Library Systems - What others are there?

[Quay12]

Local primary: 4 desktops that do circulations (2 are Backo of House for adminy stuff), plus a laptop. + very computer in the school does opac

 

That is a lot of library computers for a primary school, but I suppose we may just be a smaller school than yourself.

 

why would every computer in the school need access? what is opac?

[mavhc]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPAC

[Quay12]

thank you @mavhc, that looks like it would be handy, ill have to contact them and see if they could look at something that doesn't mean I have to buy additional licence for every classroom as @p858snake is right, that would make the fees way to much

[simmotech]

So who is interested in trying out SmartLibrarian to see what I have to offer?

 

You will need a PC with SQL Server Express installed. Any version will do (2016 and higher requires 64-bit) and I can provide instructions on how to download and install it.

The application itself is a Click-Once application (and has a signed certificate). Takes only a few minutes to install.

 

There is a built-in Test database with 17K+ resources and I have included an option to turn on a Barcode scan emulation menu (since you won't have the real resources to scan).

Or, if you prefer, I can export and import your actual data from Junior Librarian (including photos!) for fuller testing including using your own Barcode scanner.

 

Currently, the application is specifically designed for a single Librarian to Issue and Return/Renew books.

Special support is included for processing a class at a time which is the situation most prevalent in Primary Schools.

There is a lot of support to tidy and rectify the data you import from Junior Librarian.

 

What I am looking for is for people to try it out and confirm:-

- it is quick

- it is reliable

- that the Admin tools do everything they need to

- provide guidance on how future versions should incorporate per-pupil logons that reflects how their school works.

- provide guidance on reporting etc.

 

Support is available at Login Required | SmartLibrarian and documentation will be built up on there starting this week.

As a Click-once application, I can release updates very quickly and the application will automatically check for them on startup.

[BOOT]

Awesome.

[Trev_LCHS]

whats it called then?