Library Technology Guides

Mackin announces acquisition of Booksource, a national book provider for classroom libraries. Mackin, a leading provider of PK-12 print and digital titles, high-quality maker educational products, and classroom curriculum materials, is pleased to announce it has acquired Booksource, a leading provider of books for classroom libraries and school curriculum. [Full Announcement].

MackinVision receives its 1st Best of Show Award at ISTE Live 2024. Mackin's brand-new, whole-school resource and library management system was awarded the prestigious Tech & Learning Best of Show Award at this year's International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference in Denver, CO. The award marks MackinVision's very first national award since it was released in April of 2024. The award spotlights products and services that show the greatest promise for educators and students, according to the country's most tech-savvy educators. The judges from Tech & Learning rated their impressions on a sliding scale, evaluating areas such as quality, effectiveness, ease of use, and creative use of technology. [Full Announcement].

MackinVIA receives Its 8th Best of Show Award at ISTE Live 2024. The free MackinVIA digital content management platform was awarded the prestigious Tech & Learning Best of Show Award for the eighth time at this year's International Society for Technology in Education conference in Denver, CO. The award spotlights products and services that show the greatest promise for educators and students, according to the country's most tech-savvy educators. The judges from Tech & Learning rated their impressions on a sliding scale, evaluating areas such as quality,effectiveness, ease of use, and creative use of technology. [Full Announcement].

Mackin announces launch of their new LMS, MackinVision, in partnership with Softlink America. Mackin, a leading provider of PreK-12 print and digital, fiction and nonfiction titles, and high-quality educational curriculum materials, announced it has partnered with Softlink America to create MackinVision, their new library management system, already being seen as the future of whole-school resource management. Since its inception, Softlink, the developer of Oliver, a powerful online library management system, has been guided by one simple mission: to help school libraries create “future-proof” schools through their secure, leading-edge library management system, tailored to the growing needs of students and educators. This forward-thinking philosophy harmonizes perfectly with Mackin's objective, validating why they partnered with Softlink to create MackinVision. This highly intuitive library management system was thoughtfully designed with a student-centric, easy-to-navigate interface, giving students and educators an effortless and robust platform to work within. [Full Announcement].

MackinVIA wins The Distinctive Platinum Award Its 8th Consecutive Modern Library Award From LibraryWorks. Mackin, a leading provider of print and digital fiction and nonfiction books for PK-12, is pleased to announce it is a multiyear honoree and winner of its eighth Platinum Award in LibraryWorks' tenth annual Modern Library Awards. The MLAs were created to recognize the top products and services in the library industry. Products and services were submitted in the fall of 2023 using a simple application, and then were posted on a private site with an enhanced description and attendant materials. These products were batched into small groups and sent to the LibraryWorks database of more than 80,000 librarians in public, K-12, academic, and special libraries. Only customers with experience with these products/services in their facilities were permitted to judge the entries resulting in a truly unbiased score. [Full Announcement].

PressReader partners with Mackin to nurture curiosity and unlock a world of knowledge. PressReader, the world-leading all-you-can-read platform of newspapers and magazines, announced its strategic partnership with Mackin, a leader with extensive experience in the K-12 education industry in the US market. This partnership harnesses Mackin's strong presence in the U.S. K-12 market, enabling the delivery of PressReader's high-quality educational content to students across the nation. [Full Announcement].

MackinVIA receives its 7th consecutive Modern Library Award from LibraryWorks, winning the Distinctive Platinum Award. Mackin, a leading provider of print and digital fiction and nonfiction books for PK-12, announced it is a multiyear honoree, winning another Platinum Award in LibraryWorks' ninth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs). The MLAs were created to recognize the top products and services in the library industry. [Full Announcement].

MackinVIA secures esteemed Finalist Award as one of Edtech's best Cool Tools for 2022. Finalists and winners for The EdTech Awards 2022 have been announced to a worldwide audience of educators, technologists, students, parents, and policymakers interested in building a better future for learners and leaders in the education and workforce sectors. [Full Announcement].

MackinVIA receives Its 6th Tech and Learning Award of Excellence 2021. MackinVIA, the multiple-award-winning, free digital content management platform, was awarded the prestigious Tech and Learning Awards of Excellence Best of Show 2021 for the sixth consecutive year in the platform's 10-year history. The award spotlights products and services that show the greatest benefit and promise for educators and students, according to the country's most tech-savvy educators. The judges from Tech & Learning rated their impressions on a sliding scale, evaluating areas such as quality, effectiveness, ease of use, and creative use of technology. [Full Announcement].

MackinVIA receives its 6th consecutive Modern Library Award from LibraryWorks, winning the distinctive Platinum Award. Mackin, a leading provider of print and digital fiction and nonfiction books for PK-12, is pleased to announce it is a multiyear honoree, winning another Platinum Award in LibraryWorks' eighth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs). The MLAs were created to recognize the top products and services in the library industry. [Full Announcement].

Mackin announces global partnership with Ad Fontes Media. Mackin, a leading provider of K-12 print and digital fiction and nonfiction titles, as well as educational curriculum materials, is pleased to announce it has partnered with Ad Fontes Media, the media bias intelligence leader, to provide K-12 schools around the world with access to Ad Fontes Media's in-depth news literacy curricula and data. [Full Announcement].

MackinVIA named a winner of Tech and Learning's 2021 Best Remote and Blended Learning Tools. MackinVIA, Mackin's free digital content management system, was acknowledged as a winner of the prestigious Tech & Learning Best Remote and Blended Learning Tools Award for Secondary Education in 2021. The award spotlights those products and services that provide the greatest promise and assistance for educators and students, primarily during the current pandemic-related distance learning initiatives that have been seen throughout the country. The judges from Tech & Learning rated their impressions on a sliding scale, evaluating areas such as quality, effectiveness, ease of use, and creative use of technology. [Full Announcement].

Using Funds4books and Ebooks to build ebook collections. With MackinVIA, Mackin’s free online platform for electronic resources, librarians now have access to hundreds of thousands of eBooks, audiobooks and databases. By acquiring, managing and instructing students and staff on how to use these new electronic materials, librarians can once again return the academic focus of our schools to the library and align with classrooms to improve and expand learning possibilities for students. [Full Announcement].

Mackin offers free ebook bundles to new MackinVIA users. Mackin Educational Resources is giving MackinVIA users more to love: free eBook bundles. First developed and released in 2010, MackinVIA quickly became a popular content management system for educational databases and eBooks. As an extension of MackinVIA, an eReader app for iPad and Android tablets was launched in 2012 to allow users offline reading of their digital content hosted in the Mackin cloud. [Full Announcement].

Findaway World and Mackin Educational Resources launch new PK-12 digital audiobook platform Inside MackinVIA. Mackin Educational Resources, a leading distributor of PK-12 books, eBooks, digital resources, and the developer of MackinVIA, has joined with Findaway World, LLC, to provide access to more than 31,000 digital downloadable audiobooks directly through MackinVIA. [Full Announcement].

Mackin partners with Random House offering popular titles in e-book format. Continuing its ongoing commitment to expand and augment its PreK-12 digital solutions to support learning, Mackin Educational Resources has partnered with Random House LLC, to offer a robust collection of new and popular eBook titles to school libraries across the country. [Full Announcement].

Mackin offers free video lesson and curriculum activities for flip your classroom day. Mackin Educational Resources is providing complimentary video content and Common Core-supporting activities for teachers as part of Flip Your Classroom Day: A Global Initiative. [Full Announcement].

Hachette Book Group partners with Mackin to distribute full catalog of Ebooks through MackinVIA. Mackin Educational Resources, a leading national distributor of PK-12 books, eBooks and digital resources, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Hachette Book Group. Beginning August 2013, HBG’s entire catalog of 6,000+ eBooks will be available to Mackin customers, on and offline, through their school's exclusive MackinVIA platform. [Full Announcement].

Mackin Library Media acquires Tandem Library Books. Mackin Library Media acquired all sales and distribution assets of Tandem Library Books (formerly Sagebrush Books), a division of Tandem Library Group, including the registered trademarked Tandem Library Books name. Tandem Library Group’s bindery will continue to operate and service its commercial accounts under the name Topeka Bindery as a separate company from Mackin. Tandem Library Services (formerly Catalog Card Corporation) will also operate individually under its parent company, Savia Library Services. [Full Announcement].