FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Elizabeth Kelley
Marketing Communications Manager
Auto-Graphics, Inc.
430 Vineyard Ave., Ste. 100
Ontario, CA 91764
909-569-1544
eak@auto-graphics.com
The Middlebury Public Library Selects VERSO Express
Mobile capabilities and powerful, modern OPAC search features will improve patron experience
ONTARIO, CA. — June 26, 2014 — Auto-Graphics proudly announces that the Middlebury Public Library has selected Auto-Graphics’ VERSO Express. The Middlebury Public Library is migrating from Bibliomation’s Evergreen ILS.
“Selecting VERSO Express made sense for the Middlebury Library because it is a cost-effective solution to solving our automation needs. Moreover, because of the additional funds saved by making the switch to VERSO, we are able to maintain existing services, as well as explore and satisfy new needs for the community, such as e-books and mobile technology,” said Jo-Ann LoRusso, Library Director of the Middlebury Public Library. “Not only does VERSO Express perform essential circulation and cataloguing functions, but the OPAC has powerful and modern search features.”
“The latest version of VERSO shows that Auto-Graphics is in an industry-leading position with mobile capability for both staff and patrons,” said Albert Flores, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Auto-Graphics. “All circulation, as well as configuration capability, can now be done on a tablet, and we are excited that VERSO 4 provides staff with complete autonomy to leverage the mobility of tablets for nearly all staff services We are confident that Middlebury’s highly competent staff will benefit from VERSO and their library’s relationship with A-G.”
About The Middlebury Public Library
The Middlebury Public Library is staffed by four full-time and four part-time employees and numerous volunteers. Present holdings include more than 67,000 books, periodicals, films, DVDs, CDs, video games, three Kindles, activity bags, puzzles, etc. The Middlebury Public Library completed a major renovation/expansion in November 2013 due to a state grant, public donations, and town funding under the current Library Director Jo-Ann LoRusso. The new construction project consisted of adding a quiet reading area with a fireplace, a teen room, five study rooms, a Café, an additional meeting room, an expanded conference room with kitchenette, and a cataloged Connecticut History and Genealogy Room.
About Auto-Graphics, Inc.
Auto-Graphics is the only publicly-traded library software vendor to provide software solutions along with full financial transparency. The company’s nearly seven (7) decades of providing solutions to the markets it serves reflects how well Auto-Graphics has listened to their customer base and stayed abreast of new technologies, continuously reinventing their products and services to help libraries of all sizes become more efficient and patron-centric. The Auto-Graphics browser-based Library Management Platform for patrons and staff – currently used by more than 11,000 libraries in North America – is comprised of SHAREit®, a Web-based resource sharing solution providing patron-initiated sharing, circulation-based interlibrary loan (ILL) using NCIP and consortial borrowing solutions; VERSO®, an integrated public library system (ILS); SEARCHit®, a federated search and discovery module; SLIMS™, a small library information management system, and MONTAGEdc®, a digital asset management (DAM) solution. All products are fully Web and cloud-based products which are compliant with ISO and NISO standards, and are available via a Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription. For more information, please visit please visit www.auto-graphics.com, Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter. Auto-Graphics trades under the stock symbol AIFS.
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Product Manager, SHAREit
Product Manager – VERSO
Customer Service Manager
Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Murphy has been a director since December 2012. He has over 20 years experience as a successful software executive specializing in high-growth SaaS companies. He currently is CEO of GVNG Technology and Practitioner of Strategy at the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School. Dr. Murphy is an active member on the board of directors for several early-stage and private equity owned companies. He received his MBA from Pepperdine University and his Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from the Alliance Manchester Business School at The University of Manchester.
Mr. Hicks, CPA, has been a director since February 2012. Mr. Hicks is Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Hicks has been a practicing certified public accountant for over twenty-five years in addition to partnering and managing both an underground construction company and real estate development business. Currently, Mr. Hicks is a founder and senior partner of Hicks & Williams, LLP a certified public accounting firm providing tax, audit and management consulting services to small and medium size clients across the nation.
Mr. Heath has been a director since December 2012. Mr. Heath immigrated to California from Canada during the Internet commerce boom in 1999. Mr. Heath was formerly Vice President, Secondary Markets at Best Buy (2008-2010) and founded Dealtree.com in 1999, where he was CTO & COO from (2001-2010). Mr. Heath has developed expert system technologies for managing online sales channels and created several online marketplaces supporting secondary market sales. Mr. Heath is an Internet technology and business operations consultant and serves as President of Heath Investment Properties LLC. Mr. Heath is an active member of Rotary, and currently serves a Technology Director for District 5320 in Southern California.
Ken Kerr has been a director since April 2020. During his career, he served in a variety of leadership positions in sales, marketing, and operations with companies in startup, turnaround, and expansion. Most recently he was CEO/CFO of Advisys, Inc., a SaaS company providing financial planning solutions to Fortune 100 banks, brokerages and insurance companies, and thousands of independent financial advisers. He retired from Advisys in 2018 and now consults with businesses to improve profits and productivity through effective employee engagement strategies. Ken graduated Cum Laude from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in English Literature and has an MBA with an emphasis in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix.
Product Manager, SHAREit – Customer Services
Product Manager, VERSO – Technical Services
Director of Information Technology
Controller
Director of Customer Service and Quality Assurance
Chief Operations Officer
Vice President of Sales
President