Auto-Graphics Selected to Provide Web-based Resource Sharing Solution to Ohio Libraries.POMONA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 1998--Auto-Graphics Inc. has been selected to establish an Internet-accessible catalog that combines holdings of the State Library of Ohio and four regional library systems for the purpose of sharing resources among more than 100 of the state's nearly 250 public library systems. The AccessOhio project utilizes the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN OPLIN Ohio Public Library Information Network ), a statewide telecommunications system funded by the State Legislature A state legislature may refer to a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. The following legislatures exist in the following political subdivisions: The mission of AccessOhio is to create a consolidated catalog from participating libraries and an automated interlibrary loan Interlibrary loan (abbreviated ILL, and sometimes called interloan, document delivery, or document supply etc.) is a service whereby a user of one library can borrow books, videos, DVDs, sound recordings, microfilms, or receive photocopies of (ILL) system that ultimately will allow patrons access in their local branch or from their own Internet-enabled computers at home or work. The first phase of the Auto-Graphics contract calls for merging CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). databases from the Northwest Library District and NOLA Regional Library System as the core of the new online catalog Similar to an online library or databases in the information storage respect, ‘’’online catalogs’’’ allow potential customers to browse a company’s items for sale from a different location using the internet. . Both consortia are users of Auto-Graphics' CD-ROM-based ILL system and "are the logical starting points Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting point terminus a quo commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the for migrating the entire state to the Web," said William Kliss, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. at Auto-Graphics. The Ohio Shared Catalog which includes the Ohio Valley Area Libraries (OVAL) has been integrated and the Southwest Ohio Regional Libraries (SWORL) will be added to the online system later in 1998. The combined databases of AccessOhio are expected to contain approximately 1.7 million unique records. In the merging process, duplicate titles are identified and attached to a single bibliographic record. The process also establishes a uniform format for all records to replace a long-term accumulation spanning 18 different vendors. The contract's second phase involves loading the database for Web-accessibility and implementation of Auto-Graphics' Impact/ONLINE ILL, which automates both the patron and administrative sides of an interlibrary loan transaction. Another module in the Impact/ONLINE family -- Impact/ONLINE WebPAC -- will enable patron access to the statewide catalog from any location via a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . "If the desired title is not available at the patron's nearest branch, the system will determine availability elsewhere in the library network and initiate an ILL request," Kliss said. "All of the paperwork formerly associated with an interlibrary loan is handled electronically by the system." Full access to the database for staff and patrons at 175 library facilities began in February, with other locations to follow throughout 1998, Kliss added. Company Information Founded in 1950, Auto-Graphics (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). :AUGR) provides information publishing and database resource sharing systems to the publishing and library communities. The company's Web site is located at http://www.auto-graphics.com. CONTACT: Auto-Graphics William Kliss, 909/595-7204 or Lages & Associates Debbie Fontes/Paula Bordigon 714/453-8080 debbie@lages.com/paula@lages.com |
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