TLC’s ITS•MARC Cataloging Service Receives Platinum Award
The Library Corporation (TLC) is pleased to receive a platinum distinction for ITS•MARC in LibraryWorks’ ninth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs). TLC’s online copy cataloging resource provides access to over 81 million records, including both bibliographic and authority records.
TLC has been delivering solutions to libraries worldwide since introducing a source of MARC records on microfiche in 1974. Since then, TLC has been a leader in metadata, with its cataloging services getting better every year. After partnering with additional library contributors to grow its copy cataloging service in early 2022, TLC is honored that this improvement has culminated in a platinum MLA.
The MLAs were created to recognize top products and services in the library industry in a truly unbiased format. Products and services were submitted in the fall of 2022, batched into small groups, and sent to the LibraryWorks database of more than 80,000 librarians at public, K-12, academic, and special libraries.
Only customers with experience using ITS•MARC in their libraries were permitted to judge, resulting in a truly unbiased score. Each judge scored the library management system on a numeric basis from 1-10 on a series of questions regarding functionality, value, customer services, etc.
The resource scored highest in the following categories:
- Quality of the service delivered by TLC: 9.0
- Satisfaction with TLC, the company providing ITS•MARC: 9.0
ITS•MARC is an ILS-agnostic service that draws its records from 23 separate databases.
Jenny Newman, publisher and MLA program manager said, “It’s hardly a surprise that TLC scored so well. They’ve been at the forefront of the metadata industry since their company entered the market in 1974.”
For more information and to sign up for a 30-day free trial of ITS•MARC visit itsmarc.com or contact sales@tlcdelivers.com.
About The Library Corporation
TLC has operated continuously under the same ownership since 1974 and employs over 200 people dedicated to delivering enterprise software and hardware solutions to public, school, academic, and special libraries worldwide. TLC’s cumulative products are deployed in more than 1,100 organizations, representing over 5,500 locations in North America and worldwide. TLC is certified by the U.S. General Services Administration, Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, and the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program. TLC’s Headquarters is based in Inwood, W.Va., and has additional offices in Colorado, Minnesota, and Singapore.
About LibraryWorks
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About the Modern Library Awards program
The Modern Library Awards (MLAs) is a review program designed to recognize elite products and services in the market which can help library management personnel enhance the quality-of-experience for the library user and increase the performance of their library systems.
