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Baker & Taylor is pleased to announce that TLC’s library systems (Library•Solution® and CARL•X™) are the first to seamlessly integrate their library catalogs with the Axis 360 digital media platform.  Using Baker & Taylor’s suite of API services, libraries using TLC’s LS2 PAC catalog can now provide their patrons with full search and discovery of Axis 360 titles, view real-time availability, and complete a checkout or place a hold from a single point of access – the library’s online catalog.

Dianne Coan, LS2 PAC Product Owner, explained the user experience this way, “For TLC libraries that have purchased Axis 360 titles, patrons will discover the e-book titles along with the rest of the collection. To make a selection, they click on the Download button to checkout material or the Place a Hold button to be placed on the waiting list, and the file is delivered. It’s that simple.  The customer never leaves the TLC LS2 PAC to have their e-book delivered.”

“We are excited that TLC has implemented robust API integration with Axis 360, supporting ReadersFirst principles,” said Livia Bitner, Vice President Technical Services and Product Development, Baker & Taylor. “Now patrons of TLC libraries can not only discover digital content in the library’s OPAC, but can also easily checkout or place a hold on a digital title without having to leave the library’s website.”

TLC Senior Vice President of Sales Gar Sydnor added, “One search, one login, one place to view availability, checkout, or place a hold are all included in the ReadersFirst Initiative set of requirements. TLC integrates with e-resource vendors quickly, and this milestone is significant for the breadth of API functionality available to us through Axis 360.  We have 19 ILS customers, including Los Angeles PL, Contra Costa PL, and New Hanover PL, who will take advantage of this service immediately.”

TLC and Baker & Taylor will be demonstrating API integration functionality in their respective booths at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL this weekend – TLC at booth #617 and Baker & Taylor at booth #1619.

About Baker & Taylor

Baker & Taylor, Inc. is the world’s largest distributor of books, digital content and entertainment products. The company offers cutting-edge digital media services and innovative technology platforms to thousands of publishers, libraries and retailers worldwide. Baker & Taylor also offers industry-leading customized library services and retail merchandising solutions. Charlotte, N.C.-based Baker & Taylor is majority owned by Castle Harlan Partners IV, L.P., an institutional private equity fund managed by Castle Harlan, Inc., a leading private equity investment firm.

About The Library Corporation

TLC serves more than 4,400 libraries worldwide with Web-based, touchscreen-optimized library systems and cataloging products including Library•Solution®, Library•Solution® for Schools, CARL•X™, LS2 PAC, LS2 Kids, LS2 Staff, eBiblioFile™, Boundless™, and ITS•MARC® – all backed by an unparalleled level of customer support and assistance. For more information, visit TLCdelivers.com.

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LS2 PAC Product Owner Dianne Coan explains the benefit of this integration for patrons. “The modern design of our LS2 PAC married with the rich data from NoveList equals a superior user experience for our librarians’ patrons. Our users not only find what they’re looking for quickly, but they can also explore the seamless display of reviews, series information and recommended authors and titles.”

NoveList Select enables libraries to add rich reader-focused features including: reading recommendations, series information, events, reviews and book jackets to enrich their catalog and make it a tool for readers to discover great books. NoveList Select works with many major vendors and systems to ensure the content is seamlessly integrated into a library’s catalog. For customers that already have LS2 PAC and NoveList Select, the connection is very easy and no extra charge.

Vice President of NoveList, Duncan Smith, says working with TLC these last 10 years has helped more libraries reach their readers. “Our goal is to put expert reading recommendations and other expanded content into the place where it is most visible to library patrons and now libraries with LS2 PAC as their catalog solution can easily integrate the rich content of NoveList Select into their most frequently consulted resource—the catalog.”

A list of ILS systems that NoveList Select is already integrated with is available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/novelist/our-products/novelist-select-ils.

About EBSCO Information Services

EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is the leading provider of resources for libraries including EBSCONET^®, EBSCO’s total e-resource management system, and EBSCOhost^®, the world’s premier for-fee online research service, including full-text databases, subject indexes, point-of-care medical reference, historical digital archives and e-books.  EBSCO provides more than 375 research databases and more than 400,000 e-books plus subscription management services for 355,000 e-journals and e-journal packages. Through a library of tens of thousands of full-text journals and magazines from renowned publishers, EBSCO serves the content needs of all researchers (Academic, Medical, K-12, Public Library, Corporate, Government, etc.). EBSCO is also the provider of EBSCO Discovery Service^™ (EDS), which provides each institution with a fast, single search box for its entire collection, offering deeper indexing and more full-text searching of journals and magazines than any other discovery service. For more information, visit the EBSCO website at: www.ebsco.com. EBSCO is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., one of the largest privately held companies in the United States.

About TLC

The Library Corporation is a family-owned company founded in 1974 that serves more than 4,400 libraries worldwide with Web-based, touchscreen-optimized automation and cataloging products including Library•Solution®, Library•Solution® for Schools, CARL•X™, LS2 PAC, LS2 Kids, LS2 Staff, eBiblioFile, Boundless, and ITS•MARC® – all backed by an unparalleled level of customer support and assistance.  Based in West Virginia, TLC has additional offices in Denver, Singapore, and New York City’s Silicon Alley.  For more information, e-mail info@TLCdelivers.com or call 1.800.325.7759.

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For more information on NoveList Select, please contact:

Kathleen McEvoy
Vice President of Communications, EBSCO
(800) 653-2726 ext. 2594
kmcevoy@ebsco.com

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For patrons, TLC believes that visiting the library should be as fun and entertaining as it is rewarding. With bookstore-like merchandising displays and multi-database searching, libraries are increasing the connection with their audience. By providing Netflix-like displays in the catalog, Google-like user experiences, and a touchscreen interface ready for any device, your patrons will appreciate the relevance your library catalog will have in their online world.

Worldwide tablet shipments are forecast to total 197 million units in 2013, a 69.8 percent increase from 2012 shipments of 116 million units. “Lower prices, form factor variety, cloud update, and consumers’ addiction to apps will be the key drivers in the tablet market,” said Ranjit Atwal, research director at Gartner Research. “Growth in the tablet segment will not be limited to mature markets alone. Users in emerging markets who are looking for a companion to their mobile phone will increasingly choose a tablet as their first computing device and not a PC.” – Gartner Research (April 2013)

For staff, TLC offers the opportunity to evolve from heavy duty, heavy maintenance PC workstations, Windows interfaces, and obscure icons to a sophisticated and streamlined  Web-based, touchscreen-enabled interface that works just as fluidly on traditional workstations as it does on tablets or other browser-enable devices.  The result is software that is easier to learn and packed with easier-to-see features that busy libraries demand. When you’re ready to cut the PC cord, your software is ready.

“Simply put, hosted software can save a company the headaches of ongoing maintenance, time and money in IT support, and equipment costs.” – Mini Peiris, SmartBiz.com

TLC’s hosted solution option eliminates the need to purchase servers or allocate additional IT staff to maintenance and product updates. Your library’s automation system and OPAC are stored securely, safely archived, and accessible whenever you need them for a simple annual charge. For libraries that no longer prefer to have server(s) on site, it’s an easy choice.

Even as technology changes, some things stay the same. TLC’s top priority has been, and always will be, customer service. This commitment to our libraries is reflected in Marshall Breeding’s annual Perceptions survey, which consistently reflects the positive sentiments of TLC customers. Additionally, contracts representing approximately 1,500 libraries in our customer base were renewed for multi-year agreements the first year we offered it in 2012.

Product development is ongoing at TLC, so the automation system you invest in today will continuously and seamlessly adapt to tomorrow’s technology.

“(TLC demonstrates) that the ILS can be evolved and extended to meet the needs of public libraries, even when challenged by new dynamics such as demand for e-book lending and social interactions.” – Marshall Breeding, Library Journal (April 2, 2013)

To find out how TLC can help your library serve its community, call 1.800.325.7759 and speak with one of our automation consultants.

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TLC signed agreements with 196 customer library systems, including 14 new library systems and 182 multi-year agreements with current customers, raising its total customer base to 708 current contracts and over 4,400 installed libraries, facilities, or schools worldwide.

In July, TLC launched a new service, eBiblioFile, in partnership with OverDrive® and 3M™ for libraries using any ILS.  eBiblioFile customers receive full, custom MARC records for their e-resource purchases from these vendors within 48 hours, ready to load in their catalog.  eBiblioFile is now used every day by 194 library systems in three countries, and represents 173 new library customers for TLC in just six months since its launch.

In product news, TLC completed more than 60 migrations of current customers from its Windows interface to the new LS2 suite of browser-based interfaces. These libraries now have access to TLC’s ad-hoc reporting service, Lists & Actions, and are enjoying the benefits of a staff interface designed to work on tablet devices.  Dovetailing with the eBiblioFile service, TLC libraries can now see status and availability for their OverDrive records in their TLC LS2 PAC interface.

Additionally, in order to support its growth and continued software development, TLC opened a new office location in New York City’s “Silicon Alley” to focus primarily on User Experience and new product development for the entire TLC product line.

The Library Corporation is a family-owned company founded in 1974 to serve the automation and cataloging needs of libraries worldwide. For more information, visit TLCdelivers.com or contact Brian Brehm at bbrehm@TLCdelivers.com or 1.800.325.7759.

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