In addition to this week s NewsBreaks , the editors have picked these other stories from the week just past as ones you should know about. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today . Inmagic Announces Release of Inmagic. NET allows information professionals to speed acquisitions work flow by purchasing, cataloging, indexing, and disseminating information throughout an organization via a seamless, Net-connected environment. From there, bibliographic data can be edited by the customer to meet individual preferences and needs.
NET uses XML technology to allow electronic tagging of information, much like a Web page is tagged.
Future plans include increasing the number of Inmagic. Both are due for full release in the first quarter of next year. The Virtual Library platform is aimed at the corporate and academic library markets. According to a company representative, implementation is free to libraries and takes from 2 hours to 2 days for Infotrieve s IT department to set up. The company already claims over 50 implementations, including the libraries of California State University.