By John McCullough, Vice President, Encore Division
Encore has been designed on the principle that users should have a single search box that discovers all types of information offered by the library. Articles are a key component of the information libraries offer, from scholarly research sources, which command the majority of academic library budgets, to the [...]
Mutual Customers to Benefit
January 16, 2010
Innovative Interfaces announced today that it has entered into a technology partnership with EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) bringing together two of the library community’s most well-regarded vendors. This partnership will offer integrated access to a library’s own EBSCOhost® subscriptions through the library’s Innovative Encore Discovery™ platform. The agreement also allows Encore [...]
The Explore Related Searches feature in Encore leverages authority data in your library’s catalog to help users get to truly helpful information quickly and efficiently. By leveraging this rich data in the library’s catalog, Encore presents users with reliable and useful “places-to-go-next” in a search session. This combination of discovery features and the sophisticated metadata [...]
With Encore 2.0, patrons now have access to the features that they have come to know and expect from Innovative. Library patrons just login for instant access to their account. Patrons now receive record alerts (e.g. “Materials on hold shelf”, “Materials due tomorrow”), messages from the library, checkout detail and more!
Best, yet, now that [...]
Integrated patron secure sign-on: with Encore 2.0 patrons are able to sign-on, search, and request materials without having to leave the Encore Discovery display.
With community tagging, Encore invites users to participate in the discovery process in a whole new way. Now library staff and users alike can add tags that enrich descriptive materials, making it easier to find and understand library holdings.