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Burnsville, MN – January 18, 2022 – Mackin, a leading provider of print and digital fiction and
nonfiction books for PK-12, is pleased to announce it is a multiyear honoree, winning another
Platinum Award in LibraryWorks’ eighth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs). The MLAs
were created to recognize the top products and services in the library industry.
Products and services were submitted in the fall using a simple application, and then were
posted on a private site with an enhanced description and attendant materials. These
products were batched into small groups and sent to the LibraryWorks database of more than
80,000 librarians in public, K-12, academic, and special libraries. Only customers with
experience with these products/services in their facilities were permitted to judge the
products/services, resulting in a truly unbiased score.
Each judge scored the product from 1-10 on a series of questions regarding functionality,
value, customer service, etc. MackinVIA received a remarkable score of 9.8, resulting in their
sixth Platinum Award from this prestigious organization. “Since its inception over a decade
ago, MackinVIA has made great progress becoming the preferred digital content management
system in schools around the world, and has continued its technological growth to remain
one of the world’s top choices. As a company, Mackin has always been known for their
ingenuity and superior customer service. It’s no surprise that these motivating forces helped
MackinVIA to be recognized and validated again,” remarked Troy Mikell, Director of Marketing
and Communications at Mackin.
MackinVIA is a free digital content management system that provides more than 9 million
students, around the world, with access to more than 3 million eBook titles, read-alongs,
audiobooks, databases, and video resources. Jenny Newman, publisher and MLA program
manager, said, “It’s easy to understand how MackinVIA scored so well. They’ve been
continually breaking barriers and have remained at the forefront of the industry since their
company entered the market nearly 40 years ago.”
About Mackin:
For nearly 40 years, Mackin has provided library and classroom materials for
grades PK-12. Known the world over for exemplary service and a stringent attention to detail,
Mackin has access to more than 18,000 publishers and a collection of over 3 million printed
titles. Additionally, Mackin features a robust selection of more than 3 million eBook titles,
read-alongs, audiobooks, databases, and video resources available through their free, stateof-the-art digital content management system, MackinVIA. For more information, visit
www.mackin.com or call 800-245-9540.
About LibraryWorks:
LibraryWorks helps administrators to make informed decisions about library technology,
automation and software, collection development and management, facilities and
furnishings, staffing, purchasing, and other areas that drive effective strategic planning and
day-to-day operations. Our family of resources can enable you to identify best practices,
monitor trends, evaluate new products and services, apply for grants and funding, post or
find a job, and even enjoy some library humor.
About the Modern Library Awards program:
The Modern Library Awards (MLAs) is a review program designed to recognize elite products
and services in the market, which can help library management personnel, enhance the
quality of experience for the library user, and increase the performance of their library
systems.
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