring. And, every Tutor.com session is reviewed for quality
control and professionalism. Parents can also review transcripts of
their student's sessions at any time.
Parents' Choice
Foundation, established in 1978, is the oldest independent surveyor of
educational products for children. Those who are on the reviewers' panel
include teachers, parents, scientists, and librarians, as well as kids.
Paying special attention to children's media that help children learn,
Parents' Choice Foundation reviews hundreds of products throughout the
year and only the top 1%-2% receive Gold recognition.
"Our committees
recognized Tutor.com with a Parents' Choice Gold Award, in part, for the
commitment to providing students and parents with an effective and safe
online tutoring service," says Claire S. Greene, President, Parents'
Choice Foundation.
For more
information or a free trial of the service, please visit
www.tutor.com or call (800) 411-1970.
Solution
to Green Computing
Due to the fact that technology is constantly growing by leaps and
bounds on a frequent basis and replacing outdated systems in the
process, is there anything that can be done with an obsolete computer
rather than disposing of it? How will we ever work to achieve a cleaner
planet if everyone continues to take energy consumption and electronics
disposal for granted?
Fortunately, there is a green computing solution to this issue. Userful
has created a dream green machine that gives anyone the ability to turn
a standard PC system into a multi-computer platform. In other words, you
can
transform one PC into ten.
How is this done? Userful constructs its systems with multiple video
card slots that allows you to add up to 10 different monitors, and
multiple USB ports for keyboard and mouse functionality. Powered by
Userful
Desktop, you have the ability to use multiple computers on an easy
to use, tightly secured network. It's ideal for a variety of public
computing avenues such as
libraries,
Internet cafes,
airports, schools and hotels.
Userful's mission is to achieve the three R's for its consumers: Reduce
environmental impact of computing, Reusability of existing computers,
even ones that are considered to be obsolete, and Return of investment
which allows the consumers to make money off their Userful Desktop.
Userful Corporation is quickly
becoming the worldwide leader for
green computing.
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