Civica Transitions to Private Equity

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(2008-08-03 14:29:59). For the June 2008 issue of Smart Libraries Newsletter I contributed a

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In preparation for my upcoming trip to Taiwan and South Korea, I ve been working in gathering information on the library automation scene in Asia. Libraries in most parts of Asia have generally implemented sophisticated approaches to automating their libraries.

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I was asked to give an assessment of the current state of library automation and to offer some ideas on future directions that libraries might think about in the next generation of library software.

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I ve recently completed a project to add all of the public libraries in the United Kingdom to the lib-web-cats database, including data on the automation systems that they use.

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For the June 2008 issue of Smart Libraries Newsletter I contributed a story that describes the acquisition of Civica, a UK-based company that offers the Spydus library automation, by a private equity firm named 3i Group. Prior to this transaction Civica traded on the AIM stock exchange in London.

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In another major transition, Civica a UK-based company that offers the Spydus library automation system and a number of IT products for local governments, is in the process of being acquired by 3i, a major private equity firm.

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It s been about fifteen months since Innovative Interface made its initial announcement for Encore, its next generation library interface, or "discovery services platform" to use their terminology.

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The article then goes on to describe some of the open source initiatives in the new generation library interface realm, including VUfind from Villanova University, the eXtensible Catalog work at University of Rochester River Campus Libraries, and LibraryFind from Oregon State University.

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The full acquisition of DS by Axiell Group follows a successful collaboration where the two companies worked together to produce a next-generation interface product, Axiell Arena/DS Arena, that would work across the automation products of both companies.

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The last year has been one of altered trajectories in the field of library automation. Several of the trends that have been steadily heading one direction have taken a new turn. This new course presents new opportunities and challenges for existing products and technologies.

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