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The Charleston Conference The Charleston Conference, just completed, proved to be an exciting venue for Coutts Library Services. From the beginning, Coutts' attendees were inundated by librarians wanting to be updated about Company news and events. The conference opened with the heavily attended Vendor Showcase. Coutts Vice-President of Sales, Andy Alferovs, and US Sales Director, Frank Semancik, met with numerous librarians to discuss the entire range of Coutts services. Of particular interest to many attendees was the arrival of Bob Schatz as Coutts' Director of New Business Development for the US, his first such appearance following the closing of Franklin Book Company. With Coutts providing continuing service to former Franklin Book customers, Bob's arrival was even more noteworthy. Both Andy Alferovs and Bob Schatz made presentations during the Charleston Conference. Andy, along with Anne Deacon, Head of Acquisitions at the University of Western Ontario, presented a detailed examination of Coutts' system-to-system interface with the UWO Library. The session, presented to well over one hundred librarians (and a few other vendors) discussed the process whereby Western Ontario uses the Coutts' online database to generate order records with a seamless interface with their Innovative ILS. Bob was an organizer and participant in a panel discussion of the library bookselling market and the future of vendors within that market. If you would like more information or a copy of the presentation, “Partnerships make it Work”, please contact: Lori Vaughan, Coutts Marketing Coordinator at lvaughan@couttsinfo.com Coutts Intuitive Technology makes an impact on University of Western Coutts Library Services successfully partnered with the University of Western Ontario in developing a seamless download of full level MARC records using iApprove, Coutts' selection support system. Amongst other systems, iApprove is compatible with the market-leading library management system, Millennium, from Innovative Interfaces, Inc.Anne Deacon, Head of Acquisitions at Western Libraries comments on the benefits of a successful partnership: “Western Libraries' desire to become leaders in Library acquisition and processing field led to discussions with key partners in mid 2004 to consider how we could work collaboratively and cooperatively to draw on the strengths of each organization. With Coutts' one click download and Innovative's powerful ability to automatically merge bibliographic records with the order and item records, Western Libraries capitalized on the strengths of both systems. This new workflow expedited our ordering process, substantially freeing our staff from repetitive routine tasks.” Please see the attached press release for full details. If you would like more information regarding Coutts' services please feel free to contact Lori Vaughan, Coutts Marketing Coordinator at lvaughan@couttsinfo.com
Coutts Purchases Assets of Franklin Book Company On Monday 11th October 2004, Coutts Information Services (Coutts) purchased the assets of Franklin Book Company (FBC) based in Philadelphia, US. These assets include the customer lists, contact information, computer equipment, internet access, their approval plan profiles, open firm orders, standing orders and their computer system. In addition, Coutts is pleased to announce that Bob Schatz (former Director of Sales/President of FBC) has come on board as Director of New Business Development for academic libraries in the U.S. For further details please click on the attached Press Release.
Partnership Makes it Work at the Charleston Conference Visit Coutts at table # 22 during the Charleston Conference, November 3 – 6, at the Francis Marion Hotel, in Charleston SC and see how Coutts is collaborating with libraries. Andrejs Alferovs, Coutts Vice President Sales, teams up with Anne Deacon from the University of Western Ontario (in the session with Scott Wicks, from Cornell University) to illustrate the advantages of collaborating Coutts Library Services and Innovative Interfaces. The seamless ordering procedure allows librarians to download full MARC records at 99% success rate from a database approaching 8 million records. Partner yourself up with Coutts and see how we can simplify your Acquisition process and facilitate all of your cataloguing needs. To get more information on this event or sign up to attend the session, visit the Charleston Conference home page at: http://www.katina.info/conference Coutts Library Services Signs Contract With the University of British Columbia. Coutts Library Services, the Canadian leader in academic library book supply, is delighted to announce its recent contract win with the University of British Columbia. The contract awarded to Coutts extends over three years. As the primary English language vendor, Coutts will supply standing orders, approval orders, firm orders, and cataloguing and processing services. Coutts looks forward to working with the University of British Columbia and continuing our longstanding relationship.
Coutts is on the Conference Circuit Bonjour amis! Come visit Coutts at the 31 st Annual ASTED Conference in Sainte-Foy Quebec, October 25-27. Say “Bonjour” to our Sales Manager for Atlantic and Central Canada – Yves Vanier, and see what Coutts has to offer! You wouldn't want to miss it! New Position Announcement Coutts would like to congratulate Clare Appavoo on her promotion to Sales Director, Canada. Formerly the Regional Sales Manager for Canada, Clare's new position will see her lead the Canadian sales team in their next stage of growth in the Canadian market. Clare will also play a pivotal role in helping to plan and execute our marketing strategy nationally. Please help us congratulate Clare on her promotion! The New Faces of Coutts Director New Business Development, USA Bob Schatz former Director/President of Franklin Book Co, is the newest arrival to the Coutts team. Bob will work with the Coutts Vice President Sales, Andrejs Alferovs, in close coordination with Frank Semancik and the US sales team, to act as an ambassador to the US library community. Given Bob's deep contacts within this community, and his proven track record in sales, we feel that Bob's talents will benefit both Coutts and the libraries they serve. Regional Sales Director, Eastern USA Coutts is delighted to announce the appointment of Frank Semancik as Regional Sales Manager for Eastern U.S.A. Frank brings 17 years of experience to Coutts, with 14 of those years being directly to the library market. Frank will be at the Charleston Conference November 3- 6 at table #22, and looks forward to meeting as many of you as he can. We wish Frank all the best in his new role with Coutts. Area Manager, Western Canada Welcome Alison Griffin, new Area Manager for Western Canada. Alison brings 5 years of sales experience as a publisher's representative to Coutts. Alison is a perfect fit for this position as she already has the valuable knowledge of the dynamic, multi-tasked publishing environment, and her direct experience in supplying books to the library market. Alison will be based out of her home office in Vancouver, B.C. and will be making contact with as many clients as she can over the next few months. Congratulations Alison, and welcome to the team!
Coutts Library Services will be attending the following conferences:
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