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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (May 12, 2000) The Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education
(DTAE) has selected Sirsi Corporation's Unicorn Library Management System for 98 Georgia public libraries. According to Dr. Roger Slater, Assistant Commissioner in charge of DTAE's
Office of Public Library Services, the SIRSI system will replace non-Y2K compliant systems in 26 Georgia public library systems that comprise 98 separate facilities. The Georgia public libraries
automation project is a joint partnership between KPMG LLP, a consulting firm that is providing management and technical support; Sun Microsystems, which is supplying the server that houses
the libraries' joint database; and SIRSI.
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Vicki Johns
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Sirsi Corporation
101 Washington Street
SE Huntsville
AL 35801
+1-256-704-7000
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All participating library facilities will use SIRSI's WebCat Online Public Access Catalog to provide users with the ability to search
library holdings, place holds, send requests and access their user records through a single Web interface. Staff members will use SIRSI's Windows-based WorkFlows staff client to manage
acquisitions and fund accounting, authority control, cataloging, materials booking, outreach services and serials control.
The Georgia DTAE oversees the state's system of Technical
Institutes, the Office of Public Library Services, Georgia's Quick Start, the Adult Literacy (GED) program, 370 individual public library facilities and a host of economic and workforce development programs.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (April 28, 2000) Creighton University, ranked by U.S. News & World Report
in the 2000 College Rankings as the number one university in the Midwest Region for the past four years, has chosen Sirsi Corporation's Unicorn™ Library Management System and
Hyperion™ Digital Media Archive for its campus libraries. According to Ann Kitchel, associate director of Creighton's law library and project director for the SIRSI implementation, Creighton
chose SIRSI after a vigorous, yearlong review of library automation systems. "Creighton's staff was impressed by the many robust features of the system, including the ability to easily
customize the web OPAC, the flexibility of the system, its ability to handle electronic resources, and the friendly and efficient staff interface of the WorkFlows staff client. Unicorn is an
Oracle-based product, which was appealing to us," Kitchel said.
"We are really excited at the opportunity to offer the university community easier, faster and better
access to electronic resources, both through Unicorn and Hyperion," Kitchel said. "The library staff at Creighton is planning projects that will take advantage of Hyperion's ability to handle
digital images of materials that are currently difficult to access and manage. Hyperion has the potential of opening up new sources of information that will enhance the study, teaching and
research at Creighton University."
Three campus libraries support Creighton students: the Reinert Alumni Library, which is the
undergraduate and graduate library; the Klutznick Law Library/McGrath, North, Mullin, Kratz Legal Research Center; and the Health Sciences Library/Learning Resource Center.
Founded in 1878 in Omaha, Neb., Creighton is an independent Catholic university operated by
the Jesuits. Approximately 6,300 students are enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences; the College of Business Administration; the Graduate School; University College and Summer
Sessions; and the schools of Nursing, Medicine, Law, Pharmacy, and Allied Health.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (May 5, 2000) Two prominent Missouri public library systems, the Jefferson
County Library and the Little Dixie Regional Libraries, have selected Sirsi Corporation's Unicorn Library Management System. According to officials at both libraries, the SIRSI system will
provide library staff and users with a flexible, fully integrated system that is easy to use.
Established in 1953, the Little Dixie Regional Libraries serve all of Randolph and Monroe
counties, with the exception of Monroe City. Its four branch libraries serve approximately 19,000 registered borrowers and circulate approximately 157,000 items annually. Margaret Conroy,
Little Dixie Regional Libraries director, commented, "We chose SIRSI for its flexibility, the design of its WorkFlows staff client and the availability of integrated modules such as Outreach Services
and Materials Booking."
Located in the southern portion of the St. Louis metropolitan area, the Jefferson County Library
serves approximately 61,000 users. Each of the three branches houses its own special collection. The Northwest branch, which specializes in local history and genealogy, holds more
than 2000 items relating to Missouri, Jefferson County and other local municipalities. The Fox-Arnold branch has a Disability Resources Collection containing both fiction and non-fiction
materials dealing with more than forty disabilities and disability related issues, as well as a Business and Government Collection with information on local and national companies and
legislative and governmental issues. The Windsor branch, which is located in an area populated by many young families, houses a Learning Center and a collection of materials about parenting issues.
Martha Maxwell, Jefferson County Library director, stated, "A staff committee chaired by our
technology manager investigated a number of systems. SIRSI was selected based on the quality of the product, its cost, record of research and development and availability of needed
components. The comments in the final recommendation included, 'Very user friendly'; 'Maintains records for outreach services efficiently and effectively'; and 'Can grow as JCL grows.'"
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (April 21, 2000) The library at Bombardier Aerospace, the world's third
largest civil aircraft manufacturer, has selected Sirsi Corporation's UnicornÔ Library Management System to replace its current library automation system. According to Caroline
Fortin, Librarian/System Administrator, SIRSI will provide the library with a mature, high-quality client/server system at an affordable cost.
Library staff will use SIRSI's WorkFlows® staff client to manage authority, circulation, acquisitions,
and serials functions. The WebCat® Online Public Access Catalog will enable employees to locate materials online, rather than having to route requests through the library's circulation desk.
Headquartered at Montréal Airport (Dorval), Bombardier Aerospace is a world leader in business jet, regional and amphibious aircraft.
Founded in 1947 when the company was still known as Canadair Limited, the Bombardier
Aerospace Library today houses one of the largest and finest collections of aeronautical literature in North America. Its collection includes more than 100,000 items covering engineering, space
research, transportation, management and computer technology, among other topics. Located at Bombardier's Montréal facility, the library's materials are available by fax or courier to its 31,000
employees at all company locations, including Toronto, various U.S. cities and Ireland. The library also offers a personalized research service for employees who need technical information on specific topics.
Press release: April 2000
The Libraries of Wexford County Council have chosen the Unicorn Collection Management
System to provide an Integrated Library Management System across the county.
The Unicorn system will be installed under the Solaris operating system on a Sun Enterprise 250
and will provide access via a Graphical User Interface (WorkFlows)to Cataloguing, Authority Control, Circulation, Acquisitions, and Outreach Services together with a Knowledge Portal to
external services over the Internet. SmartPORT will be used to capture data from Z39.50 sources worldwide. Access to the OPAC will also be available through the World Wide Web via WebCat,
enabling borrowers to search the catalogue and to check what items they have on loan, all from the comfort of their home.
Wexford County Council Library Service provides public library access to a population of
102,000 over an area of 909 sq miles. In 1999 free public access to the Internet was provided in all branches of Wexford Library. For a service with a strong focus on access and co-operation,
the flexibility of the Unicorn system will be influential in encouraging full participation by Wexford citizens in the Information Society.
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Economics Department of ING implements Unicorn
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March 2000
Knowledge & Information Management Europe, a division of the Economics Department of ING
Group, has implemented the Unicorn Collection Management System to provide an Integrated Library Management System to replace their existing Horizon library system.
The Unicorn system has been installed under the UNIX operating system on a Sun E250 and
provides access via a Graphical User Interface (WorkFlows with Z39.50) to OPAC services, Cataloguing, Authority control and Acquisitions together with an Information Gateway to external services over the Internet.
The Library of Knowledge & Information Management Europe has a collection of over 35,000
titles, and was recently migrated from the Ameritech Horizon System. Knowledge & Information Management Europe is a central reference point for business units of ING Group. It provides
answers to questions regarding the European Union, banking and insurance, economic and monetary matters, and supplies business information. Knowledge & Information Management
Europe offers access to the essential topics for a major financial institution, such as banking and insurance markets, E(M)U and the Euro, economic developments, taxation, social security and demographic trends.
Gerda van Ballegooijen, Systems Librarian at ING, explained: "Unicorn was chosen because it is
a complete and integrated library system, which can easily be combined with the Digital Library and Intranet applications which are currently being developed within ING Group".
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