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Library Systems Newsletter [June 1998]

It seems certain that The Library Corporation (TLC) will shortly sign its hundredth contract for Library.Solution, the multi-user automated library system it introduced in 1997. As of late April, the count stood at 92. The company has been signing contracts at the rate of six or more per month. One hundred installations is generally considered as the benchmark for a product's viability because an installed base of that size generates enough maintenance income to make it possible to support maintenance profitably even when new sales lag. As projected, Library.Solution will have reached the 100 mark more quickly than any other new multi-user library system product.

TLC has broadened its marketing opportunities for Library.Solution by introducing Library.Partner, an outsourcing option which allows libraries to fund automation from their annual operating budgets rather than from a capital investment up front. It is also an option for those libraries that do not want a system central site. With Library.Partner, TLC owns and operates the central site hardware at its Inwood, West Virginia, headquarters; the library accesses the hardware through a network. The price is based on the number of workstations needed and the software modules selected. A minimum three-year commitment is required, with annual renewals thereafter. Libraries considering the option should carefully investigate telecommunications options and costs. While the Internet is an option, response times can be very slow at times. Unless charge and discharge is done offline, the slow response time could cause circulation frustration during busy periods.

[Contact: The Library Corporation, Research Park, Inwood, WV 25428; telephone 800-325- 7759; FAX 304-229-0295; URL www.TLCdelivers.com]

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Publication Year:1998
Type of Material:Article
Language English
Published in: Library Systems Newsletter
Publication Info:Volume 18 Number 06
Issue:June 1998
Page(s):44
Publisher:American Library Association
Place of Publication:Chicago, IL
Notes:Howard S. White, Editor-in-Chief; Richard W. Boss, Contributing Editor
Company: The Library Corporation
Products: Library.Solution
ISSN:0277-0288
Record Number:5737
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