Librally covers the everyday work of a school or college library: cataloging books, issuing and returning them, and knowing the availability, condition, location and history of every copy.
Add each book once, with its details, then track every physical copy of it. Genres and categories keep the catalog organized the way your shelves are.
9780261102217FictionA › F1 › Shelf 04Good3 of 4 available9780553380163ScienceB › F2 › Shelf 11GoodAll issued9788173711466BiographyA › F1 › Shelf 09Fair1 of 3 available9788177091878ScienceB › F2 › Shelf 031 damaged5 of 8 available9780099590088HistoryA › F1 › Shelf 12Good2 of 2 available9780143039655FictionA › F1 › Shelf 05Good1 of 2 availableIssue a copy to a student or staff member with a due date. When it comes back, record the return and check its condition. Each loan shows the student, book, issue date, return date and status.
See, for every book, how many copies are available and how many are issued, before a student walks to the shelf.
Loans past their due date are marked overdue and listed together, with who has the book and how late it is.
Record whether a copy is in good shape, damaged or in repair. Check condition on return so problems are caught at the desk.
Describe your library as building, floor, zone and shelf. Place every copy there, and move it when it moves.
ACC-01120B › F2 › Shelf 03GoodAvailableACC-01121B › F2 › Shelf 03GoodOn loanACC-01122B › F2 › Shelf 03PoorDamagedACC-01123Repair deskFairIn repairACC-01124B › F2 › Shelf 03GoodAvailableACC-01125B › F2 › Shelf 03FairOn loanACC-01126B › F2 › Shelf 03GoodAvailableBuilding › Floor › Zone › Shelf
Every copy has one place. Moves are recorded in its history.
A timeline for each copy: when it was added, every issue and return, shelf moves, repairs and condition changes.
Copy ACC-00412The dashboard shows total, available, issued and overdue books, issues and returns over time, books by category and recent activity.
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