[CALIBK12] Library automation

[Darla Brown]

Forgive me for being a lousy librarian and NOT quoting my source, but a
very good friend of mine (who is quite knowledgeable about such things
and whose name you would recognize immediately...J) intimated to me this
summer that as HUGE Follett is soon going to swallow up every small
automation company out there, I might as well go with them NOW as
opposed to doing it in 2 years when they take over whomever else I've
chosen.

 

Just MY run-on sentence for the day...

 

From: calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu
[mailto:calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu] On Behalf Of Pilling, George
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 3:06 PM
To: calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu
Subject: [CALIBK12] Library automation

 

(Note: run-on sentence follows.)

Before we are all inundated by Follett who are sending me "invitations"
to join their "webinars" - which are 100% advertising for Destiny - and
who took over Sagebrush and has been doing a so-so job after a rough
start in the conversion, there are many other well-established companies
out there that do the same thing. Follett is pushing their very
expensive Destiny and every time you add a new part to it, they charge
you more both up front and forever in annual fees.  

 

Here are some of the other companies, in no particular order. 

 

Alexandria www.companioncorp.com 

Book Systems www.booksys.com 

The Library Company www.tlcdelivers.com

Library 4 U www.l4u.com/

Mandarin www.mlasystems.com

Library.com    www.librarycom.com 

SirsiDynix www.sirsidynix.com 

ExLibris www.exlibrisgroup.com

Library Automation Technology www.latcorp.com/

 

If anyone out there has recent experience with other vendors than
Follett, let's start a dialog on the listserv. Hit "reply to all" and
tell us your thoughts.

 

 

George Pilling
District Library Media Supervisor
Visalia Unified School District
5000 W. Cypress Avenue
Visalia  CA  93277

 

(559) 730-7349
FAX (559) 730-7693
gpilling at visalia.k12.ca.us
http://visalia.k12.ca.us/library
www.tucolib.net <http://www.tucolib.net/>  

 

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