Library Technology Guides

May 7, 2012

Cuadra Associates announces change in management. Cuadra Associates, Inc.

Cuadra Associates, a SydneyPLUS Affiliate, announced that Dr. Carlos A. Cuadra, the company’s President, Judith Wanger, Executive Vice President, and Gloria N. Cuadra, Chief Financial Officer, have left the company. Dr. and Mrs. Cuadra have retired; Ms. Wanger, who co-founded the company, has left to pursue new endeavors. Phil Green, who is the head of The Inmagic Division of SydneyPLUS, now leads the Cuadra management team. Long-time Cuadra managers, Dr. David M. Abels (service and support), Dr. Neil G. Cuadra (development), and Ilene Slavick (sales and marketing), will continue managing their respective parts of the company under Mr. Green’s leadership.

April 5, 2012

Cuadra Associates releases Version 2 of STAR Knowledge Center for Archives . Cuadra Associates, Inc.

Cuadra Associates announced the release of version 2.0 of STAR Knowledge Center for Archives (SKCA), its acclaimed archival collections management solution. The centerpiece of this new release is the new Research Services module. SKCA users requested the new module because they wanted to integrate the tracking of requests with the cataloging data that they already have in SKCA. They needed to be able to track the work done by archives staff on behalf of researchers, including actions such as pulling materials from storage, photocopying, digitizing, and research.

December 6, 2011

Cuadra Associates helps Roosevelt University expand public access to its archives . Cuadra Associates, Inc.

Roosevelt University is taking advantage of new archives management software to provide for public access to its archives. Its extensive catalog of archival materials has now been made available for searching over the Internet. The software involved is STAR Knowledge Center for Archives, a product of Los Angeles-based Cuadra Associates.

August 4, 2010

Cuadra Associates Announces the Release of STAR Knowledge Center for Archives . Cuadra Associates, Inc.

Cuadra Associates announced the release of STAR Knowledge Center for Archives, a new, completely browser-based solution for archival collections management. The product builds on features from Cuadra’s earlier collections management solution, STAR/Archives, and provides clients with additional ways to make their collections accessible and visible.

January 26, 2009

Roosevelt University Implements Cuadra STAR/Archives Software to Manage its Collection. Cuadra Associates, Inc.

Roosevelt University has implemented STAR/Archives as its archival collections management solution. STAR/Archives, a product of Cuadra Associates, Inc., supports the management of archival collections of all types. It works with Cuadra’s acclaimed STAR knowledge management software and follows the international standards for archival description--ISAD (g), DACS, Dublin Core, and EAD.

October 01, 2004

Cuadra STAR ASP Service gives customers inexpensive access to powerful knowledge management capabilities. Cuadra Associates, Inc.

Cuadra Associates, Inc. announced the availability of its Cuadra STAR Application Solution Provider Service. The new service allows customers to access the power and functionality of the STAR family of applications on a hosted-server basis.

July 30, 2004

Cuadra Associates announces Version 2.0 of the STAR/Archives collection management system. Cuadra Associates, Inc.

Cuadra Associates, Inc. announced a new version of STAR/Archives, its archives collections management system. Version 2.0, which is now available to CA''s customers, features both browser-based retrieval across collections and allows for dynamic generation of finding aids from within the public access catalog.

October 28, 2001

Cuadra Associates and Access Innovations launch MAI STAR in joint venture. Cuadra Associates, Inc.

Cuadra Associates and Access Innovations, Inc. have introduced MAI STAR, combining Cuadra''s STAR information management and retrieval system with Access''s Data Harmony Machine Aided Indexer.

1999

34 German Research Institutes Pick Cuadra STAR for their Libraries. Cuadra Associates, Inc.

March 1998

American Printing House for the Blind puts its faith in STAR. Cuadra Associates, Inc.

American Printing House for the Blind has made its database, covering the availability of Braille books, large type books, music scores, electronic books, sound recordings and tactile graphics, accessible through the Internet through the STAR information management and retrieval system.

February 15, 1993

Library of Congress selects Star for integrated library system. Cuadra Associates, Inc.

The Library of Congress selected the Cuadra/STAR software for a new Integrated Library System, to be used in its Congressional Research Service. The software is a product of Cuadra Associates, Inc. based in Los Angeles.