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Press Release: Lyon (France), 27 July 1999
Just one day after announcing its order from the René Descartes University (Paris V) for the implementation of ALEPH 500,
Datapoint France, our exclusive distributor, has another success story to report, namely its selection by the Université Catholique de Lyon (“Catholyon”) to replace a SIBIL system with ALEPH 500
at the university’s central library and eight branch libraries.
This constitutes the fifth SIBIL upgrade by ALEPH, others being the Universities of Basel and Bern, the universities of Montpellier
and the libraries of the Luxembourg Consortium.
The “Catholyon”, founded in 1875, is comprised of five faculties (theology, philosophy, economic and social sciences, literature
and practical sciences) and a number of specialized institutes (christian sources, family, dialectology, romane languages, regional culture, international solidarity, Christian studies of Judaism, etc.).
The “Catholyon”’s central library serves some 4,000 registered patrons and offers
approximately 250,000 documents and over 2,000 periodicals. Its collection contains 27 incunabile and 67 manuscripts going back to the 13th century.
With ALEPH 500, the “Catholyon” confidently expects to improve its library services, inter
alia by adding ALEPH500’s high-performance Intranet and Internet search tools and communications via the Z39.50 gateway. Initially, ALEPH will operate on 15 licensed
concurent staff users and 30 concurrent OPAC users.
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Datapoint equips fourth major Parisian university
with ALEPH 500
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Paris, 26 July 1999
Datapoint S.A., Ex Libris’ exclusive French distributor, has received an order from the Paris V university to replace its current mix of library
automation systems with the latest version of ALEPH 500.
The University of Paris V, also known as the René Descartes University, is a multidisciplinary institution and the premier medical faculty in the
Paris area. It comprises 11 libraries located on 10 separate sites. They currently offer about 180,000 documents and over 2,000 periodicals. They serve a student body of over 30,000.
Until now, these libraries were using OCLC for cataloging, MOBIPOP for loans and LIBER-MEDIA as OPAC. With ALEPH 500, slated to be operational by
mid-november 1999, the Paris V libraries will be able to offer students and faculty a much improved and modernized service, including web access and Z39.50 gateway. Initially, ALEPH will be available on 53
concurrent staff stations and 32 concurrent OPAC stations.
This order, the 15th for ALEPH in France, follows on the heels of similar orders for the Paris III, X and XII universities. For all of these,
Datapoint provides full implementation services and ongoing technical support.
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UK 's Nottingham University chooses Aleph 500
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Nottingham, July 25th 1999.
Ex Libris(UK) Ltd announced today that the University of Nottingham has signed a contract for the installation of the latest version of ALEPH500.
The arrival of ALEPH facilities for students and researchers will add to the attractions of the University, which is currently celebrating its 50th
year. Nottingham ranks in the UK's top four for graduate recruitment and is well-known both for the quality of its teaching and as a world-class centre of research excellence.
ALEPH will be implemented over a 12 month period across all the 9 library sites, which serve a community of 22,000 students and 1,800 academic and
research staff. The 200 library staff will use the system to manage the collections of more than a million items, and also to give users sophisticated access to information resources on the Internet.
Robert Oldroyd, Director of Library Services, said: "We are impressed not only by ALEPH's comprehensive existing functionality, but by the
speed and energy with which Ex Libris (UK) Ltd are responding to our requirements and those of the UK Higher Education sector generally."
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Aleph replaces Dobis Libis at University of Perugia.
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Perugia (Italy), July 5, 1999
Atlantis srl, exclusive ALEPH distributor in Italy, announced today that Università degli Studi di
Perugia (University of Perugia) has signed a contract for the installation of the latest version of ALEPH500 to replace DOBIS LIBIS as its library automation system.
The University of Perugia, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Italy was, founded by Pope Clement V in 1308. During the 18th and
19th centuries, it was reorganized along Napoleon Bonaparte’s educational plans. It has 11 faculties, with a staff of 70 librarians, a student body of 35,000 and a collection of over 400,000 volumes. The ALEPH 500
system, to be installed on an IBM RS/6000 server, will replace the DOBIS-LIBIS system, the second Italian DOBIS-LIBIS user, after ENEA, to do so.
The Centro Servizi Bibliotecari (University Library Service Center) is formed by nine area libraries, with a collection of over 400.000 volumes and
a staff of 70 librarians serving a population of 35.000 students.
“The ALEPH500 system will replace DOBIS LIBIS in one of the most sophisticated DOBIS installation in Italy, “ said Erwin Linthout, Sales Manager of
Atlantis Srl. “We are thrilled to be selected by the most important DOBIS LIBIS user among the Italian Universities. Università di Perugia is the second Italian DOBIS LIBIS user, after ENEA, to select ALEPH.”
Atlantis Srl will handle the installation of the ALEPH500 system, migration, training and project management along with first line support.
Professor Barberini, head of the University Services, announced the decision to make ALEPH500 “the new software for the automation of every library
in the university system.”
This is the 50th ALEPH installation in Italy, Perugia being the 20th university.
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University of Messina selects Aleph500.
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Messina (Italy), July 2, 1999
Atlantis Srl, ALEPH distributor in Italy, announced today that the University of Messina has signed a contract for the installation of an ALEPH500
system.
Founded in 1596 by Pope Paul III, this university had a troubled history. It was closed in 1678, due to the Sicilian uprisings against Spanish rule.
It was reopened in 1838 by King Ferdinand II Borbone, only to be closed again in 1849, when Messina rose against the Borbone (Burgundy) kingdom. In 1908, a dramatic earthquake completely destroyed the institution.
It reopened the following year with the Faculty of Law and gradually expanded to the present 11 faculties (Law, Letters, Science, Medicine, Pharmacy, Economics, Engineering, Statistics). Currently, it has a
collection of about 1 million volumes. Initially, ALEPH 500 will support 70 concurrent users.
Dr. Femminò, head of the information system department, commented: "We chose ALEPH500 because it proved the best suited to successfully
implement our idea of an automated Library System, with a shared catalog and an efficient OPAC to serve our students and researchers. ALEPH clearly is the best suited to meet the needs of a complex institution such
as the University of Messina's".
Erwin Linthout, sales manager of Atlantis Srl, added: "This is the 19th Italian University to join the steadily-growing group of ALEPH users. Once again we have been selected by an Institution characterized by its sophisticated reality, making it clear that ALEPH has become the best suited to meet the needs of flexibility and complexity expressed by libraries all over the world."
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The Naval Institute of Naples selects Aleph500 |
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Napoli (Italy), June 1999
The Naples Naval University Institute (Istituto Universitario Navale or I.U.N.) was founded in 1920 as a center of higher education devoted to
oceanic studies and to related economic issues, such as marine exploitation and transportation.
Since its establishment, the Institute has been developing research programs to strengthen and enlarge its traditional cultural and scientific
interests . At present, it is mainly focused on the relationships between public agencies and private firms, these latter interested in supporting the training activities of the University.
Its Central Library is responsible for building important collections, in order to support the research activities of both internal and
external patrons and borrowers. Its collections date back to 1500 and include 33.605
volumes, 250 serials and the "Borbone Collection" from the Royal Naval Library of Naples. The “Borbone Collection” includes about 4.000
volumes on naval and shipbuilding history, published from the 16th to the 20th century.
Dr. Maria Cassella, head librarian at the Institute, says: "We chose ALEPH500 after a thorough survey of the library software
market, as the best suited to support the Institute's research activities and library services with modern, up-to-date automation technology."
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