Library Technology Guides

Infor wins tender from Clermont-Ferrand libraries. The metropolis of Clermont-Ferrand chooses Infor for its re-computerization. The Métropole de Clermont-Ferrand (300,000 inhabitants) has a public reading network of 19 libraries and a book mobile, supplemented by 3 specialized services, the Heritage Library, the Cinema and Short Film Documentation Center and the Superior School of Art of Clermont Métropole. The network is structured around 7 reading pools, each of them constituting a small network. [Full Announcement].

Coventry Libraries moves forward with Infor. Infor Libraries today announced that Coventry City Council Libraries has deployed its V-smart library management system to help provide an enhanced service for customers and drive efficiencies. V-smart also equips the library with a platform to help deliver additional efficiencies in the future, including the potential to open discussions on shared services. [Full Announcement].

RNIB set to enhance library services with Infor. Infor Libraries announced that the Royal National Institute for Blind Peoplehas deployed its V-smart library management system. An initial step in its on-going initiative to ensure library operations are meeting the specific needs of customers, RNIB selected Infor’s V-smart system to support and help provide a scalable solution for the future. [Full Announcement].

Automation Consultants (ILA) and Infor announce Arabic version of V-smart. Infor's V-smart will become available throughout Egypt and the Middle East as part of the Automation Business Cloud - ABC through Automation Consultants’ Arabization Software Solution and Technologies. [Full Announcement].

Kirkland Municipal Library improves patron services with Infor. Infor announced the Kirkland Municipal Library has selected Infor V-smart, Infor V-insight and the Iguana web portal and discovery platform. Serving the Canadian community of Kirkland on the west island of Montreal, Quebec, the library chose the applications to provide its members with remote catalog access through an integrated, web-based system, as well as to enhance interactions and services through improved ease-of-use. [Full Announcement].

Dorval Public Library Increases Efficiency with Infor V-smart. Infor announced the Dorval Public Library has implemented Infor V-smart to help deliver next-generation services to library users and create state-of-the-art search functionality. The integrated solution enables the library to attract new members and improve service to current users by providing access to both digital and traditional collections. [Full Announcement].

Township of Russell Public Library Successfully Implements V-smart. Infor announced that the Township of Russell Public Library in Ontario, Canada has successfully implemented V-smart, Infor's web-based integrated library system. With the implementation of V-smart, the Township of Russell Public Library now provides its users enhanced access to the library's French and English collections of books, audiobooks, movies, and magazines. [Full Announcement].

École Polytechnique de Montréal Selects V-smart. Infor announced that École Polytechnique de Montréal, a leading engineering school in Canada and the largest institution of its kind in Québec, has selected V-smart, Infor’s web-based integrated library system. École Polytechnique selected V-smart following an open tender process and will be implementing V-smart to replace the library’s current system. [Full Announcement].

City of Newport in Wales Selects V-smart. Infor announced that the City of Newport in Wales has selected V-smart, Infor's web-based integrated library system, following a thorough evaluation of the library system marketplace. Newport, the third largest city in Wales, will implement V-smart, as well as Infor's V-insight statistical analysis portal, to replace its Genesis library management system. [Full Announcement].

St Mary's University College, London Selects V-smart. Infor announced today that St Mary's University College in West London, UK, has selected V-smart, Infor’s web-based library management system. St Mary’s will be implementing V-smart as well as V-insight, Infor’s statistical analysis portal, to replace its current Millennium system from Innovative Interfaces, Inc. [Full Announcement].

Montpellier Metropolitan Area Libraries Selects Infor's Suite of Automation Products. Infor announced that the Montpellier Metropolitan Area Libraries selected V-smart, Infor's Web-based integrated library system, following one of the largest tenders in France in 2009. The Montpellier Metropolitan Area Libraries will implement V-smart, as well as Infor's V-insight statistical analysis portal, to manage the libraries' rich collection of more than one million items and to process more than 1.5 million annual loans. [Full Announcement].

Redeemer University College Selects V-smart. Infor announced that Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, has selected V-smart, Infor's web-based integrated library system. The Peter Turkstra Library at Redeemer University College selected V-smart for both its cost effectiveness and scalable design, which provides students and faculty personalized access to the Library's collections, online learning materials and coursework. [Full Announcement].

Biblioteca Nacional Aruba Selects V-smart. Infor announced today that the Biblioteca Nacional Aruba (BNA) in Oranjestad, Aruba, has selected V-smart, Infor's web-based integrated library system. BNA, Aruba's national library, serves over 100,000 residents, including ten schools, through its main location in Oranjestad, a branch library in San Nicolas and two mobile libraries. [Full Announcement].

East Baton Rouge Parish Library System Selects V-smart. Infor announced today that the East Baton Rouge Parish Library in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has selected V-smart, Infor's web-based integrated library system, to offer its 386,000 users improved access to the library's collections of more than 2 million items. [Full Announcement].

Infor Announces General Availability of Its V-smart Web-based Integrated Library System. Infor Library and Information Solutions announced the general availability of V-smart, a new web-based Integrated Library System. V-smart offers libraries distinctive advantages including faster deployment, easier maintenance, enhanced access to system data, and reduced cost of ownership. V-smart provides libraries the benefits of a web-based system with the features and functionalities of Vubis Smart, Infor's client/server ILS. V-smart does not replace Vubis Smart; Infor continues to provide regular releases, professional services and product support for its Vubis Smart ILS. [Full Announcement].