USA library world today

1
USA library world today

• Commercial the industry
• Technology the last year
• Trends

2
The Industry

• Sirsi purchase DRA
• Rowe.com is bought by divine
• ILS vendors league table
• Partnerships

3
Technology

• ILS minimal development
• Portals (iBistro, You See More)
• Integration (Muse, Webfeat)
• Enrichment (Syndetics, Baker Taylor)

4
Trends

• Consolidation of companies
• Management functionality
• Spread of services (edu, commercial)
• One stop information
• Technology extended services