We provide packaged software, and product support in the form of application support, hosting services, development and consulting services. Whenever i was doing research on a vessel, i would go to the appropriate section of the small library, pull out each book, check its index to look for the vessel i. View mike mccrackens profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Mccracken was frustrated by the difficulty of locating and navigating electronic resources, which his colleagues and patrons seldom knew existed. Seattle, wa august 26, 2009 serials solutions, a business unit of proquest, today announced that peter mccracken, the companys cofounder and current director of research, will be leaving the company september 30 to pursue technology projects related to his lifelong interest in maritime history. Jodi mccracken phone, address, background info whitepages. Shelter island is hot says hamptons real estate pro peter mccracken. Proquest unifies its business, drops serials solutions brand. An interview with jane burke, general manager, serials solutions. But when i went to work at serials solutions fulltime, and left the uw, the site languished. Once in the bar, his brothers began talking about the then redhot hightech sector of the economy.
Serials solutions was the first webscale discovery service. Serials solutions inc seattle, wa management service. I stopped for some cake and to check out the celebration. These products enabled librarians to more easily manage electronic resources that serve the needs of their users. Mccracken is a hereditary surname derived from ulster and nearby galloway, scotland. When being called mccracken, you are refereed as a sexy mother fucker. Current estimates show this company has an annual revenue of 3920534 and employs a staff of approximately 38. With the addition of factivas quality content to serials solutions central search, we have achieved an important objective in our overall goal of giving library users comprehensive federated search access to the worlds best electronic resources, commented peter mccracken, mls, serials solutions director of electronic content management. In the same way that serials solutions considers summon a webscale discovery service, this new product will apply the same characteristics to internal library management. Peter mccracken is the director of electronic content management and cofounder of serials solutions inc. During the companys first year of operation, cofounder peter mccracken worked on this emerging company while. Serials solutions was incorporated in march 2000 and officially launched in june 2000 at the american library association annual conference in chicago, illinois. W e are very fortunate that peter mccracken is still very much in volved, although in a parttime role in order to focus on his family and some projects outside of serials solutions. Peter mccracken msls 95, cofounder and publisher of and cofounder of serials solutions, inc.
He has helped many of san diegos most important organizations achieve greater success. Peter mccracken, the reference librarian who founded serials solutions, is moving on to a new entrepreneurial venture. Iug annual meeting exhibitors2005 innovative users group. Serials solutions founded by peter mccracken, mike mccracken, steve mccracken, and chris pierard. Provider of eresource access and management services to libraries.
Shelter island is hot says hamptons real estate pro. Twelve years after he cofounded serials solutions, mccrackens work impacts. Today he announced the launch of, an online research database focused on maritime and vessel history. Serials solutions, inc seattle, wa company information. Aug 26, 2009 mccracken leaving to launch new entrepreneurial venture. The business grew from a fourman operation run out of the mccrackens basement to a multimillion dollar company in the fremont neighborhood of.
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During a summer internship in 1994, i spent ten weeks working in the library at the maine maritime museum. Proquest company profile library technology guides. Peter mccracken, creatorpublisher, has made extraordinarily distinguished contributions to the field of serials librarianship, the serials information chain and serials standards through his expertise in. Carolina first campaign edition ilnformation ibrary science. Newly cofounded by onetime university of washington librarian peter mccracken, serials solutions at that time was a startup focused on building electronic content management and discovery software for libraries. Peter mccracken receives ulrichs serials librarianship award. Steve mccracken is listed as a governor with 207, inc. In 1995, i earned a masters in library science from uncchapel hill. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover peters connections and jobs at similar companies. A sampling of useful sites in virtual maritime history paper kelly drake, systems and digital librarian, mystic seaport museum scholarly desires. Since 2004, research librarian and maritime historian peter mccracken has written a. Uksg and niso to tackle inefficiencies in openurl supply. Serials solutions seattle, washington computer repair.
To found and grow seattlebased company peter mccracken msls 95 is a rare find hes a librarian and an entrepreneur. Serials solutions, a leading provider of digital discovery tools and integrated management solutions, celebrated its tenyear anniversary july 27 at annual. Peter mccracken, director of research, serials solutions. S serials solutions was a division of proquest that provided eresource access and management. Peter mccracken, creatorpublisher, has made extraordinarily distinguished contributions to the field of serials librarianship, the serials information chain and serials standards through his expertise in serials content management and the creation of a. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory.
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Peter james maccracken, apr is a highly respected strategist, accredited public relations professional and recognized community leader. To found and grow seattle based company peter mccracken msls 95 is a rare find hes a librarian and an entrepreneur. Peter mccracken msls 95, cofounder and publisher of. In 2003, showalter came fullcircle with his library roots, landing a job at serials solutions. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for jodi mccracken. Jun 28, 2010 serials solutions, a leading provider of digital discovery tools and integrated management solutions, celebrated its tenyear anniversary july 27 at annual. Serials solutions founder sets sail with new venture peter. Brian mccracken and dana tough opened spur gastropub in seattles belltown neighborhood in the summer of 2008. I am particularly proud that serials solutions could play a leadership role in establishing this endowment, said company founder peter mccrackens msls 95.
Serials solutions inc seattle, wa management service in. Learn more about scott schuetze, serials solutions inc including contact information, career history, news and intelligence. Librarian as entrepreneur by norman oder, library journal rapidlyeme rging serials solutions which, offers librarians a reliable way to track fulltext, electronicformat journals, was the buzz of the show. Peter mccracken peter mccracken conceived the idea for serials solutions while working as a reference librarian at east carolina university, and then at the university of washington.
While serials budgets in libraries have remained static or declined, scholarly journal prices. Peter mccracken, cofounder of serials solutions, is a former uw librarian. Not long ago, the uw libraries approached serials solutions about providing support for uw librarians to attend digitalfocused conferences. An interview with jane burke, general manager, serials. Mar 24, 2014 in 2003, showalter came fullcircle with his library roots, landing a job at serials solutions. Order online tickets tickets see availability directions. View the profiles of professionals named peter mccracken on linkedin. Peter mccracken receives ulrichs serials librarianship. View peter mccrackens profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. He is the new lich king, do not be fooled by the ending cinematic, for icecrown citadel was merely a setback. Mccracken, a reference librarian at east carolina university at the time, had returned to seattle to spend a relaxing spring break with his family. Strategic initiatives, proquest and serials solutions. Serials solutions became part of proquest workflow solutions in 2011 and the serials solutions name was retired in 2014. Use the pitchbook platform to explore the full profile.
Information on acquisition, funding, investors, and executives for serials solutions. Jan 10, 2002 ok, well go for just one beer, peter mccracken, the librarian, recently recalled saying. Mccracken is an industry leading provider of software solutions for the commercial lending industry. Serials solutions celebrates ten years of improving. Ok, well go for just one beer, peter mccracken, the librarian, recently recalled saying.
It is an anglicisation of mac reachtain an ulster gaelic variant of the patronymic surname mac neachtain commonly anglicised as mcnaughton people surnamed mccracken. It is an anglicisation of mac reachtain an ulster gaelic variant of the patronymic surname mac neachtain commonly anglicised as mcnaughton. The companys services include providing technological services for navigating electronic resources, enabling librarians to more easily manage electronic resources that serve the needs of their users. The company is a washington wa profit corporation, which was filed on may 25, 2005. Serials solutions central search now searches factiva.
Peter mccracken director of hr operations the university. Proquest through its serials solutions business unit. Mccracken was highlighted for cofounding seattlebased serials. Today, about a dozen uw librarians and staff came to the serials solutions office to share their findings with 23 dozen staff and me, meet and have lunch together, and connect about shared challenges and solutions. Odegaard librarian entrepreneur enjoying best of both worlds. Our records show it was established in 2002 and incorporated in washington. Gift fund descriptions university of north carolina at. Mike mccracken senior software engineer inplay linkedin.
Hamptons real estate agent peter mccracken of the corcoran group has seen the inventory decline a bit over the past eight. Twice featured on the cover of library journal, this former university of washington librarian and cofounder of serials solutions credits sils for propelling him to prominence. Serials solutions celebrates ten years of improving serials. Serials solutions, a major vendor in the management of electronic. Carolina first campaign edition ilnformation ibrary. Odegaard librarian entrepreneur enjoying best of both. Serials solutions was sold to proquest and peter is no longer involved with the company. Serials solutions was conceived in 1999 over beers by brothers steve mccracken, mike mccracken, and peter mccracken after recognizing that providing relief to the frustrations of library patrons in navigating electronic resources was a profitable domain to pursue. Maritime history on the internet national maritime historical society. Proquest information and learning has acquired seattlebased serials solutions, inc.
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