Sagebrush Corp., vendor of the Athena and Winnebago Spectrum automated library systems for small libraries, has introduced a standalone Web-based serials control product called “serials manager.” Its Athena product has a DOS-based serials control module that has been purchased by only 1% of its customers; its Winnebago Spectrum product has no serials control module.
The new product supports creating and maintaining subscription lists using MARC 21 records, ordering, claiming, check-in, routing, and reporting. The product can export MARC records, including holdings, to any automated library system that can read MARC records.
A Pentium 133 or Mac 160 or higher with at least 32 MB of memory is required. The operating system options are Windows 95!98, 2000, NT, and Mac 05 8.0-9.0. The NT operating system requires at least 64 MIS of RAM.
Pricing is $695 until the end of 200Q anC$795 afterward. No network version is available at this time. One year of support is included in the price.
[Contact: Sagebrush Corp.; telephone: 800-533-5430, ext. 2001]