Auto-Graphics and ChiliFresh Collaborate to Develop Web Services Application for Book Review Engine.Library Community to Benefit from Flexible and Customizable Integration Options POMONA, Calif. -- Auto-Graphics, Inc. (Pink Sheets:AUGR), a technology innovator providing library automation solutions for over 36 years, and ChiliFresh Enterprises, Inc., the industry leader in Web 2.0 functionality, today announced a technology collaboration to more flexibly integrate ChiliFresh's Review Engine into the AGent[TM] suite of library automation solutions and other library systems. The two companies worked together to develop a Web Services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. application that allows libraries to adapt integrated ChiliFresh content into a customized results set display. Previously, subscribing libraries were limited to a standard display of book reviews; with the development of the new Web Services application, libraries have the ability to present book reviews and ChiliFresh content through their OPAC OPAC - Online Public Access Catalog in whatever manner best suits their needs. "ChiliFresh gives library patrons exactly what they wantO a voice," said Scott Johnson Scott Johnson may refer to:
The ChiliFresh Review Engine consists of a database of reviews that reside on a remote server. When a library subscribes to ChiliFresh, its 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. is enhanced by giving patrons a way to interact by reading and writing book reviews and providing starred ratings and reviews within the OPAC. Currently, library patrons from around the world view ChiliFresh review content from library catalogs in excess of 65 million times each month. "At Auto-Graphics, our approach to software development is centered around an open systems approach to incorporating 'best-of-breed' technology solutions, such as the ChiliFresh Book Review Engine, and providing that to our customers in order to deliver functionality that can be customized to meet a library's unique needs, " said Paul Cope, president of Auto-Graphics. "In the case of this technology collaboration, I am pleased that our efforts to develop this flexible Web Services application will benefit the greater library community and not just Auto-Graphics customers." 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. 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 Iluminar[TM] a next generation patron user interface; 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] a complete 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. ; 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 Federated search is the simultaneous search of multiple online databases and is an emerging feature of automated, Web-based library and information retrieval systems. It is also often referred to as a portal, as opposed to simply a Web-based search engine. application. AGent products are standards-compliant, built with an open systems architecture and are available via the Software as a Service (SaaS) hosted delivery model. For more information, please visit www.auto-graphics.com. About ChiliFresh ChiliFresh Enterprises, Inc. has developed the first real Web 2.0 applications to integrate into a library's online catalog. With its focus placed solely on Global Patron Interaction, ChiliFresh has created platforms that enable library patrons around the world to make personal connections based on literary interest and habits. ChiliFresh introduced a cross-platform Patron Book Review Engine in the Spring of 2008 and has since expanded its offering to include Reference Desk Chat and Social Networking See social networking site. social networking - social network . The ChiliFresh network of libraries spans five continents and its content can be read and written in five different languages. The platforms developed and managed by ChiliFresh bring a local library into a global world. For more information, please visit http://chilifresh.com or call +1 913-244-0244. [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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