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Polish Users’ Group Meeting
University of Gdańsk
4 – 5 June 2014
Jack Bazuzi
Managing Director
VTLS Europe
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dzień dobry
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Dziękuję bardzo
Ewa Chrzan*
Katarzyna Sokołowska
Roman Tabisz
Boguslaw Macheta
Maria Burchard
Monika Jozwiak
Andrzej Padziński
Ewa Kobierska-Maciuszko*
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Thank you also
Emily Burgos
Gene Shimshock
Special regards:
Vinod
Gemma
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VTLS Offices in Blacksburg
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Virtua news
Virtua Releases
2014.2
Mid June
2014.1
January 2014
2013.2
September 2013
2013.1.1
August 2013
2012.3.2
June 2013
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Chamo
Federated Search optional plug-in
Further integration with Blackboard
Circulation services via REST in
preparation for Open Skies
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Web-scale Discovery
Chamo Discovery
One stop shop
Same Discovery tool for all sources:
Local catalog
Repositories
Licensed content
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Service in the Cloud
High security measures
Powerful servers – no performance
issues
High availability
Backup and recovery plans
Big savings for libraries
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Cloud environment
SaaS - Software as a Service
Extensive experience
Large and small
Geographically distributed
• Catalunya, Mexico, Netherlands, Qatar, Switzerland, USA…
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VTLS Products Overview
VTLS products are available as SaaS, hosted, or traditional license
At present VTLS has seven products in four categories as shown below
Open Skies is our new offering combining all these products on a single
platform
Library & Archive
Management
Digital Asset
Management
Tracking and
Security (RFID)
Discovery
Products
Library & Archive
Management
Library & Archive
Management
Library & Archive
Management
Library & Archive
Management
Library & Archive
Management
Library & Archive
Management
Library & Archive
Management
VTLS Open Skies in 2013 and 2014
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What is happening in library automation?
1. Greater demand for digital content
• E-Books, Electronic content, Digitized local content
• Printed materials will exist, but demand will continue to decline
2. Libraries will be defined by
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Their local and unique digital content
Their information access portals
Their technological capabilities that help in the creation of new knowledge
3. Mobile access and will become essential
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Majority of information access will be via handheld devices
4. Discovery systems will become central to information
access
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Navigation will replace searching; Visualization will be key
Linked data will be the driving force behind discovery
Access to original source documents will be an essential part in the education
process
5. Users will expect interfaces that are totally intuitive
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Special News Today
Innovative Acquires VTLS
Combination expands services and
offerings to global library community*
*2 June
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Innovative
Global Technology Leader
52 Countries
2,100 Systems, 7,500 libraries (post Polaris)
450 Staff
Significant corporate resources and investment
Product highlights: ILS/LSP, Discovery, Analytics
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VTLS
Dedicated to real, scalable solutions
6 offices in 43 countries, 2,100 libraries
Product highlights: ILS (VTLS-Virtua) Archive
Management (VTLS-Virtua for Archives), Digital
Asset Management (VTLS-VITAL), Smart Phone
(MozGo)
ISO 9000 Compliant
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The New Innovative
serving libraries in 66 countries
2,400 library systems,
9,500 libraries
500 staff
including 150 librarians
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Geographic Highlights [III]
North America
UK
Ireland
Australia
Mideast
South Africa
Hong Kong
Taiwan
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Geographic Highlights [VTLS]
North America
Spain
Australia
Malaysia
India
Russia
Poland
Pakistan
Thailand
Hong Kong
Mideast
Africa
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Stronger company, greater resources
Combined companies led by Kim Massana
Dr. Vinod Chachra - interim position of Vice
President, Global Expansion to ensure smooth
transition
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Kim Massana
VTLS’s offerings include well-known
and respected library automation
products including Virtua, VITAL, and
Chamo
It important that we retain the
recognition and trust that VTLS has
built over the years by continuing the
VTLS brand
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Vinod Chachra
We’re very proud of all that we’ve
accomplished over the past 30 years and we
are confident that the newly combined
company will provide you with a long term
technology partner dedicated to providing the
best possible service to library users
Innovative is a dynamic, forward-thinking
company and recently has been actively
investing in people and infrastructure to better
serve libraries worldwide
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Stronger company, greater resources
Continued corporate presence in Blacksburg
Strengthened operations in both Asia [KL] and
Europe [Barcelona]
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Stronger company, greater resources
Shared best practices in development, support
and services
Operations will be merged across organizations
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Products
Product Category
iii Offering
VTLS Offering
VTLS Product
Disposition
ILS/LSP
Millennium/Sierra/Polaris
Virtua/Open Skies
VTLS-Virtua,
VTLS-Open Skies
Mobile
Mobile Worklists
Mozgo
VTLS-Mozgo
Discovery
Encore
Chamo, Chamo Discovery
VTLS-Chamo,
VTLS/Chamo Discovery
Resource Sharing
INN-Reach/ArticleReach
NA
Integrate iii product
Analytics
Decision Center
NA
Integrate iii product?
Archive
Management
Content Pro
Virtua Archives
VTLS-Virtua for Archives
Digital Asset
Management
NA
Vital
Vital Media
VTLS-VITAL
VTLS-VITAL Media
RFID Material
Tracking and
Security Solution
NA
Bibliotheca Partnership
FasTrac
VTLS-Fastrac
Citation Tool
NA
Vitation
VTLS-Vitation
Drupal Consulting
NA
Vorpal Consulting
VTLS-Vorpal Consulting
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Why did this happen?
VTLS was seeking a corporate partner willing to
invest in its commitment to creating scalable
solutions to library technology challenges
Saw this in Innovative - with its strategic
commitment to growth and better serving the
global library community
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What are the benefits for VTLS customers?
Enhanced support for VTLS’ established
international customer base and diverse product
suite
VTLS customers will also benefit from the
pooling of knowledge and expertise
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Offices
Emeryville, CA [HQ]
Blacksburg, VA*
Syracuse, NY*
Dublin, Ireland
Barcelona, Spain
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Noida, India
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Ensured Continuity
No changes in services to you
Minimum disruption
You will continue to work with the same
people for the foreseeable future – Vinod, Jack,
Gemma, Mary Beth, Emily, Nabil, Silvia…
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Further info
Landing page has the most up-to-date
information iii.com/vtls
Kim Massana, will be providing updates
in his blog CEO INN-Sights.
Monthly newsletter, INN-Brief
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Introducing
Gene Shimshock
Senior Vice President, Innovative
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