best free or cheap library software

[drapers]

Hi, our school has been using softlink Alice library software since the 80's and I'm looking for recommendations for free or cheap library software that will work with a bar code scanner and work on windows.

 

Many thanks,

Shane

[unixman_again]

Koha - Open Source ILS - Integrated Library System

[theeggmaster]

Librarika is free for up to 2,000 items and is cloud-based.

[mysharona]

Libresoft Librarian (£295 + vat) schools and children love it. The software is cloud-based and allows unlimited users. Free migration from an existing system. Unparalleled support. Shout if you'd like to see a demo.

 

[LeMarchand]

Libresoft Librarian (£295 + vat) schools and children love it.

 

My 3 sites use this. As all you need is a browser, you can run something like Porteus Kiosk so that the "library computer" can't be used for anything else. Since doing that at 2 of the sites (I don't think the librarian at the other will grasp the need to use another machine for printing) I've had to look at one of them once - when the scanner was plugged into the network port (machine is wireless due to lack of network cabling to the library).

[steveg]

We use Libresoft too and love it

[mikeprice]

AT my last school we used Handy Library by Prima soft

 

 

seemed to work well as a basic system - no web access of stuff like that but easy enough to generate reports etc

 

Also helps that by installing a driver you can read the database from Access - with some knowledge of Access - and possibly SQL - you can easily extend it - I used this to do a mass update or users from SIMMS every September

[oododkodkdo]

http://schoollibrary.co.uk/

 

We use them and it’s easy to use for us.