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Andornot News, Developer's Blog, WebPublisher Links, and Inmagic's Support Knowledgebase are now available as RSS and can be subscribed to and read from any feed reader.

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Environmental Law Centre Resource Catalog on Internet

Environmental law resources are now available at your fingertips at elc.andornot.com. This useful source from the Environmental Law Centre in Edmonton uses Inmagic WebPublisher Pro and Andornot's WebPublisher Developer Kit with the ordering cart feature.

Navigation within the database is easy as it contains Ajax Index Popups, and various Andornot built scripts such as Revise (Rewind) Search, Next and Previous hyperlinks, Back to Search Results hyperlinks, Friendly Find, and Change Form Dropdown.

It also features a template that integrates nicely with the rest of their lovely site on a server in Edmonton, AB. The database is hosted on our servers in Vancouver, BC, and with our templating system we have made the switching between servers seamless.

The Library of the Environmental Law Centre is a specialized collection of materials relevant to environmental law and policy, primarily in Alberta, but selectively in other jurisdictions as well. Iris Djurfors, the librarian says, "We are very excited and pleased with the site Andornot developed for our library catalog. They worked very quickly to finish the project, integrated the design of the database to fit so well with our existing website and were very helpful in working with us through some issues as they arose."

Link here to see this catalog and if you are a resident of Western Canada you can even borrow items.

@Inmagic - Summer 2006 newsletter available

The latest @Inmagic newsletter is now available from the Inmagic website.

This includes highlights of new features planned for Inmagic Genie version 3 due out in the fall. Look for:

• OPAC enhancements, including "My Genie OPAC" - a personalized OPAC for the end user
• Added configurability, including configurable "Edit" screens
• Workflow improvements, including a Statistics page (preview overdue loans, overdue serial issues, etc. with links to view report and email notices), and the ability to upload and route an image of Serials issue Table of Contents
• MARC record acquisition enhancements, including the ability to find, download and import MARC cataloging records via the Web, and also a BookWhere XML Transform
• Support of the .NET Framework 2.0.

Inmagic Co-Founder and Information Science Visionary Elizabeth "Betty" Bole Eddison Dies

(Woburn, MA - August 15th, 2006) Elizabeth "Betty" Bole Eddison, one of Inmagic's founders and a recognized leader in the library world, died recently after a period of declining health.

Inmagic was built upon her vision of the future of information technology. At her previous company, Warner-Eddison Associates, Betty pioneered the application of library science principles to business information problems. Her greatest passion was to raise awareness in the corporate world of the value of the unstructured information lying around in the organization, and the benefit of using trained information professionals to manage this information. She promoted her vision tirelessly through speaking engagements, published articles, and leadership positions in professional organizations such as the Special Libraries Association, as well as through her company's consulting and services business.

Inmagic, Inc. was a natural successor, building software to support the same vision. Betty, who was Inmagic's Chairman for almost 15 years, remained active in the company and in the information industry until her retirement in 2001.

Betty co-founded Inmagic with Karen Brothers. Karen notes "Betty was a high-energy, strong-principled lady whose vocabulary did not include the word 'can't'. She made a major, positive difference in the lives of many of the people she met."

Hope N. Tillman, Director of Libraries, Babson College, and a past president of the Special Libraries Association (2001-2002) recalls that "Betty was forward-looking and cared deeply about the future of the profession and the education of librarians. She was an early entrepreneur in the information industry, first with Warner-Eddison Associates and later Inmagic, and served as a role model for many SLA members. I miss her personally and professionally."

A memorial service will be held on September 9 in Lexington, Massachusetts.
For additional background on Betty, along with information on how to donate in Betty's name and sign Betty's online guest book:
http://www.inmagic.com/news/press_room.html