SIRS Mandarin has released version 1.1 of Mandarin M3, its PC-based client/server automated library system. New features include a visual catalog, which is a graphical search method that enables patrons to perform searches based on visual cues as well as text. The system now has
multilanguage support (Spanish and French) and a self checkout and return feature. Scoping has been modified to more easily identify what is held locally when the system is shared. Booking lets librarians reserve holdings for a future date and time.
Sirs Mandarin M3 includes acquisitions and serials control, although only 5 percent of the customers use it.
More than 80 percent of SIRS Mandarin M3 customers are school libraries, 10 percent are public libraries, and 5 percent each are academic and special libraries.
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