Librarians

Equinox Software Inc. and NELINET Partner on Evergreen Open Source ILS Solution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Norcross, GA – February 3, 2009

Equinox Software is pleased to announce a partnership with NELINET, a non-profit membership cooperative based in New England, on an Evergreen open source consortial ILS solution for its member libraries.

Fulton County Becomes 19th Evergreen Indiana Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NORCROSS, Ga. – February 2, 2009

Marion, Iowa (February 2, 2009) - Book sales are excellent fund-raising events for local libraries especially during tough economic times when people are searching for bargains. A new website, BookSaleList.com, has been launched to help libraries promote book sales and bookstores.

"We've worked hard to design a website that is not only easy to use, but will offer a significant value to book sale organizers. BookSaleList will not only promote your book sale or store, but it can give you a place, in addition to your website, to spotlight your library or Friends group. In addition, we have a strategic growth plan that includes improvements and additional features. We're also dedicated to search engine optimization, so that when visitors search for book sales, they find you," stated web designer Jared Martinez.

January 29, 2009-- The creators and developers of Koha, the first open source Integrated Library System (ILS), today expressed regret that PTFS, Inc has chosen not to follow the Koha ILS free and open source software community guidelines as stated on http://koha.org.

Looking for a novel that has good writing, well-developed characters and insights about life but isn’t as grim as much serious literature? For the last several years, Chicagoan Marianne Goss has been on a quest to discover such books after realizing that many literary novels were depressing her. Thinking other readers might be interested in her findings, she created a web site named Positively Good Reads (www.positivelygoodreads.com) that now lists more than 100 novels.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Norcross, GA – January 27, 2009

Norcross, Ga. – The Integrated Technology Group (ITG), a division of Vernon Library Supplies, Inc., has joined with NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), to develop and launch the next generation of self-service systems for library patrons.

Absolute Xpress Publishing is proud to be announcing the opening of its doors. An imprint of Hades Publications, Inc. created in 2008 over a cup of coffee, Absolute Xpress’ slogan is “Great Books When You Want Them”. A publisher dedicated to E-Books and Short Run Printing in the Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Romance and Mystery genre Absolute Xpress is currently open for submissions and can be found at http://www.absolute-x-press.com . Our monthly contests and winners can be found at http://www.axpcontest.blogspot.com.

Announcing ‡biblios.net, the world's largest database of
freely-licensed library records

COLUMBUS, OH--January 23, 2009--LibLime, the leader in open solutions
for libraries, announced today the launch of ‡biblios.net--a free
browser-based cataloging service with a data store containing over
thirty-million records. Records are licensed under the Open Data
Commons, making the service the world's largest repository of
freely-licensed library records.

‡biblios.net (pronounced 'biblios dot net') features an intuitive
metadata editor complete with templates, macros, authority

COLUMBUS, OH--January 23, 2009--LibLime, the leader in open-source solutions for libraries, announced today that the company is now offering support for Kete, an open-source community digital archive.

LibLime is offering the following Kete services for libraries: hosting, installation, support and training.

Kete is cutting-edge software that allows a community of users to collaboratively build a repository of historical and contemporary artifacts. Kete offers a complete multimedia experience, supporting upload and storage of: