Auto-Graphics Unveils Library 2.0 Functionality With New Materials Delivery and Alerts Systems for AGent VERSO(TM).Lib2Home and Active Alerts Provide Enhanced Ability for Libraries to Customize Access and Improve Efficiency POMONA, Calif. -- Auto-Graphics, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : AUGR) (Pink Sheets: AUGR), a technology innovator providing library automation solutions for over 36 years, has announced further advancement in the Library 2.0 movement with the introduction of Lib2Home, a preference tracking and alerting system within the AGent VERSO ver·so n. pl. ver·sos 1. A left-hand page of a book or the reverse side of a leaf, as opposed to the recto. 2. The back of a coin or medal. [TM] integrated library system An integrated library system, or ILS, is an enterprise resource planning system for a library, used to track items owned, orders made, bills paid, and patrons who have borrowed. (ILS ILS In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Israeli Shekel. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) that can be used by libraries to implement home delivery programs, a nationwide trend that allows libraries to improve and simplify the materials holding and transfer process and provides patrons with access to library materials without needing to leave home. "At the North Central Regional Library, our patrons love the convenience of our Mail Order Library Service," said Dan Howard, director of public services Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. at the Washington state library. "All of the residents in our 15,000 square mile library district can use this service. For almost 40 years now, we've used the Mail Order Library to extend the library's reach to folks living in the vast expanses between towns." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Moving Mountain's Project (www.clicweb.org/movingmountains), a clearinghouse of resources on the physical delivery of materials, 43 of the 50 U.S. States and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). have all established either a statewide or localized courier service to transport materials between libraries or from libraries to patron residences. AGent VERSO's Lib2Home addresses that growing trend toward home delivery, which reduces the need for new branch locations and additional management staff for the library. Lib2Home also serves the needs of today's busy, homebound home·bound adj. Restricted or confined to home, as of an invalid. and cost-conscious patrons trying to limit their driving to counterbalance continually increasing gas prices. Lib2Home allows patrons to setup searches within their online profiles based on preferred titles, subjects and/or authors. The system utilizes AGent VERSO's new Active Alerts functionality, which triggers email alerts to library staff and patrons when new library content matches pre-set search criteria. If specified for delivery, librarians will then use the Lib2Home system to manage the check-out and delivery process of new materials based on library policy. Alternately, patrons receiving Active Alerts will be linked to their account through AGent VERSO in order to check-out new materials for pick up at a local branch. "We're working hard to make Library 2.0 a reality," said Paul Cope, president of Auto-Graphics. "By keeping a finger on the pulse of the industry, we hope to continue as front-runners in providing pragmatic solutions to meet the needs of today's innovators within the library community." About Auto-Graphics, Inc. Founded in 1950, Auto-Graphics has been a technology innovator for more than five decades, providing data automation solutions to customers across multiple industries. For over 36 years, Auto-Graphics has helped libraries of all sizes become more efficient and patron-centric. Its flagship solution, AGent[TM], is the most comprehensive library automation platform available today, allowing libraries of any size to manage, share and search their resources. The AGent integrated product suite - currently used by more than 6,000 libraries in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. - is comprised of AGent VERSO[TM] a complete integrated library system; AGent Resource Sharing[TM] a robust interlibrary in·ter·li·brar·y adj. Existing or occurring between or involving two or more libraries: an interlibrary loan; an interlibrary network. loan and consortial borrowing solution; and AGent Search[TM] a powerful federated search application. For more information, please visit www.auto-graphics.com. [c] Auto-Graphics, Inc. All rights reserved. AGent is a trademark of Auto-Graphics, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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