Integrated Library Management System

A Comprehensive Resource and Information Management Tool for Libraries

• Advanced Sign In Functionality with automated account expiry, password reminders via email and customizable sign in restrictions
• Interactive, user-friendly interface
• Various Search Types, such as Simple Search, Browse Search, Power Search, My Searches and Cross Library Search
• Customisable Search Results, such as for records per page, search order, grouping of results, by fields, limits or linked media
• Placing a Hold
• My Account features, such as My Profile, Checkouts, Charges, Holds, Messages, Passwords

• Modifying information in the LMS according to the access level. Such restrictions may be customized by system administration at the highest level
• Manage library user accounts and respective information and access
• Manage and partially automate the acquisition process
• Manage loaning aspects
• Manage collection item transactions through quick bar code reading facilities, backed up by alternative manual input.
• Generate and customise reporting, which can be compiled in various formats as required, including HTML and PDF
• Import data from third party formats such as Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel
• Export data to third party formats such as HTML, Word, Access, Excel and PDF
• Simple in-house amendments such as field additions, modifications etc
• Manage financial aspects such as fines, fund accounting, budget control, acquisitions, ordering
• Import imagery from available digital resources or physical scanning
• Easily print Dewey Numbers onto self-adhesive, custom size stickers on standard A4 sheets from standard printers
• Automated check system for existing duplicate records through ISBN
• Manage and report on all aspects pertaining to returns, reminders, periodicals, overdue items, printing of information, managing of different lending patterns for media types, addition/modification of subjects and authorities, codes, archiving, user and user group management, retrospective cataloguing, changing of record status, linking of Dewey classes, etc

• Acquisitions
• Ordering
• Receipting
• Ancillary functionality to acquisitions
• Circulation
• Generic Features
• Returns
• Renewals
• Fines
• Overdue Letters
• Reservations (hold functions)
• Borrower Records
• Notices
• Other mentioned features
• Periodicals
• Ordering
• Check-In
• Routing
• Claiming
• Binding
• Fund Accounting
• Enquiries
• Reports and Statistics

• Interactive Library Maps provide a multimedia representation of the Library buildings that help a user to pin point the exact location of a particular item
• Advanced Security Features can be used restrict access to sensitive services and administrative functions by allowing access only from particular machines with pre-assigned IP addresses
• Integration with Bar Code Readers and Printers
• Automated Remote Backup
• Automated Data Import and Portability
• Multilingual Support
• Automated Messaging System to generate email and/or SMS messages automatically, including, but not limited to:
• 24 hour reminder that a borrowed item is due for return
• Notification of late returns, fines due etc
• Notification of availability of an item that was previously requested, but not available
• Notification of new collection items for subject and items of particular interest to the user