| Mandarin Library Automation, Inc. has announced the launch of Mandarin
M3 version 1.5. According to the company, this release provides important
new features and enhancements in all modules.
The new Mandarin M3 features the following:
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Graphic image display in the patron and item panes in Circulation
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The ability to simultaneously search from the OPAC a library's collection
and SIRS Publishing online databases, including SIRS Researcher, SIRS Government
Reporter, SIRS Renaissance, SIRS NetSelect, and SIRS Discover Deluxe
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Search on Study Program fields (including Study Program Notes, Interest
Level, Reading Level, and Points) for building and accessing curriculum-based
study and reading programs
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Display of the 856#y (Link Name) in the OPAC instead of the URL
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New authorization and security-level definitions
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Over 850 packaged reports
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Availability of the powerful Cataloging Find/Replace function on record
subset
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A new "In Process" status
Mandarin has also introduced the Authority Control Optional Module, a significant
new option for version 1.5 of Mandarin M3. Authority Control is integrated
into the Cataloging module and fully supports the MARC 21 Authority Format
record structure.
Mandarin developed two interfaces in the Authority Control Module for
libraries to enter and maintain authority records in Cataloging: an advanced
full MARC record editor and a quick-entry label heading and cross-reference
screen.
Whichever interface is utilized, Mandarin M3 allows the library to control
and insert name, subject, uniform title, and series headings into bibliographic
records. Authority Control seamlessly integrates "See" and "See also" hyperlinks
in the Mandarin M3 OPAC. Mandarin is also offering an annual subscription
to a Library of Congress Authority database that's hosted by the company.
According to the announcement, real-time, online access to over 5 million
subject and name headings are seamlessly accessible from the Cataloging
module.
Source: Mandarin Library Automation, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 561/995-4010;
http://www.mlasolutions.com. |
