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Press Release: SIRSI Corporation [January 17, 1994]

Sirsi announces new Unicorn installations

Huntsville, Alabama - Sirsi Corporation is pleased to announce that it's Unicorn Collection Management system is installed at the Stillwater Public Library and the Alexandrian Public Library.

Unicorn is installed on an IBM RISC System/6000 Model 340 host computer at the Stillwater Public Library in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Unicorn will be made fully operational after the library moves to a new 60,400 square foot building in the spring of 1994. The library will also access the Oklahoma State University catalog using Sirsi's Intelligent Interface to NOTIS, which searches the NOTIS catalog using Sirsi search screens and commands. The Stillwater Public Library serves a university community of 36,500 and houses a collection of approximately 80,000 volumes. Unicorn, installed on an IBM RISC System/6000 Model 340 host computer, replaced an existing GEAC system at the Alexandrian Public Library. Located in Mt. Vernon, Indiana, the Alexandrian Public Library serves 21,000 people in the townships of Black, Marrs, Robinson, Lynn, and Point. Karen Cook, Coordinator of Technical Services, says, "Sirsi has an outstanding reputation for support and cutting-edge technology. The staff all seem very knowledgeable yet willing and able to communicate with and educate customers like myself. Founded by information and computer professionals in 1979, SIRSI Corporation, based in Huntsville, Alabama, is one of the world's leading suppliers of information automation. SIRSI's multiuser UNIX-based systems offer modules to automate all aspects of information management. SIRSI systems are installed worldwide in academic, public, law, medical, government, and corporate environments.


Publication Year:1994
Type of Material:Press Release
LanguageEnglish
Date Issued:January 17, 1994
Publisher:SIRSI Corporation
Place of Publication:Huntsville, AL
Company: SIRSI Corporation
SirsiDynix
Products: Unicorn
NOTIS
GLIS
Libraries: Stillwater Public Library
Alexandrian Public Library
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