CHESHIRE, England, August 14, 2007 - SirsiDynix, the global leader in strategic technology solutions for libraries, announced today that Warrington Borough Council library system in Cheshire, England, has selected the SirsiDynix Unicorn GL3.1 Library Management System. Along with Unicorn, additional integrated modules will be installed, including SirsiDynix Enterprise Portal Solution and SirsiDynix Director's Station.
SirsiDynix Enterprise Portal Solution will enable library users to access all the relevant, high-quality information, resources and services Warrington offers, including remote access to the library catalogue and local history collection, online electronic databases and virtual reference - through a single user-friendly application.
SirsiDynix Director's Station gives library managers a quick and easy-to-use system for both data analysis and in-depth circulation analysis to uncover trends and assist in future planning. Director's Station, with its data-mining and online analytical processing tools, will allow Warrington Borough Council libraries to make the most of their data, resulting in enhanced services for their users.
Martin Gaw, head of Libraries, Heritage and Learning Services for Warrington Borough Council, said: "We chose Unicorn because we were articularly impressed with the functionality offered, and also because it is an excellent value for the money. Library staff were involved in the process from the start, and we believe that the software will provide up-to-date, easy-to-use facilities for our customers. The technical solution will also provide us with improved opportunities for cooperation and partnership working with colleagues in other authorities."
Keith Sturges, president of SirsiDynix International, said: "SirsiDynix is committed to partnering with libraries such as the Warrington Burough Council libraries, to deliver solutions that help communities in their quest for information and knowledge. Productivity and business efficiency tools such as SirsiDynix Director's Station assist libraries in increasing productivity and efficiency and improving customer service. We appreciate Warrington's confidence in our services, and we look forward to working with them to implement technology solutions to meet their needs, both current and future."
SirsiDynix Symphony is the culmination of Project Rome, which SirsiDynix announced in March 2007 as part of the company's strategy to create a single, holistic library technology platform. SirsiDynix Symphony is the company's integrated library system built on the proven, scalable and extensible architecture of the industry-standard Unicorn Library Management System. Additionally, SirsiDynix Symphony will include an impressive set of new solutions created as part of the SirsiDynix Horizon 8.0/Corinthian development effort. SirsiDynix Symphony offers integrated technology building blocks for today's libraries and consortia, including cost-saving SaaS hosted options, state-of-the-art portal and search solutions, new and easy-to-manage Web-based library staff software, electronic content management and presentation solutions, the broadest suite of library management and productivity solutions - and more. The first version of Symphony is scheduled for release later this year.
About SirsiDynix
SirsiDynix is the global leader in strategic technology solutions for libraries - vital institutions whose primary mission is to make sense of the vast world of information for people and communities. This is an exciting role as libraries assist people in discovering and using knowledge, resources and other valuable content for their educations, jobs and entertainment. In concert with key industry partners, SirsiDynix supports this strategic role for libraries by offering a comprehensive integrated suite of technology solutions for improving the internal productivity of libraries and enhancing their capabilities for meeting the needs of people and communities. SirsiDynix has approximately 4,000 library and consortia clients, serving more than 300 million people through more than 20,000 library outlets in the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. For more information, please see www.sirsidynix.com.
About Warrington Borough Council Libraries
Warrington Library, Museum and Archives Service consists of a central library at Museum Street, with Warrington Museum in the same building, 12 other branch libraries around the borough and a mobile library which visits outlying areas and elderly people's homes and nursing homes. There is also a volunteer delivery service for housebound readers. For more information, go to www.warrington.gov.uk/Leisureandculture/Libraries/Libraries.aspx.