Implementation of the new system began in February 2022 and plans to be live by June 2022, with 55-75 libraries estimated to participate in the first year. “Funding through the American Rescue Plan Act has allowed us to finally take the plunge and get this project underway.” “The Arkansas State Library has long recognized the need for a statewide virtual union catalog (VUC), connecting participating libraries’ existing catalogs and making their collections discoverable in real time,” said Jennifer Chilcoat, Director of Arkansas State Library. Through their SHAREit product, which was the first Web-based library resource management solution in the industry, Auto-Graphics will build, host, and maintain a secure hybrid union catalog and library system-neutral resource sharing system for the state of Arkansas. The new system will allow users to search across all participating library systems in the state and request library materials using an unmediated request. a two-year contract for a new integrated resource sharing system and secure hybrid union catalog. RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA (March 1, 2022) – Arkansas State Library awarded Auto-Graphics, Inc.

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