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Data Research Associates,
Inc.. (DRA), a client/server library automation systems integrator, has announced an agreement with
netLibrary, a provider of e-books and Internetbased content-management services, to integrate netLibrary into DRA’s Classic and Taos library automation systems.
The resulting integrated system will provide easy access to e-books for both librarians and library patrons.
DRA and netLibrary are working together to integrate netLibrary e-books into the acquisitions and online public access catalog (OPAC) modules of the
two DRA systems through the use of communication protocols for the transfer of machine-readable catalog (MARC) records.
The integrated systems will enable librarians using DRA’s Classic and Taos systems, at their discretion, to quickly search, select, and acquire e-books for their collections. Also through the integrated DRA systems, librarians will be able to purchase e-books from netLibrary with the simplicity of transmitting an electronic purchase order, according to the announcement.
In addition, library patrons will be able to search for e-books purchased by their library directly from the library’s DRA-furnished OPAC.
Library patrons will be able to search MARC records for e-books in a library’s OPAC by author, title, subject, and ISBN. E-books found by patrons in the OPAC can be previewed or borrowed at the click of a mouse.
“We are pleased to be working with netLibrary, a company focused on serving the needs of librarians and empowering libraries in the digital
age. By combining DRA’s advanced library automation technology with netLibrary’s e-book infrastructure, we will be able to introduce e-books to our library customers in the platform they have become accustomed
to using,” said DRA CEO Mike Mellinger. “The benefits extend to library patrons, as well, as they will be able to borrow e-books directly from their OPAC, anytime … from any computer connected to the
Internet.” netLibrary president and CEO Rob Kaufman said: “DRA’s Classic and Taos library automation systems are windows to the people who matter most to netLibrary: librarians and library patrons. We are
excited to be working with DRA to serve our mutual customers and make our e-book infrastructure available to members of the library community.” netLibrary is a leading provider of ebooks and Internet-based
content-management services.
According to the announcement, hundreds of publishers of academic, professional, reference, and scholarly books have adopted netLibrary’s digital rights management infrastructure. netLibrary develops, archives, hosts, and securely distributes e-books through a variety of channels, including academic, corporate, public, and school libraries. netLibrary e-books are full-text searchable and available for use on personal computers in online and offline formats.
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DRA MultiLIS Europe have installed the first Taos site in Europe at Université de Marne la Vallée
(UMLV) located South-East of Paris. It is a small academic library with about 40,000 titles and 11,000 students. In January 1999, UMLV acquired the MultiLIS library system with an option to
migrate to Taos. In the spring of 1999 UMLV's data was converted from their legacy system to MultiLIS, providing the library with a modern robust integrated system.
Last spring, UMLV started preparing for the migration to Taos via site configuration, location
set-up, administrator and then staff training. Over the summer a test migration was performed to ensure a smooth transfer in the autumn and the site went live on November 10th 2000.
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