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DateEvent
1999

EBSCO acquires NoveList from CARL

NoveList acquired by EBSCO. The company employed 5 personnel at the time.

Company: [EBSCO Information Services] [Carl Corporation]

Jan 1999

Ward Shaw purchases Carl Corporation and the Uncover Company

The CARL and Uncover companies were sold in late January to Ward Shaw, CARL founder and chairman of the board.

Company: [Carl Corporation] [The Library Corporation]

Aug 9, 1995

Knight-Ridder Information acquires CARL Corporation and The UnCover Company

The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, the CARL Corporation, Blackwell Limited and Knight-Ridder Information, Inc. announced on August 9, 1995 that agreements have been reached leading to the sale of the CARL Corporation and The UnCover Company to Knight-Ridder Information, Inc. of Mountain View, California.

Company: [Carl Corporation] [Uncover] [The Library Corporation]

Jun 1993

UnCover Company formed as a joint venture of Carl Systems and B.H. Blackwell

The UnCover Company formed in 1993 to advance CARL's UnCover document delivery project and has grown to become a major online information and document supply service. Blackwell and Readmore, a Blackwell company, will market Uncover internationally and CARL Systems will to market uncover as an integral part of its library management system.

Company: [The Library Corporation] [Carl Corporation] [UnCover Company]

May 27, 1993

Carlyle Systems becomes MARCorp: Multimedia Access & Retrieval Corporation

Carlyle Systems Inc. changes its name to MARCorp, Multimedia Access & Retrieval Corporation. Cowsy J. Wadia is President and CEO. The company''s main product is the Voyager Library Series.

Company: [Carlyle Systems Inc.] [MARCorp] [Endeavor Information Services]

1988

The CARL Corporation, incorporated in 1988 as for-profit spin-off of the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries

Company: [The Library Corporation] [Carl Corporation]

1988

Uncover article request and document delivery service launched by Carl Systems, Inc.

Company: [The Library Corporation] [Carl Corporation] [Uncover Company]

Jun 1985

Eyring Research Institute, Inc. founds Eyring Library Systems to market Carl

The Eyring Research Institute, Inc., founded another library automation-oriented company, Eyring Library Systems. The new company will market the CARL system developed by the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries. Eyring Research Institute also owns Dynix.

Company: [The Library Corporation] [Carl]

1982

Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries develops the CarlSystem

In 1982, the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries developed the CARL integrated library system

Company: [The Library Corporation] [Carl Corporation]