Another Library Automation Option

Hello,
This week I am sending along some more information about another library automation program that has been recommended by a retired librarian, Robert Cooper. The letter that follows is the letter he sent to all the unions. One plus is that he has included most of the SDA publications in the database.

If you are interested in the EZcat program, you might go online and request a demonstration. They will send you a tutorial and you can see if this is a program you will like. Mr. Cooper has grants you may apply for which will bring the cost to your school down to about $750 for a $3,000 program. That is a pretty good deal.

For more information please contact Mr. Cooper. He can answer any questions about this program that you may have.

Have a happy holiday and be safe.
Audrey

Mr. Robert Cooper’s letter
I am a retired librarian from Southwestern. While volunteering at our local elementary school I discovered an excellent Library automation program for our school libraries. As a result I now host an EZcat database of 48,000+ entries including most SDA publications. The ip address of the database is reproservsda@76.255.50.1 at port 210 that is importable from the Bookwhere part of the Librarian's Edge program that I understand has been pushed by the NAD education dept. Please notify all your schools of this possibility to assist them in their endeavor to maintain good libraries.

If some of your schools are looking for an excellent library automation program I can highly recommend Book System's Concourse with EZcat. I liked the program so much that I contacted the company and they have agreed to permit our schools to purchase it for $995 if my name is mentioned as recommender rather than the customary price of $3,000. In addition to this an aunt of mine gave me $10,000 to use for $250 grants per school of which I have about $8,250 remaining that I will offer our schools until it is depleted. It's EZcat and Bookwhere can both access my database. This Concourse program is a complete program that does everything needed to run an efficient and user-friendly online catalog as well as reports capabilities making available a breakdown of Dewey classes, yearly inventories, overdue notices, letters to parents, etc.

With the economy the way it is today you may want to encourage your schools to take advantage of the $995 price tag and the grant available while it lasts as so few of our schools and academies can afford to hire professional librarians. Your union and conferences my wish to do what the Southwestern Union and Texas Conference have done which is to each offer schools purchasing the program an additional $100 grant cutting the price for the schools almost in half.

Schools interest in purchasing the program should contact me for more information for the correct procedure in obtaining the $995 price.

Yours for better libraries,

Robert Cooper
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