On February 14, OCLC announced a new beta cloud-based service, Website for Small Libraries (WSSL), with which libraries with fewer than 20,000 items in their collections may construct a low-cost, simple but dynamic website. Features include basic patron and inventory management, including checkouts, returns, holds, and renewals, among other functions.
Serials Solutions’ Intota Library Management System in Development
By on February 9, 2012
During the recent American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Dallas, ProQuest unit Serials Solutions released the name of its in-development library management system: Intota. The system, set to be completed next year, aims to provide a unified, web-based tool for libraries to manage selection, acquisition, cataloging, discovery, and fulfillment for both print and electronic content.
YALSA App ‘First of Its Kind’ for Discovering Teen Books
By on January 26, 2012
The Teen Book Finder app lets users discover titles from the past three years of YALSA’s lists and awards, all from their smartphones.
With WorldShare Platform, OCLC Emphasizes Data Access and Rebrands Web-scale ILS
By on December 5, 2011
WorldShare Platform is a new technical infrastructure to help libraries collaborate in the creation and sharing of new web applications.
