Library Technology Guides

May 17, 2013

Bibliotheca and Ecole Solutions team up to provide RFID technology to Indian library market. Bibliotheca

Adding to its growing list of global distributors, Bibliotheca announced its partnership with Ecole Solutions, India’s leading supplier of teaching and learning technology solutions to higher education institutions, in an effort to provide RFID technology solutions to libraries across India.

April 22, 2013

Mid-Continent Public Library bridges trans-Atlantic knowledge. Bibliotheca

As part of a fact-finding mission to understand how UK and US libraries can share RFID experience and best practices, Mid-Continent Public Library CEO and Library Director Steven Potter joined Bibliotheca UK staff on a week-long journey to explore the future of the public library service.

October 18, 2012

Beaufort County Library first US library to deploy Bibliotheca’s PC and print management system. Bibliotheca

Beaufort County Library, South Carolina, has recently installed Bibliotheca’s new PC and print management library system, alps, to increase the services offered to patrons and improve library efficiencies.

October 16, 2012

Bibliotheca launches online customer discussion board. Bibliotheca

Leading library technology provider Bibliotheca is allowing customers around the world to communicate with each other for the first time with the introduction of Biblioforum, the company’s new online community portal.

September 12, 2012

Isle of Wight Council deploy Bibliotheca's new shared services solution . Bibliotheca

Bibliotheca deployed its new shared services software, mycommunity, in two of the largest library sites on the Isle of Wight (UK), allowing them to extend their service offering to the local community.

August 26, 2012

Bibliotheca and Axiell partner to offer enhanced service delivery model. Bibliotheca

As of 1st September 2012, library technology provider Bibliotheca will undertake the servicing for all Axiell support contracts as part of its continued commitment to servicing the UK library community.

August 23, 2012

Al Coalla appointed President of Bibliotheca North America. Bibliotheca

Bibliotheca announced that, effective October 1st, Al Coalla (previously North American Sales Director) will assume the role of President of North America, responsible for operations across the Americas region. Coalla will take over the reins from Shai Robkin who, following the successful business integration, has requested to step down from his position in order to pursue interests outside of the library world.

June 22, 2012

Bibliotheca Announces SmartPAY Terminal System Integration with its smartserve range of library self-service kiosks. Bibliotheca

Bibliotheca, a leading provider of technology solutions designed to improve operational efficiency, today announced the integration of Comprise’s SmartPAY Terminal payment system with its smartserve range of self-service kiosks. The addition of SmartPAY Terminals to the product line provides libraries a path to achieving secure PCI compliant payment technology at Bibliotheca’s self-checkout terminals. This secure payment system enables libraries to move ahead with credit/debit card acceptance at the kiosk with the confidence of knowing that patron personal data is afforded state-of-the-art protection from unauthorized access. While the product integration at the most basic level provides libraries with a way to increase monetary collections and reduce wait times, it also provides the opportunity for libraries to implement card payments in full compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard and State Privacy Regulations.

June 19, 2012

Bibliotheca to support open source eBook model . Bibliotheca

Bibliotheca is partnering with the library community to facilitate adoption of open source platforms for the delivery of electronic content. The company will build upon the concepts originally designed and developed by the Douglas County Libraries, CO to enable libraries, first in North America and then around the globe, to meet the many challenges that the emerging world of eBooks presents.

June 12, 2012

Newport News Public Library System invests in RFID technology. Bibliotheca

Bibliotheca announced that it will be working with Newport News Public Library System in Virginia after being appointed to undertake a three-year installation project, fully equipping the System’s libraries with RFID technology and Automated Materials Handling solutions.

June 6, 2012

Bibliotheca and Axiell to extend partnership in Nordic region. Bibliotheca

Bibliotheca, the world’s leading supplier of RFID library solutions, is to significantly expand its presence and activities in the Nordic region in partnership with leading global LMS supplier Axiell. Following the completion of an exclusive 10-year partnership, Bibliotheca and Axiel will integrate the Bibliotheca A/S business within the global Bibliotheca Group.

May 29, 2012

Prestigious grammar school becomes first UK school to install Bibliotheca RFID system. Bibliotheca

Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School based in Lincolnshire, UK, became the first school to install a range of RFID and self-service products offered by Bibliotheca, leading the way for the use of this technology in the UK schooling market.

March 22, 2012

Ex Libris and Bibliotheca collaborate to provide world-class RFID solutions to libraries . Ex Libris

Ex Libris announced a partnership with Bibliotheca, a global developer of RFID technology for libraries. The agreement enables Ex Libris to provide seamless integration between Ex Libris solutions and Bibliotheca’s circulation, security, and material-handling products.

March 5, 2012

Bibliotheca unveil single global brand for 2012. Bibliotheca

Bibliotheca, one of the leading global providers of RFID-based solutions to public, private and academic libraries, has launched its new global brand, allowing the Group to unite its entities under one central identity. The rebranding follows the merger of Bibliotheca (Switzerland), Intellident (UK) and Integrated Technology Group, ITG (North America) in June 2011, which created one of the largest RFID library specialists in the world. This position was further enhanced in January 2012, with the acquisition of Trion Library Systems, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of Automated Materials Handling (AMH) solutions designed specifically for libraries.

March 4, 2012

Ottawa Public Library opts for RFID. Bibliotheca

Bibliotheca announced it is working with the Ottawa Public Library to help bring RFID technology – including provision of all tags and conversion services in the year ahead, and much of the equipment for the first branch to switch to RFID – to North America’s largest bilingual (French and English) library system. OPL serves almost one million residents and provides access to a collection of more than 2.3 million items across 33 branches and two bookmobiles.