Author:Rhia Stark

Quipu Group LLC, a library technology company, has partnered with The Library Corporation (TLC), a leading supplier of integrated library systems and services, to develop new patron registration and update APIs. TLC’s newly created Library•Solution APIs support seamless integration with Quipu Group’s eCARD online registration services, providing verified online card registration for Library•Solution customers. Justin Duewel-Zahniser, TLC’s Chief Technology Officer shared, “It was a pleasure working with Quipu Group on behalf of our mutual customer, Warren County Library. We partnered closely on the initial integration development and testing, and are excited for the benefit this will bring to Warren County, and to our other mutual customers going forward.”

With eCARD, library patrons have easy access to library card self-registration, using Quipu’s intuitive online registration from the library’s website with the option to use on their in-library computers. Quipu’s eCARD system verifies and standardizes address information entered by the patron in real time for addresses in the U.S. and Canada. Once verified, a patron record is created in the Library•Solution integrated library system and available for immediate use.

“We have enjoyed our development partnership with The Library Corporation (TLC) this past year and over the past decade. We found Justin Duewel-Zahniser and his team to be extremely collaborative and innovative. We love partnering with TLC, a company that shares Quipu’s values for providing excellence in customer services and software,” shared Robert Anderson, Quipu Partner.

In the past, the Quipu Group and TLC partnered to develop full-featured APIs that allow for seamless integration between Quipu’s eCARD product and TLC’s CARL•Solution. CARL•Solution integrations include Contra Costa County Library (CA), Los Angeles Public Library (CA), Metropolitan Library System (OK), Monroe County Library System (NY), Solano County Library (CA), and Wellington City Libraries in New Zealand.

About The Quipu Group
Founded in 2005, The Quipu Group, LLC. is a nationally recognized technology leader providing high quality, high value products that both inspire and empower library staff and users. Boasting over 36 years of service to the library industry collectively, the Quipu Group, LLC. partners continue to demonstrate their passion for the mission and democracy of libraries by being responsive, genuine and trustworthy in providing expertise, products and services to their library partners.

About The Library Corporation
TLC has operated continuously under the same ownership since 1974 and employs over 200 people dedicated to delivering enterprise software and hardware solutions to public, school, academic, and special libraries worldwide. TLC’s cumulative products are deployed in more than 1,100 organizations, representing over 5,500 locations in North America and worldwide. TLC is certified by the U.S. General Services Administration, Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, and the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program. TLC’s Headquarters is based in Inwood, W.Va., and has additional offices in Colorado, Minnesota, and Singapore.

The Library Corporation (TLC) welcomes the return of another former customer to Library•Solution. J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library (JRJML) migrated away from the open-source Koha platform supported by Bywater Solutions and returned to TLC — their previous library management vendor of 22 years prior to 2014.

Located 200 miles from TLC’s Headquarters office in Inwood, West Virginia, the single-site library sits in the heart of the historically significant town of Appomattox, Virginia. The library serves approximately 16,000 residents across the county with over 32,000 titles.

In addition to the integrated library system and support services provided by TLC, JRJML has also implemented enriched OPAC services via Syndetics Unbound and will be utilizing TLC’s ITS•MARC subscription service for bibliographic and authority records.

“After 7 years away, the J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library is excited to be a returning TLC library partner,” stated Diana Harvey, Director for J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library. “As an organization we feel that TLC will provide a modern and easy to navigate Public Access Catalog to our community as well as excellent customer service to our staff.” 

Annette Murphy, TLC’s CEO and founder, was pleased to welcome back the library and shared, “J. Robert Jamerson marks the fourth library this year to return to the TLC family, and we look forward to supporting them for many more years to come.”

JRJML’s enriched catalog can be viewed at pac.jrjml.org. For more information on Library•Solution, please visit TLCdelivers.com or speak to a representative at sales@tlcdelivers.com.

About The Library Corporation
TLC has operated continuously under the same ownership since 1974 and employs over 200 people dedicated to delivering enterprise software and hardware solutions to public, school, academic, and special libraries worldwide. TLC’s cumulative products are deployed in more than 1,100 organizations, representing over 5,500 locations in North America and worldwide. TLC is certified by the U.S. General Services Administration, Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, and the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program. TLC’s Headquarters is based in Inwood, W.Va., and has additional offices in Colorado, Minnesota, and Singapore.

The Library Corporation (TLC) is delighted to announce the recent implementation of Library•Solution for Grand Island Public Library in Grand Island, Nebraska. The library has been looking forward to the completely web-based and hosted library system that Library•Solution provides, as well as the eIntegration and dedicated Kids PAC solutions for their borrowers.

Located in Central Nebraska along the Platte River, Grand Island’s diverse community is populated by about 50,000 residents locally, and over 200,000 in the surrounding rural area. Grand Island Public Library continues to be the gateway to a lifetime of learning and literacy with a new integrated library system that meets the needs of the staff and the community.

Having migrated from an entirely open-source library system, the public library valued the level of support they have received from TLC throughout the implementation process. “We’re so excited to be moving off open-source and moving toward something that really works for our library patrons and staff,” shared Celine Swan, the Grand Island Public Library Director. “This has been more support than we’ve gotten in the past several years with our previous vendor.” TLC prides itself on the support-oriented mentality that goes above and beyond the current industry standard.

“TLC is happy to welcome Grand Island Public Library to the TLC family,” stated founder and CEO, Annette Murphy. “We appreciate the library’s initiative to foster a voice for their community while also optimizing team operations, and we look forward to supporting that mission for many years to come.”

About The Library Corporation
TLC has operated continuously under the same ownership since 1974 and employs over 200 people dedicated to delivering enterprise software and hardware solutions to public, school, academic, and special libraries worldwide. TLC’s cumulative products are deployed in more than 1,100 organizations, representing over 5,500 locations in North America and worldwide. TLC is certified by the U.S. General Services Administration, Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, and the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program. TLC’s Headquarters is based in Inwood, W.Va., and has additional offices in Colorado, Minnesota, and Singapore.