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Saturday May 25, 2013

All 7 Press Releases from Mandarin Library Automation

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August 31, 2007. World leader In library software sells company stock to key employees . Leo Lazo, President of Mandarin Library Automation, Inc., has announced that as of July 1, 2007, he and two other major management team members, Christine DiVito, Comptroller and Art Graham, Vice President of Technical Services, have acquired 50 percent of Mandarin's stock from EGEG Holdings, led by Elliot and Eleanor Goldstein. <<more>>

September 01, 2006. Mandarin Oasis tested successfully with OCLC's upcoming Unicode export feature. Mandarin Library Automation, Inc. announced the compatibility of Oasis, its Web-based, centralized library management system, with OCLC's upcoming Unicode MARC record export feature. Oasis successfully imported OCLC Unicode records that contained Hebrew, Arabic, CJK, Greek, Cyrillic and extended Latin Characters <<more>>

September 01, 2005. Mandarin Library Automation, Inc. announces Z39.50 client added to Mandarin Oasis. Mandarin Library Automation, Inc. has announced the addition of a Z39.50 client to Mandarin Oasis, its centralized, Web-based library management system. <<more>>

February 14, 2005. Mandarin Library Automation, Inc. announces Mandarin M3 available as free download. Mandarin Library Automation, Inc. has announced that effective February 14, 2005, Mandarin M3 is available free of charge. <<more>>

January 01, 2005. Mandarin Library Automation, Inc. announces release of Mandarin Oasis. Mandarin Library Automation, Inc. announced the release of Mandarin Oasis, a centralized, Web-based library management system that allows access to library resources through any workstation with a Web browser, anywhere at anytime. Oasis offers complete automation functions from a single screen, including cataloging, circulation, searching, reports, and inventory. The simple and intuitive interface is easy to learn, and the appearance and features can be tailored for each library. <<more>>

January 27, 2004. Canadian School Districts automate libraries with Mandarin M3. School District No. 23 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Seven Oaks School Division 10 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and York Catholic District School Board in Aurora, Ontario recently awarded Mandarin Library Automation, Inc. contracts to provide the Mandarin M3 Library Automation System to their schools. <<more>>

June 27, 1998. SIRS Mandarin previews its newest Library Automation System -- SIRS Mandarin M3. SIRS, Inc. will be providing a preview of its newest SIRS Mandarin Library Automation System, SIRS Mandarin M3, at the American Library Association Conference <<more>>

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Mandarin Library Automation

1100 Holland Drive Boca Raton, Florida 33427-2348 United States Toll free: 800.426.7477 Phone: 561-995-4010 Fax: 561.995.4065 Web site: http://www.mlasolutions.com/ Email: automation@mlasolutions.com

Executives

• Christine Divito -- Vice President Finance
• Art Graham -- Vice President Operations
• Leonardo Lazo -- President

Company Ownership

Mandarin executives Leonardo Lazo, Art Graham, and Christine Divito acquired majority ownership of Mandarin Library Automation from EGEG Holdings in July 2007.

Library automation systems

Mandarin Library Automation offers the following Integrated Library Systems:

• Mandarin M3 (77 libraries, 103 facilities in lib-web-cats)
  Public libraries: 68
  Academic libraries: 4
  School libraries: 2
  66 libraries have migrated away from this system.
• Mandarin Oasis (8 libraries, 8 facilities in lib-web-cats)
  Public libraries: 1
  Academic libraries: 4
  School libraries: 1
  5 libraries have migrated away from this system.

A total of 111 library facilities included in lib-web-cats use an ILS provided by Mandarin Library Automation.

Corporate Chronology

Jul 1, 2007	Management buy-out of Mandarin Library Automation from EGEG Holdings.. Leo Lazo, President of Mandarin Library Automation, Inc., has announced that as of July 1, 2007, he and two other major management team members, Christine DiVito, Comptroller and Art Graham, Vice President of Technical Services, have acquired 50 percent of Mandarin's stock.
Jan 1, 2005	Mandarin Library Automation releases of Mandarin Oasis. Mandarin Library Automation, Inc. announced the release of Mandarin Oasis, a centralized, Web-based library management system that allows access to library resources through any workstation with a Web browser, anywhere at anytime. Oasis offers complete automation functions from a single screen, including cataloging, circulation, searching, reports, and inventory. The simple and intuitive interface is easy to learn, and the appearance and features can be tailored for each library.
Jul 23, 2003	ProQuest Acquires SIRS Publishing from EGEG Holdings Corp.. ProQuest Information and Learning has acquired SIRS Publishing, Inc, the publisher of SIRS Researcher, SIRS Discoverer, SIRS Enduring Issues and other databases. Mandarin Library Automation remains under the ownership of EGEG Holdings Corp., directed by Elliot Goldstein and Eleanor Goldstein.
Aug 29, 2001	SIRS reorganizes creating Mandarin Library Automation, Inc. as separate division. SIRS Mandarin, Inc. has recently reorganized into two separate corporations. The library automation division is now Mandarin Library Automation, Inc.; the electronic and print databases division is now SIRS Publishing, Inc. Both corporations are under a common corporate umbrella.
Sep 1998	Mandarin M3 introduced. SIRS has begun shipping a new version of its Mandarin automated library system-Mandarin M3 is a client/server product which is full-MARC, Z39.50 version 3, and Year 2000 compliant. The system also supports URL field 856, allowing patrons to search sites on the Web.
Jul 1, 1995	Mandarin Library Automation ILS acquired by SIRS from Melchior Management Systems. SIRS acquired the Mandarin Library Automation System from Melchior Management Systems of Montréal, Canada. First introduced in 1986, Mandarin was one of the earliest PC-based integrated, networked library automation software programs that offered cataloging, circulation, MARC record storage and many configurable options.
1995	SIRS Mandarin purchases Melchoir Management group introduces Mandarin M3..
1986	Melchoir Management group introduces Mandarin M2.8 .

Key Articles from Library Technology Guides

The following are a sample of articles related to the major events in the corporate history of Mandarin Library Automation, or you can view all articles related to the company from Library Technology Guides.