FOR RELEASE: July 14, 2006
Lithopolis, OH EnvisionWare, the world’s largest publisher of library self-service solutions, has been chosen as the system to upgrade the seven member libraries and five branch libraries that comprise the Central Library Consortium.
Paula Dayhoff, Assistant Systems Administrator, ran exhausive tests using EnvisionWare's expanded evaluation program. An essential component of migration was the need for complete compatiblity with the consortium's 8e6 Technologies R3000 filtering system. Thanks to EnvisionWare's Profile-based Filtering support, one of two integrated filtering control mechanisms, the system was designed to switch filtering profiles dynamically as a patron logs in to a session. The patron's type (BTYPE for this system) and/or age can be used to create unlimited unique filtering profiles.
Because EnvisionWare's system links directly to the ILS patron database, the need for any data migration other than possible print deposit funds is non existent. Eliminating synchronization concerns with patron records and in particular, PINs, the direct connection to the Horizon database coupled with the ability to easily convert one library at a time, made migration a seamless experience for library patrons.
CLC joins the nearly 5,000 libraries that use PC Reservation and LPT:One to control public computers and manage printing. Nearly 20% of EnvisionWare's PC management customers have migrated from legacy solutions.
EnvisionWare is the largest provider of time and print management systems and serves public and academic libraries around the globe. EnvisionWare sells its products through ILS partnerships with Polaris, SirsiDynix, TLC/CARL, VTLS and regional partners around the globe.
Keywords: PC Management, Print Management; PC Reservation; Public Library; Conversion to EnvisionWare; 8e6 Technologies; Former Comprise SAM; SirsiDynix Horizon
Comprise and SAM are trademarks of Comprise Technologies, Inc. Horizon is a trademark of SirsiDynix; PC Reservation is a registered trademark of EnvisionWare, Inc.; EnvisionWare and LPT:One are trademarks of EnvisionWare, Inc. 8e6 Technologies and R3000 are trademarks of 8e6 Technologies