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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Inmagic offers year-end promotions for upgrading to Genie, WebPublisher PRO or Presto

If you've wished you could afford to upgrade to Inmagic® Genie or WebPublisher PRO, Inmagic is now offering year-end promotions for orders placed before December 31, 2008.  Inmagic have also announced a new policy which provides upgrade credits for existing clients based on the product already owned. These credits can be combined with the upgrade promotions for an even better deal!

  • Formerly only available on CS/Text, Genie is also now available for DB/Text®. Get all the benefits of the Genie ILS without converting your other non-library textbases. (Check out our new demo site here.)
  • If you manage non-library resources, or have the need for a more custom library catalog application, then WebPublisher PRO offers you the tools to create a powerful web based search interface.
  • There are also promotions on Inmagic® Presto which offers the latest Enterprise 2.0 advances in Knowledge Management and publishing capabilities allowing you to manage more diverse content and support broader communities. Presto combines your collections, archives and other vetted information with the "wisdom of the community" to enable social intelligence and create Social Knowledge Networks. Check out the Inmagic news Blog to see why the latest releases are creating such a stir in the industry.

Please contact us to obtain a quote for these year-end special customer appreciation promotions.

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Monday, November 10, 2008

Drug Policy Alliance Network Launches Genie

DPA_Lindesmith_Library_CatalogThe Lindesmith Library at the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), a progressive American organization that promotes policy alternatives to the war on drugs, has just launched an online library of over 15,000 records related to drug policy. Based on Inmagic Genie, the library integrates data from three previously separate databases, providing a single search-point for a wealth of specialized resources. The records include books, videos and journals, as well as numerous online articles and resources.

Andornot provided data conversion services to DPA, converting data from a DB/TextWorks library catalog textbase and a periodicals textbase, as well as a ColdFusion Content Management System, into the Genie Catalog, Serials, and Orders modules.

A number of Genie configuration options were utilized to tailor this Genie site to the specific requirements of DPA and their users.

  • We configured the Genie OPAC to have a header at the top that matches the header on other pages related to the DPA Network Lindesmith Library (see our developer blog post on how we did this).
  • We installed our Autoboolean search script for the first time in Genie. This feature allows users to enter any keywords in selected fields in any order, and have the AND operator (&) applied. This was particularly useful for DPA in the author field, where author names have sometimes been entered as "First Name Last Name" and other times as "Last Name, First Name."
  • The OPAC InfoCart was renamed to Record List to (see our developer blog post on how we did this).

You can view some of the other configuration options Andornot has utilized in our Genie Demo site.

Please contact us for product pricing and consulting quotes.

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Sunday, November 9, 2008

Andornot Inmagic Genie demo launched

Andornot is a value added reseller and consultant for Inmagic Genie and to assist clients evaluate the product we have just launched a demo site.  

The OPAC demo is available in both English and French. The English OPAC search and results screens have been changed from the default settings and configured with some of the options listed in Andornot's Genie Configuration Options (.pdf) document. 

There is also a sample My Genie link showing the report that end users would see when they login.  The demo Items textbase includes the full text of some sample Table of Contents. When a serial is checked in, a link to the PDF and if permitted, the full text, can be uploaded and made searchable through the Items textbase. The Items query screen is pre-populated to limit searches to just these records.

    The Genie functions for library staff, such as Cataloging, Serials and Orders, are also available but require a login account. Please contact us for the username and password or to obtain more information or a price quote. Our Developers Blog also features regular posts on Genie configuration and enhancements.

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    Monday, November 3, 2008

    @Inmagic October newsletter now available

    Check out the latest issue of the @Inmagic newsletter.

    Contents:

    • President's Message

    • Product News

      • Inmagic Announces Inmagic® Presto v3.0: Social Presto!

      • Genie v3.2 Released!

      • Content Server v11 Released!

    • Tech Tip

      • DB/TextWorks Date Format

    • Featured Customer (Andornot Client - Algoma University)

    • Education

    • Press

      • Inmagic Launches Presto 3.0 With Social Volume Controls

      • ECM: Collaboration rules!

      • Inmagic: Turning Up the Knob on Social Volume

      • Inmagic Taps SAVVIS for Social Knowledge Network Hosting in the Cloud

      • Events

        • 5 Steps to a Social Library: Inmagic Presto for Social Libraries

        • The Road to Social Knowledge Networks: A New Blog Series from Inmagic

        • Internet Librarian 2008 Recap

        • Inmagic Webinar "New Generation Knowledge Management: Social Knowledge Networks" a Success!

      Please contact us if you would like further information on any of the products or topics mentioned.

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      Wednesday, October 15, 2008

      Vancouver Inmagic Users Group Meeting: October 27th, 2008

      Kathy Bryce and Denise Bonin from Andornot Consulting will discuss the new Inmagic pricing model, which includes non-profit pricing, upgrade credits and end-of-the-year promotions, plus review the latest features in version of 11 of TextWorks and WebPublisher PRO, and Genie version 3.2. They will demonstrate the new Undo feature in the Form Designer, Query Logging, and other enhancements that you can make to your web interfaces.

      Have a question about an Inmagic product that’s been on your mind? Bring it to the meeting and ask us and your fellow users. If there are any particular topics you would like us to cover, please email us in advance.

      Date

      Monday, October 27th, 2008

      Time

      3:00 to 4:45 pm

      Place

      Environment Canada
      201 - 401 Burrard St. (at West Hastings), Vancouver

      Please check in at Reception on the 2nd floor by 2:45 pm to be escorted to the library.

      RSVP

      RSVP by October 24th to Adele Cohen.

      If you're planning to attend the SLA-WCC program with Steven Abram at 5:00 pm, note that the Terminal City Club is very close to Environment Canada.

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      Edmonton Inmagic Users Group Meeting: October 28th, 2008

      Denise Bonin from Andornot Consulting will discuss the new Inmagic pricing model, which includes non-profit pricing, upgrade credits and end-of-the-year promotions, plus review the latest features in version of 11 of TextWorks and WebPublisher PRO, and Genie version 3.2. She will demonstrate the new Undo feature in the Form Designer, Query Logging, and other enhancements that you can make to your web interfaces.

      Have a question about an Inmagic product that’s been on your mind? Bring it to the meeting and ask us and your fellow users. If there are any particular topics you would like us to cover, please email us in advance.

      Date

      Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

      Time

      4:00 to 5:00 pm

      Place

      Parlee McLaws LLP
      1500 Manulife Place, 10180-101 Street NW

      Please check in at the reception desk on the 15th Floor.

      RSVP

      RSVP by October 27th to Sandi Madvid.

      If you're planning to attend the SLA-WCC program with Steven Abram at 5:30 pm, note that Sorrentino's is very close to Parlee McLaws.

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      Friday, September 19, 2008

      KMWorld webinar sponsored by Inmagic: October 7, 2008

      KM World Webinar

      Inmagic, Inc is sponsoring a KMWorld magazine web event on October 7th, 2008, at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT:

      New Generation Knowledge Management: Social Knowledge Networks

      Organizations are faced with critical knowledge management issues including knowledge capture, IP retention, search and discovery, and fostering innovation. The failure to properly address these issues results in companies wasting millions of dollars through inefficient information discovery and poor collaboration techniques. Leonor Ciarlone, Senior Analyst at The Gilbane Group, will discuss how bold initiatives in knowledge management and social media address these issues and keep organizations competitive and successful.
      Today’s knowledge management systems must blend social media technologies with enterprise search, access, and discovery tools to give users a 360-degree view of their information assets. Join Phil Green, CTO of Inmagic, Inc., as he discusses Social Knowledge Networks, the new generation of Knowledge Management, and introduces Inmagic® Presto. Presto is currently used by leading organizations like NASA, Newsweek, and RV Anderson Associates, Ltd. to add value to content, and allow users to access accurate and relevant information faster and more efficiently.
      New Generation Knowledge Management combines vetted information and archives with the “knowledge of the community”; networking people and information into Social Knowledge Networks. These networks provide richer content with greater depth and context. Find out how your organization can benefit from this new generation of knowledge management: Social Knowledge Networks.

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