March - April '09

Olds College in Alberta Canada has selected acalog ACMS™ to manage the school's academic calendar/catalog. The team at Olds will be transitioning content into the ACMS themselves, with guidance from Digital Architecture consultants.

“We chose acalog ACMS for a host of reasons. Flexibility, intuitive design, a hosted solution, and the fact that Digital Architecture works with us as partners, were some of the key determinants to pursue this option. This allows our institution to respond to informational changes to ensure our students have the most current information. Finally, this is a cost effective solution that allows us to dramatically reduce printing costs as we move away from hard copy publications. A searchable online catalog is a must for students today. Acalog provides this functionality and more, allowing us to create a robust informational environment for students. In addition, the management tools associated with producing the catalog appear to be without rival.”

– Dave McMullen, Director, Student Services and Registrar

Winston-Salem State University (a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina) has selected the acalog ACMS™ for curriculum and catalog management. The university had conducted extensive research into building an in-house curriculum management system. However, after comparing defined goals and objectives with the built-in capabilities of the acalog ACMS™ (such as real-time updating and collaborative editing features), the university determined that acalog™ would save significant time and labor over the proposed in-house system. Welcome!

Our team is back from the 95th AACRAO annual meeting, which was held in Chicago, Illinois, April 13-16. As usual organizers put on a tremendous conference, with excellent opportunities for vendors to interact with existing and prospective customers. With so many new and interested customers, we hosted a customer appreciation reception Tuesday evening that we expect to become a yearly event. Our corporate partner session, "The e-Catalog is the Catalog" drew a very large group of conference attendees facing the challenge of moving from print to an online catalog. As usual, it was a wonderful opportunity to put faces to the many new voices that have joined the acalog™ family!

The University of Tennessee at Martin, seeking to reduce the university's reliance on printed catalogs, has selected the acalog ACMS™ to provide an e-catalog management system, as well as curriculum management.

“We are pleased to be working with Digital Architecture. Their acalog product is unique in the industry, promising all of the online catalog features we could put on a wish list. We have found the staff flexible, courteous, friendly, and almost instantaneously responsive to our needs."

– Kara Hooper, Office of University Relations, The University of Tennessee at Martin