Scholastic launches new MyLibrary service

Publication: Computers in Libraries
Date: Saturday, September 1 2001

Scholastic, Inc. has announced MyLibrary, which the company says will help school librarians better meet the reading needs of students. MyLibrary analyzes school libraries that want to purchase books and software for Scholastic Reading Counts!, the reading motivation and management system for grades

K-12.

MyLibrary electronically matches a school library's automated records with the Scholastic Reading Counts! database of titles. First, users export their records from their automation system to show the books they have in their library. They can also export records out of their system to show the quizzes they own. Users then send the disk or CD-ROM to Scholastic for analysis and receive electronic spreadsheet reports, which allow librarians to examine their collection by reading level, author, and title to determine how well it matches the needs and interests of students. The reports also show which titles are currently covered by school-owned Scholastic Reading Counts! quizzes.

MyLibrary is available on a per-use basis. The service is available for current customers as well as for new ones who want to use MyLibrary to plan their initial purchases. The one-time usage price is $99.

Source: Scholastic, Inc., New York, 877/268-6871; http://www .scholastic.com.

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