The Vlaams Theater Instituut (Flemish Theatre Institute) in Brussels is the latest Belgian organization to 'go live' with AquaBrowser Library -- the market-leading library search solution.
The library of the Vlaams Theater Instituut (VTi) is unique, particularly for its outstanding assortment of holdings, and conglomeration with other resources. This collection is distinguished because it contains specialized resources that are geared specifically towards the experts in the performing arts realm (theatre, dance, opera, live art, etc). With nearly 100,000 titles in its physical collection, VTi also offers a portal to another 100,000 titles from selected websites, Amazon.co.uk, weblogs and magazines, and its sister organization - the Theater instituut Nederland (Dutch Theatre Institute). With the combination of these information sources, VTi is a fantastic candidate for AquaBrowser Library in that the system not only connects to multiple sources, but also makes the most use of them.
From the design aspect, AquaBrowser Library as implemented for VTi has been injected with VTi's own look and feel to integrate directly into their existing publications.
AquaBrowser Library in the VTi Library will bring the collection to life with instantaneous search results, word associations and an array of choices and paths using the 'Search, Discover, Refine' design features that take the user on an information journey like never imagined before. Besides being such a useful application to any library, AquaBrowser Library also makes searching fun. Take a tour of this new implementation: Http://zoeken.vti.be
About the Vlaams Theater Instituut
The Vlaams Theater Instituut (VTi) is a critical forum that stimulates public debate by means of research, publications and workshops. It points to new trends in the performing arts and it analyses and reacts to political changes that affect the sector. The VTi also acts as a junction for information on the past, present and future of the performing arts in Flanders in an international perspective. www.vti.be.
About Medialab Solutions BV
Medialab Solutions, the recognized market leader in OPAC search solutions for libraries in The Netherlands, was founded in 1990 in the Netherlands. The company focuses its efforts toward creating successful searching solutions with invigorating passion to maintain all libraries as superior sources of information and knowledge. For more information about the company, access www.medialab.nl, or make direct contact at info@medialab.nl.
