Message-Id: <sce8b460.070@ATLAS.SYR.EDU> Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 08:30:56 -0400 From: "Andrea Rabbia" <arrabbia@law.syr.edu> Subject: Welcome ... Alberta Law Society Libraries Choose Voyager
Dear Mona,
On behalf of the law libraries using Voyager - welcome!! With
Endeavor's announcement below, this is a good opportunity to let you
know about the law libraries special interest group.
The law libraries meet both at the VUGM as well as at AALL. This
year's AALL LAW-VUG meeting will be on Saturday, July 20 from 11:00 AM -
3:00 PM. If you, or any of your staff, are attending AALL this year, we
would love to have you join us. The room has not yet been assigned, but
you can find it listed in the program under "Voyager Law Users Group
Meeting."
In addition to these two annual meetings, we have a "lawvoyage"
website: http://law.pepperdine.edu/voyager/ and an electronic discussion
list. Directions on how to subscribe to the list are on the website.
The community is very open and we are always willing to share our
"insights" into making Voyager work for law libraries.
We are delighted to have you join our community and look forward to
getting to know you.
On behalf of the LAW-VUG,
Andrea Rabbia
Andrea Rabbia
Technical Services Librarian
H. Douglas Barclay Law Library
Syracuse University College of Law
E.I. White Hall
Syracuse, New York 13244-1030
315-443-9562
315-443-9567 (fax)
arrabbia@law.syr.edu
>>> "Penny Emke" <penny.emke@endinfosys.com> 05/17/02 05:39PM >>>
What's New at Endeavor:
ALBERTA LAW SOCIETY LIBRARIES CHOOSE VOYAGER
Endeavor Solution Offers Flexibility, Security, Manageability
Click here for more information:
http://www.endinfosys.com/news/albertafinal.htm
DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, May 17, 2002: Endeavor Information Systems
announced
today the Alberta Law Society Libraries, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,
will
employ the Voyager integrated library management system to replace
their
current VTLS system. Voyager will be installed in 56 law libraries
throughout Alberta that serve the bar, judiciary and general public.
Mona Pearce, Senior Manager for the Alberta Law Society Libraries,
explained
that one of the objectives of the libraries’ recently completed
strategic
plan is to develop the "virtual library" as a concept of information
which
is housed digitally and deliverable without regard to its location or
the
time of day. In this regard, the libraries were looking for a system
with
new technology, attention to security for sensitive data,
patron-friendly
features, and manageability for the Libraries’ staff.
"We appreciate the flexibility of the Voyager system, so we can do what
we
want with the data in Voyager," Pearce stated. "We noticed Voyager is
written with entirely new code and is not a system built on old legacy
code.
Voyager’s Oracle base was also important—Oracle is the relational
database
system that is accepted worldwide, so we really wanted to employ an
Oracle-based system."
Along with Voyager’s base development, Pearce explained the libraries
were
interested in the security of Voyager’s new circulation clusters,
which
allow the Libraries to manage policy control for different groups.
Available
in the 2001.2 release, Voyager’s circulation clusters allow each
patron
group to use different circulation policies or share universal
circulation
policies, such as routing and requesting between different circulation
units.
Pearce explained before searching for a new system, the library
surveyed
their clientele to determine how library technology should assist the
researchers. She explained the research determined that patrons look
for
many self-service options like checking on the status of materials,
online
renewal of items, electronic reference and document delivery. Voyager
will
assist the Alberta Law Society Libraries in reaching these goals with
clear
patron access to information, instant delivery of content with real
time
status updates and options for the integration of many different file
types
into the catalog.
Voyager also allows the Libraries to customize their presentation
options in
the OPAC, manipulate data for local reports and notices, plus modify
the
system to match local workflows and customizations. "Voyager allows for
so
much adaptability and flexibility," Pearce said. "We can manage the
database
ourselves, which really allows us to take ownership."
"The Alberta Law Society Libraries understand the importance of
flexibility
and new technology in an integrated library management system," stated
Jane
Burke, Endeavor’s President and CEO. "For almost eight years,
Endeavor has
been working with academic and research libraries around the globe to
design
and augment Voyager, an open, advanced library management system that
still
allows clear manageability, regardless of type and size of library."
About the Alberta Law Society Libraries
The Alberta Law Society Libraries serve the legal research and
information
needs of clients across Alberta and Western Canada with collections
that
assist the information needs of all aspects of the legal profession and
the
general public. Collections cover Canadian legislation, law reports,
textbooks, legal periodicals and encyclopedias, plus materials
regarding the
laws of Great Britain and the United States.
About Endeavor Information Systems
Endeavor Information Systems, based in Des Plaines, IL, was founded in
September of 1994. Over 950 academic and research libraries of every
size
have chosen Endeavor's high performance Voyager integrated library
system
and over 24 libraries have selected ENCompass. Endeavor offers a
complete
line of library solutions for traditional and digital collections.
Visit
Endeavor at http://www.endinfosys.com for more information about
Voyager,
ENCompass Solutions or LinkFinderPlus.
Penny Emke
Marketing Communication Manager
Endeavor Information Systems
2200 E Devon Ave Suite 382
Des Plaines IL
(847) 296-2200
http://www.endinfosys.com
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