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From our Managing Director

On the 27th of January the City of Paris Library Network went live with its V-smart system. The implementation process was quite intense in the last days before the go-live event with staff from both our organization and the Library Network working hard to meet the necessary deadline. The result however was a successful go-live on January 27th, as planned. More >>

V-insight at the Niagara Falls Public Library

The Niagara Falls Public Library, located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, is one of nearly 30 libraries that implemented V-insight, Infor’s statistical analysis portal, in 2008. V-insight provides libraries with key performance data and metrics to support decision making at all levels. More >>

V-insight Version 2.0

In the coming months Infor will release Version 2.0 of V-insight. With V-insight, Infor’s statistical analysis portal, customers can easily obtain customized statistics to support collection development, staffing policy, marketing efforts, and more. More >>

Bringing Old Books to Life: The Ontario Time Machine

The Kingston Frontenac Public Library, a long-time Infor customer in Ontario, Canada, is doing its share in bringing old Ontario books to life on the Web. The ‘Ontario Time Machine’, a joint project of the Toronto Public Library, the Hamilton Public Library, and Kingston Frontenac Public Library, provides students and teachers with a digital collection of historical items through a page-turning online user interface. More >>

The Need for CRM in Libraries
By Eric Conderaerts, Director of Product Management

It goes without saying that library customers have become more knowledgeable and demanding in an era marked by an abundance of information resources and services. As with any industry, libraries too face growing challenges to continuously meet customer expectations, and attract and retain users in light of plentiful competition. More >>

A Musical Focus on OpenURL with V-link

At the Public Library of Turnhout in Belgium music lovers now enjoy a new, musical journey in the Vubis Smart catalog. When searching for music, users can listen online to numerous albums from the library’s collections by simply clicking on a button under the description of the CD. More >>

Several Dutch Libraries Choose V-smart and Vubis Smart

A number of Dutch libraries have recently chosen for V-smart and Vubis Smart, Infor’s integrated library systems. More >>

Working 30 Times More Effectively with 'The Sentry'

In the public libraries of Malmedy-Waimes in Belgium each cataloger enters more than 500 items and title descriptions each day using a sophisticated yet easy to use piece of software. More >>

Dutch Speaking User Group Meeting

The user group meeting for Dutch speaking customers was held on the third of February in Belgium. Approximately 200 people attended the event, which took place at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels, in Belgium. More >>