| Ingram Library Services has announced two enhancements to its interface
capabilities with TLC's CARL.Solution, an automation and management system
for large libraries and consortia. These new offerings enable CARL.Solution
Acquisitions users to increase productivity by streamlining processes and
eliminating unnecessary steps in the ordering and receiving of library
materials.
The new features are Electronic Invoicing (Receiving) and ipage integration,
which comprises a custom brief MARC record output option that supports
CARL.Solution's 945 acquisitions tag processing. CARL.Solution Acquisitions
users have had the ability to place orders with Ingram through the X12
format for some time. Now these two additional interface features will
increase productivity and offer a seamless method of creating selection
lists and/or creating order records for electronic transmission, according
to the announcement.
Electronic invoicing and receiving represent significant savings in
several ways, including error reduction, time, and labor. The e-invoice
automatically attaches the individual invoice line to the exact order line
without manual posting from paper.Paper invoices are still produced and
mailedto customers for payment submission. Electronic invoices are available
for all orders placed electronically via the Ingram CARL.Solution X12 order
interface.
Source: Ingram Library Services, La Vergne, TN, 800/937-5300; http://www.ingramlibrary.com. |
