Library Technology Guides

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November 15, 2001

Follett Follett Software Company First to Integrate MARC Magician Data Cleanup Into Its Library Automation System. Follett Software Company and MITINET/marc, announced plans to integrate MARC Magician library record cleanup from MITINET/marc into Follett''s upcoming v5.0 of Catalog Plus, to be released in early 2002. Follett Software is the only K-12 vendor to feature seamless integration between MARC Magician and its library automation software. [Full Announcement].

July 5, 2000

Follett K-12 students find the best information in one search with new technology from Follett Software Company. Follett Software Company announced plans to introduce a revolutionary Intranet search consolidation technology into its OPAC software solutions. The one-stop search technology will make it easier for students to acquire information from multiple databases in a single search. [Full Announcement].

May 30, 2000

Follett More Canadian School Districts choose Follett Software Company to automate their libraries. Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board and Avon Maitland District School Board, both in Ontario, Canada, selected Follett Software Company as their district-wide library automation vendor. Follett Software will provide automation software and services to 118 schools in the districts. [Full Announcement].

April 26, 2000

Follett Follett Software Company enters agreement with netLibrary to help K-12 school libraries offer patrons access to eBooks. Follett Software Company announced an agreement with netLibrary, the world''s premier provider of eBooks over the Internet. This agreement, added to an earlier netLibrary/Follett Library Resources agreement, will allow K-12 libraries to purchase eBooks for their collections from Follett Library Resources and also to integrate eBooks into their daily operations via Follett Software library automation systems. [Full Announcement].

April 12, 2000

Follett Follett Software Company's 856Express honored for innovation & vision. Information Highways, the Canadian magazine about e-content, announced Follett Software Company''s 856Express subscription service as a winner in its 1999 Canadian Online Product Awards competition. 856Express was honored with an Award of Merit for innovation and vision. [Full Announcement].

April 10, 2000

Follett Visual searching & instant data exchange highlight Follett Software Company's new v4.1 software release for Windows & Mac OS. Follett Software Company''s new v4.1 release of its K-12 library automation software includes features to enable students and parents to search multiple school library collections from home, and to enable staff to enhance and integrate library collection and textbook management. Software updated in the v4.1 release includes Circulation Plus, Catalog Plus, Union Catalog Plus and WebCollection Plus software for Windows and Macintosh, and TextLink for Windows. [Full Announcement].

January 13, 2000

Follett Districts Share Library Resources & Data Among Schools. Follett Software Company announces its newest Union Catalog Plus v4.0 for Windows. Union Catalog Plus connects multiple libraries together electronically, greatly expanding students'' access to information while saving districts time and money. [Full Announcement].

May 15, 1995

Follett Follett Software Company introduces language pack for multilingual information access. [Full Announcement].

January 17, 1995

Follett Follett Software Company introduces new version of its library circulation software under Unison design. [Full Announcement].

January 16, 1995

Follett Follett Software Company introduces new version of its on-line public access catalog under Unison design. [Full Announcement].