MOLINE, Ill. (Apr. 2, 1999) - Deere & Company, the internationally known manufacturer of John Deere agricultural, construction, grounds care and power systems equipment, has selected Sirsi Corporation's Unicorn TM Library Management System to automate its corporate library. According to Betty Hagberg, manager of library services, Unicorn will be used to route and manage the company's extensive serials collection.
The Deere & Company Corporate Library serves the library reference needs of John Deere Worldwide. The staff produces news summaries on competitors, offers desktop access to databases and full-text periodicals via an Intranet and manages a hard copy collection that includes more than 1000 serial titles.
In addition to being the world's leading producer of agricultural equipment, Deere & Company manufactures, distributes and finances a broad range of equipment for construction, forestry and public works, as well as a variety of commercial and consumer equipment. The company also provides financial services including credit, insurance and managed-health-care plans. It conducts business in more than 160 countries and employs 35,500 people worldwide.
SIRSI, the leader in library technology, is a privately held company founded in 1979, with headquarters in Huntsville, Ala. SIRSI uses the most advanced technology available to provide easy-to-use information systems for libraries, businesses and archives. The company has established its Unicorn products as the leading client/server library information systems in the world.
