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-====== Enquiry Management ​Systems ​======+====== Enquiry Management ​systems ​======
  
-Enquiry ​management ​systems are different from most CRM systems which are designed to manage ​//outbound// sales and marketing interactions. ​In contrast enquiry ​management ​software ​is all about managing //inbound //​enquiries,​ - helping ​the library to keep track of them. In this regard there are similar to help desk systems used in businessThey overlap with library online Reference solution such as [[https://​www.oclc.org/​en/​questionpoint.html |QuestionPoint]] from OCLC+In a library context enquiry/​inquiry ​management ​is different from most CRM systems which are designed to manage outbound sales and marketing interactions. ​Enquiry ​management ​for libraries ​is atypically ​about helping keep track of enquiriesfacilitating follow up and maintaining statistics.
  
-An example is [[https://​enquirymanagement.software/​|Enquire]] from Bailey ​solutions+==== Library centric enquiry management solutions ==== 
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 +  * Some library systems may include an Enquiry management module. Eg the [[https://​www.247lib.com/​247OPAC/​DynamicPages/​LibrarySoftware/​247LIBINTRODUCTION|247lib.com Library system]] 
 +  * Bailey solutions provides an enquiry management solution - separate from its library system offering ​[[https://​enquirymanagement.software/​|Enquire]] 
 +  * [[http://​www.altarama.com/​Products/​RefTracker.aspx|Reftracker]] for altarama is an enquiry management system designed for libraries and information services 
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 +==== General enquiry management solutions ==== 
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 +//The are some general purpose system that might work in a library environment . eg from Evolutive \\ [[https://​www.evolutive.co.uk/​Enquiry-Management-software|https://​www.evolutive.co.uk/​Enquiry-Management-software]]//​ 
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 +==== Reference enquiry management ​solutions ​==== 
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 +//​Management of general enquiries in a library can be distinguished from online '​Reference Librarian '​services such as QuestionPoint. \\ NOTE: "OCLC has entered into an agreement to sell the QuestionPoint 24/7 Reference Cooperative and active \\ QuestionPoint subscriptions to Springshare,​ provider of the LibAnswers Platform. 31 May 2019 [[https://​www.oclc.org/​en/​questionpoint.html|https://​www.oclc.org/​en/​questionpoint.html]] //
  
  
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