TLS moves to new location

7 February 2011

TLS has just moved offices to a new location in Albany.

We are in the same area of Albany, Rosedale, in a new building.

Our new address is 9 Canaveral Drive, Albany. Our postal address remains the same.

Our new phone is: 479 7101, and fax number is: 479 7107

Due to some difficulties with the set-up of telecommunications, we have been unable to make updates to the website for a few days, and have been unable to respond immediately to processed orders or emails.

We now have improved connectivity and will be able to respond more readily to orders and queries.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.

 TLS launches new Website

1 November 2010

TLS proudly announces the launch of its new website. The new website is more dynamic with featured titles promoted, news and other frequently updated information, generally creating a more interactive experience. 

Key features of the new website include:

• New sleek user friendly design with highlighted titles featured on the front page

• User-managed ordering, ie. orders go directly into system, streamlining the ordering process

• Order tracking to view status of purchase orders

• Wishlist feature to build selection lists independently from the carts

• Multiple log-ins and carts with Wishlists to provide separate carts for individual selectors/funds that can be managed by one user, eg. acquisitions librarian

• Marc record downloading of short record, with a facility to set up an EDI order

• Integrated databases – New Zealand, Children’s and other material all in one database (currently separate)

• More in depth information on each title, eg. author biographies, reviews, YouTube clips, and contents from Google previews

• Advanced searching:
  
  • In specific categories, eg. Dewey Classifications, Māori, Large Print, New Zealand, Fiction genres such as science-fiction, romance
  • In multiple fields, eg. Author/Series, Subject/Publication date, including Price, Date Added, Publication Date
  • Quick search for embedded searching across all fields, eg. ISBN, Author, Title, Series, Description (abstract or blurb)

• Downloading of unlisted titles directly from Nielsen BookData into the database and order cart

• Links to external sites for book reviews, professional reading, associated sites, eg. Gardners, and Baker and Taylor

• Improved cart functionality making it easier to add, remove, edit quantities, list comments, etc.

• Ability to order / request titles not on the TLS database or Nielsen BookData database

 TLS welcomes feedback from libraries.

 Stop Press

18 October 2010

The Kiwinet database is now incorporated into the New Zealand Books category within our full online database.  Whether you are looking for New Zealand books from mainstream publishers, working papers from New Zealand universities, or self-published books, we continue to have the best range of New Zealand and Pacific Titles.