Cuadra Associates Announces New Version of the STAR/Archives Collections Management Solution; New Version Includes a Module for Maintaining Accession Information.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Cuadra Associates, Inc. (CA), a leading provider of knowledge management solutions, announced the release of a new version of STAR/Archives, its acclaimed ac·claim v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims v.tr. 1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud. See Synonyms at praise. 2. archival collections management solution. The centerpiece of this new release is a new module for managing accessions -- registering newly arrived materials -- as a process independent of cataloging. The new accessions module differs from traditional archival accession Coming into possession of a right or office; increase; augmentation; addition. The right to all that one's own property produces, whether that property be movable or immovable; and the right to that which is united to it by accession, either naturally or artificially. registers in many ways. It provides an easy way to log new accessions and maintain their provenance prov·e·nance n. 1. Place of origin; derivation. 2. Proof of authenticity or of past ownership. Used of art works and antiques. , and it can also be used to generate certificates of gift and provide detailed information about the accession -- descriptive information that can be used by the archivist ARCHIVIST. One to whose care the archives have been confided. if the materials are to be added to the catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. , as part of either an existing collection or a new one. Most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , all of the information in the accessions module is immediately searchable. This provides the archivist with a powerful tool for research and discovery during the accessioning process. 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. Judith Wanger, CA's Executive Vice President: "We designed the module with both large and small institutions in mind. Our goal was to provide them with an efficient way to register accessions, knowing that in some small institutions this part of the process is often done by paraprofessionals. At the same time, for the sites at which trained archivists are involved in the accession process, we wanted to provide for the option of starting the descriptive process early on. This means that the accessioning process can directly feed the cataloging of new materials without any re-keying." About Cuadra Associates, Inc. Founded in 1978, Cuadra Associates, Inc. is a leading provider of knowledge management software products. The core of every Cuadra product is STAR, an acclaimed software package with the power and flexibility to manage collections of all types. STAR is able to manage collections effectively in many types of environments, including libraries and information centers, records centers, archives, museums, competitive intelligence, and publishing. Many of these organizations have multiple, related information management needs that can be met with a single STAR software package. For more information on Cuadra or any of its products, contact Dr. Carlos Cuadra at Cuadra Associates, Inc., 800-366-1390 or 310-478-0066; Fax: 310-477-1078. To see an interactive demonstration of the STAR system, visit the company's Web site at: http://www.cuadra.com |
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