We are very pleased with Mandarin Oasis. It has made our lives so much easier, and the customer service is awesome.

It continues to offer more features and the IT support department has been very helpful when a bit of tweaking is needed.

The face that Oasis presents to patrons is user friendly and intuitive while the face that Oasis presents to the professional library staff is that of a robust and flexible toolkit.

Whenever I need to create a record that can't be downloaded, an exceptional template is available.

I'm not sure if it was due to Mandarin being an earlier version or if the problems were related to the campus IT.

I liked the clear simple interface, without the template boxes, the best, and closest, to the interfaces the junoir colleges used at the time.

I'm having trouble finding that specific label, so I continue to type my own. The pocket labels come out blurry.

The transition from our old system to Mandarin was amazing. I was happy with the ease of implementing the new system and tech support patiently guided any questions.

I love that my card catalog is available online to families and is so user friendly for them. They love the visual search and recommended reading pages.

Excellent program and excellent customer support.

Great Option for Small Schools at a terrific price.

My overall experience has been wonderful. For a lady who doesn't like change, Mandarin has been a great help.

It is easy use read and getting used to also there is less complications when performing daily transactions by just scanning a barcode.

I understand the imported data may have been in very bad shape as well. However the ability to change multiple records in Mandarin is time consuming and extremely cumbersome.

An economical high quality services for private schools with small library budgets. Technical support is amazing 24/7 and they are great teachers.

M5 is very easy to use by the staff and patrons. It offers different functionalities that we did not have access to with M3.

So new students don't have their pictures updated and continuing students don't have their new ones shown. This just makes our students a bit sad.

Easy returns, renew and returns that can be carried out by scanning the barcode easily.

I love the customized look I can give to my home page. Mandarin Library is a fun and intuitive program that meet budgetary constaints while allowing me to expand in new ways.

The concept that the first contact should know the product well made Mandarin stand out above the other companies I investigated.

Mandarin provides patrons with links to e- books, audio books and other digital resources, making the library to become a digital one. Mandarin improves inventory control in the library system.

The transition could have been awful, but any problems were solved very quickly.

I highly recommend this software for ease of use and ability to expand circulation options. We separate textbooks and general library but it is all in the same catalog.

There are some problems in the cataloging software when adding subsequent subdivisions (involving punctuation). But these can be worked around.

Once the books were added to the inventory, making corrections in the edit function could be challenging resulting in more errors.

The technical support during and beyond implementation has also been outstanding showing that they really care about our library and our users.

The Library Governing Board and I recommend Mandarin as an affordable, reliable and excellent system.

This product was so easy to integrate, very stress free.

I like that I got want I needed, the ease of use, and the tech support they gave for the price.

In the past, we have bought duplicate copies simply out of poor inventory control. Mandarin allows us to know where everything is at all times.

We really like the cataloguing module. Very user friendly and the online OPAC is great as well.

Mandarin is a wonderfully affordable program that has many bells and whistles for the price.

Third, technical support: rapid, on-time and professional. I got a call or e-mail with a rapid and complete response.

Downloading records is super easy. Purging books from the system is also super simple.

From the first point of my inquiries the Mandarin employees have been extremely helpful and knowledgeable.

Our new Mandarin has  a fresh, updated look. Many of the features have been streamlined and are easy to use.

This fall, we upgraded to the latest version. The upgrade was worth it.

Occasionally can be tricky to find things unless you have the exact product code or if you are looking for some lifestyle shoot imagery of a particular shoe.

Our DAM houses all of the images we use in our catalogs and online. I love it's ability to organize and tag image in order to search for them with ease.

From the beginning, I have 100% loved every experience I have encountered with Widen. I absolutely love everything about your company's history and philosophy.

Finding documentation seems to be difficult. Not sure if it the actual software or if it is the manner is which our company set it up.

Ability to convert assets to other formats. Cost is based on space not users, which is helpful in a many-user environment.

It is difficult to customize fields and search for previous items could be simplified.

The DAM interface is quick and easy to use, the reporting capabilities are robust, and the security allows a lot of flexibility.

The many API's and connectors Widen offers as well as the permission roles for users. The roles works very well for our users and helps us to control and monitor the level access to specific assets.

We are able to quickly and easily share digital assets with customers, coworkers, etc. all in one spot.

Easy to Use and Cost Effective. Provides almost instant access to all of our digital assets to our internal and external customers around the globe.

I love that I can easily store all of my content in the system, then make a website like portal to share and organize my content in a neat way.

Overall, I've found Widen to be easy to use and a good option for asset management.

Made Our Commercial Archive Pretty and User Friendly.

You can find whatever you want in seconds, also you can filter as much as you need and the best thing that I love is the option to create your own collection. This function is so helpful.

Widen is a terrific tool for our global team. We are able to have 24/7 access to all our assets no matter where we are in the world.

Ease of use and good customer service. This dashboard is legit.

We are able to archive and distribute thousands of marketing assets to a global audience very efficiently and with a sufficient amount of protection and guidance about proper usage.

Hard to do advanced searching with filters—they work in kind of a frustrating way that's hard to explain succinctly.

I can easily upload assets of all types. Tagging them, filling out the metadata, and putting longform descriptions in each asset makes it really easy for people to find what they are looking for.

Great customer service and good product that makes it easy.

Widen has been a great partner to work with on our new Digital Asset Management. The implementation process is very smooth and straightforwards.

Sometimes it gives corrupted error. I wished it could have given the corrupt error while I am uploading files.

Because of such wonderful management, you know how to treat a customer.

I know that this has to do with the upload metadata and probably is related to user error. Perhaps if there was a more automated way to add search criteria when uploading, this wouldn't be an issue.

We no longer have to search through a messy drive to find product images, marketing materials and more.

It's works great, the API documentation is good and Widen has given excellent support on it.

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Mandarin is a web-based catalog management solution designed specifically for library departments in schools and universities. Mandarin empowers librarians and administrators to maintain the digital library catalog, create custom library reports, view item circulations, and managed physical item inventory.


With Mandarin's catalog module, administrators and librarians are able to create a customizable digital library system, tailor-made for their students. Catalog managers can create and modify item records with simple/advanced catalog editors and customizable templates. For existing library records, Mandarin is able to centralize library records or provide additional reporting capabilities with MARC import and export functionality. For front-end capabilities, students are able to find the right library resource using word search, advanced filters, recommended item widget or a digital catalog gallery.


For every item in the catalog, librarians can view booking status, student ownership history, and check-in and check-out times. Within the catalog system, librarians can apply and process late charge and fees while also sending email notifications for items overdue. All of this information can be gather and created into reports using Mandarin report generator for easier inventory management. With this reporting tool, Mandarin offers over 900 pre-formatted reports and customizable reports to choose from.


Mandarin is able to support Unicode for cross-language catalog support.



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Cataloging/Categorization

Barcoding/RFID

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Serials Management

Customizable Reports

Patron Management

OPAC

Fee Collection

School Libraries

Full Text Search

Data Import/Export

Self Service Portal

Self Check-in/Check-out

Circulation Management

Church Libraries

Alerts/Notifications

Reporting & Statistics

Private Libraries

Reserve Shelf Management

Customizable Templates

Periodicals Management

Customizable Branding

Public Libraries

Equipment Tracking

Records Management

Inventory Management

Search/Filter

Web browser (OS agnostic)

Email/Help Desk

Knowledge Base

Phone Support

24/7 (Live Rep)

Self-Employed

2-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1000

1000+

Mandarin

Webinars

Videos

Flexible and easy to use, Acquia DAM (Widen) helps brands manage and distribute assets across teams, tools, and channels. A highly configurable metadata schema provides powerful, business-specific search and workflow capabilities. Plus, AI-powered auto tagging makes assets instantly findable. Sync content across systems using the API or pre-built integrations with over 50 tools, from creative suites to project management. Product-based companies use Acquia DAM to build a unique 360º view of their product content. It displays product associations and cascades parent level values to variants. Quick start implementation gets you up and running in two weeks. Acquia DAM is available standalone or as part of Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP).

== Acquia DAM Consists of Six Apps ==
Assets - Catalog, control, and deliver rich media assets from a central source.

Entries - Create a 360º view of your product content to simplify distribution.

Insights - Track and measure assets to improve marketing efficiency.

Portals - Curate collections and create personalized brand experiences.

Templates - Create localized web-to-print collateral that’s on-brand on demand.

Workflow - Manage work in process and streamline collaboration, reviews, and approvals.

Integrations - Automate marketing workflows by connecting your tools.

File Management

Commenting/Notes

Optical Character Recognition

Privacy Options

Real Time Analytics

Engagement Tracking

Document Templates

Content Delivery

Project Workflow

Website Analytics

Multi-Channel Marketing

Customizable Categories

User Management

Status Tracking

Multi-Channel Management

Product Catalog

Data Retention Management

Project Templates

Brand Overlay

Document Storage

Access Controls/Permissions

Data Storage Management

Activity Tracking

Multi-Channel Campaigns

Data Synchronization

Storage Management

Templates

Video Management

Progress Tracking

Video Creation

Real Time Monitoring

Workflow Configuration

Task Scheduling

Active Directory Integration

SSL Security

Change Management

Master Record Management

Single Sign On

CMS Integration

Project Management

Task Planning

Approval Process Control

Rules-Based Workflow

eDiscovery

Categorization/Grouping

Multi-Campaign

Communication Management

Disaster Recovery

Document Capture

Publish Scheduling

Digital Asset Management

Asset Sharing

No-Code

Calendar Management

Customizable Fields

Collaboration Tools

Data Capture and Transfer

Content Library

Sales Trend Analysis

eCommerce Management

File Recovery

Template Management

Content Publishing Options

ROI Tracking

File Transfer

File Conversion

Document Classification

Audit Trail

Version Control

Asset Library

Content Management

Configurable Workflow

Data Quality Control

Mobile Access

Brand Management

Audio File Management

Real Time Data

Channel Management

Text Editing

Catalog Creation

Filtering

Role-Based Permissions

Labeling

Social Media Integration

Real-Time Notifications

Forms Management

Mobile Screen Support

Graphical Workflow Editor

Artwork Management

Workflow Management

Real Time Updates

Project Tracking

Acquia DAM (Widen) pricing is based on a one-time implementation plus an annual subscription (€EUR and £GBP options available). For more information, visit https://www.acquia.com/products/acquia-dam/pricing-plans.

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