SIRSI's Package Helps Libraries Access Digital Documents

The Hyperion 2000 from SIRSI is a digital media archive package providing all the basics a library needs to mount an online digital media archive. The package includes software, configuration and installation services, an implementation and planning seminar, a training workshop, and hardware configuration assistance. The package helps libraries provide easy online access to materials in digital format, such as historical and technical documents, newspapers and newsletters, multimedia items, and images of photos, works of art, and other resource materials. SIRSI, Huntsville, AL, (256) 704-7000, www.sirsi.com.

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