Talis is delighted to welcome a further nine subscribers to Talis Source, the largest union catalogue in the UK comprising 26 million catalogue items and 55 million holdings from over 200 institutions.

Within the last month Aberdeen City Libraries, Dublin City Public Libraries, Edinburgh's Telford College, Liverpool Libraries, Western Education and Library Board and The Open University have subscribed to Talis Source. As one of Talis' most successful complementary solutions, Talis Source is used by libraries with diverse Library Management Systems including DS Galaxy, Dynix Classic, Ex LibrisTM ALEPH®, IS Oxford Heritage, Infor Vubis Smart, Innovative Millennium, Ramesys Genesis and SirsiDynix Unicorn.

These additional subscribers represent the continued growth of Talis Source. Since May 2006, the total number of holdings has increased by 37% with a 100% increase in bibliographical records. Danielle Hughes, Assistant Librarian from The Open University commented "Talis Source encompasses the holdings from a great number of libraries including Public, HE and FE. With such a variety of holdings, Talis Source is often the only tool which is able to find some items. This empowers us to fulfil those unusual requests."

For the second year, resource discovery within Talis Source is free of charge to libraries making at least one holdings contribution per year. Full interlending functionality within Talis Source remains at £500 per institution, per year.

Malcolm Crombie, Learning Resource Centre Team Leader, from Edinburgh's Telford College commented "Talis Source proves to be great value for our needs. We looked at other alternatives but they were far too expensive for our requirements."

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