June 26, 2009

Ten Ramon Llull University (Spain) Libraries to Launch Million-Volume Millennium Catalog

Emeryville, CA—The Ramon Llull University in Barcelona, Spain has selected the Millennium ILS and will launch a single union catalog to unify access to ten of its libraries. The new union catalog will provide access to over one million volumes that represent the collections of the schools of business, science, humanities, law, architecture and more. Millennium is replacing a number of systems at the University including Koha© and Virtua™.

Participating in the Millennium system will be:

  • Borja Institute of Bioethics Library
  • Borja Main Library
  • Blanquerna Foundation
  • Ebre Research Institute Observatory
  • ESADE School of Business
  • IQS
  • La Salle Higher Technical School of Architecture and Engineering
  • Pere Tarrés University Schools of Social Work and Social Education
  • San Ignasi University School of Tourism
  • Vidal i Barraquer University Institute of Mental Health.

This new development extends a partnership between Innovative and Ramon Llull University that began with the installation of Millennium at the ESADE School of Business in 2004. "We have kept an eye on Millennium for the last few years," says Mercè Yll Poyato, Coordinator of University Libraries. "When we saw the successful implementation of Innovative's software at ESADE we knew the time was right to upgrade campus-wide and provide one-search access to what we offer. We also will implement Millennium in such a way that each library can be searched at once or separately in Millennium's online catalog."

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About Ramon Llull University

Ramon Llull University (www.url.edu/en/index.php) was chartered by the Catalonian Parliament in 1991. Programs at the University include Economics; Psychology, Educational and Sports Sciences; Communications; Nursing, Physiotherapy and Nutrition; Philosophy; Engineering; Architecture; Law; and many more. The school's namesake, Ramon Llull, was a Mallorcan figure who earned fame as a writer, educator, and philosopher during the Spanish Middle Ages.