EMERYVILLE, Calif. September 10, 2021 – Innovative, a ProQuest company and leading global provider of library software, announced today that Avenu Insights & Analytics has selected Vega Discover, Innovative’s new, modern discovery solution, for the Germantown Community Library in Tennessee.
Germantown Community Library provides services to serve Germantown residents of all ages, including book delivery services to homebound seniors. The library serves up to 21,000 residents each month with a monthly average circulation of approximately 30,000 items.
“Public libraries play a critical role in providing dynamic spaces for people to gather along with a wide array of educational and entertaining resources to meet the interests of a community. Today, 21st century technologies have become increasingly critical for information access and citizen services. Avenu is excited to partner with Innovative to bring the new Vega Discover system to the Germantown Community Library” says Dana Braccia, MLS, Avenu Insights Chief Librarian.
Vega Discover is a full-featured discovery tool that not only delivers premier search results, but also features a patron bookshelf with custom reading lists, patron account management, library-curated showcases, and smart showcases on related resources and topics. Vega Discover also comes with enhanced exploration tools, powered by Syndetics Unbound’s enrichment content, such as series data, reader reviews, browse by reading level and more, as part of an engaging library experience. Vega Discover is one module in the Vega Library Experience (LX) suite, a cloud-based platform that allows library staff to easily communicate and manage the full range of materials, programs, and services available to their community.
Vega works seamlessly with the market-leading ILS solutions Sierra and Polaris. To see how Vega Discover works, you can watch our video, “Welcome to Vega Discover” or contact Innovative for a demo.
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ABOUT INNOVATIVE INTERFACES INC.
Innovative, a ProQuest company, provides leading technology solutions and services that empower libraries and enrich their users worldwide. Innovative offers one of the most comprehensive portfolios of library automation products on the market today, serving academic, public, national, corporate and special libraries and consortia. Headquartered in Emeryville, California, Innovative has a global presence—serving thousands of libraries in 66 countries and offices worldwide.
ABOUT AVENU INSIGHTS & ANALYTICS
Over 2,600 state and local governments have partnered with Avenu to drive positive results for their communities through software administration and revenue enhancement solutions. Avenu’s comprehensive software solutions digitally transform government by modernizing processes, providing online access to records, and reducing costs. Avenu also provides a robust ecosystem of revenue management services that identify and recover untapped revenue. State and local governments work closely with Avenu to increase revenue without raising taxes, streamline internal operations, and improve services by enhancing connectivity for constituents. Avenu is a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital. To learn more, visit www.avenuinsights.com.