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Statistical Report for Sierra

Statistics according to type and size categories

The following table presents the 2024 results according to the type and size of the library.

2024 Sierra Responses by Sector
Sierra	all		Academic						Public						School		Consortium
			small		medium		large		small		medium		large
	n	avg	n	avg	n	avg	n	avg	n	avg	n	avg	n	avg	n	avg	n	avg
SatisfactionLevelILS	114	6.41	11	5.73	10	5.30	10	5.30	28	7.11	22	6.59	9	6.89	0		7	7.14
ILSFunctionality	113	6.50	11	6.00	10	5.10	10	5.10	28	7.29	21	6.90	9	6.67	0		7	7.43
PrintFunctionality	112	7.38	10	7.30	10	7.30	10	7.40	28	7.64	21	7.52	9	7.00	0		7	7.43
ElectronicFunctionality	110	4.92	11	4.27	10	3.80	9	3.44	27	5.67	20	5.70	9	4.56	0		7	4.57
SatisfactionCustomerSupport	112	6.36	10	6.60	10	5.30	10	6.20	28	6.68	21	6.38	9	6.67	0		7	6.86
CompanyLoyalty	111	6.12	11	6.36	10	4.70	10	4.90	27	6.67	21	6.48	9	6.44	0		7	6.71

2024 Survey Results
Product: Sierra		Response Distribution										Statistics
Category	Responses	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Mode	Mean	Median
ILS Satisfaction	114		1	1	5	5	16	27	31	18	10	7	6.41	7
ILS Functionality	113			4	3	6	12	22	37	18	11	7	6.50	7
Print Functionality	112				1	6	1	11	36	37	20	8	7.38	8
Electronic Functionality	110	4	6	10	11	14	17	17	15	10	6	5	4.92	5
Company Satisfaction	113		3	2	1	9	18	23	31	15	11	7	6.28	7
Support Satisfaction	112		2	1	6	9	17	15	29	21	12	7	6.36	7
Support Improvement	0											0	0.00
Company Loyalty	111	5	3	4	3	8	13	16	23	19	17	7	6.12	7
Open Source Interest	110	26	4	6	13	5	18	9	9	13	6	0	4.09	5

Category	Total	Yes	percent
Considering new ILS	118	40	33.90%
Considering new Interface	118	36	30.51%
System Installed on time?	118	0	0.00%

Average Collection size:		1159321

Type	Count
Public	60
Academic	39
School	0
Consortium	7
Special	0

Size Category	Count
[1] Under 10,000	2
[2] 10,001-100,000	20
[3] 100,001-250,000	28
[4] 250,001-1,000,000	34
[5] 1,000,001-10,000,000	25
[6] over 10,000,001	3

2023 Survey Results
Product: Sierra		Response Distribution										Statistics
Category	Responses	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Mode	Mean	Median
ILS Satisfaction	195	2	2	7	8	9	27	36	52	41	11	7	6.25	7
ILS Functionality	194	2		8	8	5	18	38	56	51	8	7	6.44	7
Print Functionality	192	1		2	3	4	8	21	48	81	24	8	7.27	8
Electronic Functionality	190	12	5	22	21	34	24	24	26	18	4	4	4.60	5
Company Satisfaction	193	3	3	10	6	27	26	38	40	32	8	7	5.78	6
Support Satisfaction	189	2	6	7	8	10	36	22	43	40	15	7	6.10	7
Support Improvement	0											0	0.00
Company Loyalty	192	12	3	12	5	16	38	23	32	29	22	5	5.67	6
Open Source Interest	171	29	20	22	9	7	20	25	18	8	10	0	3.97	4

Category	Total	Yes	percent
Considering new ILS	200	80	40.00%
Considering new Interface	200	42	21.00%
System Installed on time?	200	0	0.00%

Average Collection size:		853885

Type	Count
Public	80
Academic	66
School	0
Consortium	9
Special	4

Size Category	Count
[1] Under 10,000	4
[2] 10,001-100,000	55
[3] 100,001-250,000	43
[4] 250,001-1,000,000	46
[5] 1,000,001-10,000,000	43
[6] over 10,000,001	3

2022 Survey Results
Product: Sierra		Response Distribution										Statistics
Category	Responses	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Mode	Mean	Median
ILS Satisfaction	267	6	4	6	13	14	32	49	87	39	17	7	6.14	7
ILS Functionality	266	2	1	5	14	20	29	56	71	46	22	7	6.30	7
Print Functionality	266		2	1	3	4	19	32	68	92	45	8	7.27	8
Electronic Functionality	266	18	9	28	28	33	41	37	37	23	12	5	4.73	5
Company Satisfaction	265	8	8	11	10	19	39	51	72	34	13	7	5.77	6
Support Satisfaction	262	6	9	10	9	21	23	54	62	49	19	7	6.02	6
Support Improvement	0											0	0.00
Company Loyalty	265	18	7	8	19	22	42	29	55	35	30	7	5.61	6
Open Source Interest	228	36	18	20	17	12	38	18	26	19	14	5	4.45	5

Category	Total	Yes	percent
Considering new ILS	274	126	45.99%
Considering new Interface	274	52	18.98%
System Installed on time?	274	0	0.00%

Average Collection size:		961637

Type	Count
Public	97
Academic	118
School	1
Consortium	17
Special	4

Size Category	Count
[1] Under 10,000	5
[2] 10,001-100,000	63
[3] 100,001-250,000	55
[4] 250,001-1,000,000	79
[5] 1,000,001-10,000,000	56
[6] over 10,000,001	4

2021 Survey Results
Product: Sierra		Response Distribution										Statistics
Category	Responses	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Mode	Mean	Median
ILS Satisfaction	274	4	3	10	5	18	28	63	81	49	13	7	6.22	7
ILS Functionality	273	3	4	4	9	9	36	51	79	62	16	7	6.42	7
Print Functionality	271	1		1	1	4	18	32	70	92	52	8	7.37	8
Electronic Functionality	269	10	14	20	23	37	48	37	41	30	9	5	4.99	5
Company Satisfaction	270	6	7	8	11	21	38	45	72	46	16	7	5.99	6
Support Satisfaction	270	3	7	11	10	18	32	47	65	55	22	7	6.17	7
Support Improvement	0											0	0.00
Company Loyalty	267	22	4	9	11	21	42	38	57	39	24	7	5.63	6
Open Source Interest	256	43	20	27	21	15	33	28	24	15	18	0	4.30	4

Category	Total	Yes	percent
Considering new ILS	279	96	34.41%
Considering new Interface	279	23	8.24%
System Installed on time?	279	0	0.00%

Average Collection size:		1263251

Type	Count
Public	104
Academic	80
School	1
Consortium	14
Special	2

Size Category	Count
[1] Under 10,000	4
[2] 10,001-100,000	65
[3] 100,001-250,000	73
[4] 250,001-1,000,000	73
[5] 1,000,001-10,000,000	48
[6] over 10,000,001	8

2020 Survey Results
Product: Sierra		Response Distribution										Statistics
Category	Responses	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Mode	Mean	Median
ILS Satisfaction	290	2	2	12	19	13	33	50	94	53	12	7	6.17	7
ILS Functionality	289	1	3	9	8	16	28	52	92	61	19	7	6.45	7
Print Functionality	288	1		4	3	6	12	30	62	122	48	8	7.37	8
Electronic Functionality	291	12	10	23	32	38	43	48	46	29	10	6	4.99	5
Company Satisfaction	283	5	6	17	16	23	41	56	62	41	16	7	5.75	6
Support Satisfaction	284	2	10	15	17	14	34	67	60	41	24	6	5.93	6
Support Improvement	0											0	0.00
Company Loyalty	289	19	13	14	12	24	46	40	51	38	32	7	5.51	6
Open Source Interest	264	60	18	22	20	13	35	28	22	24	14	0	4.05	4

Category	Total	Yes	percent
Considering new ILS	299	94	31.44%
Considering new Interface	299	35	11.71%
System Installed on time?	299	0	0.00%

Average Collection size:		760968

Type	Count
Public	124
Academic	127
School	0
Consortium	19
Special	5

Size Category	Count
[1] Under 10,000	6
[2] 10,001-100,000	77
[3] 100,001-250,000	77
[4] 250,001-1,000,000	69
[5] 1,000,001-10,000,000	53
[6] over 10,000,001	2

2019 Survey Results
Product: Sierra		Response Distribution										Statistics
Category	Responses	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Mode	Mean	Median
ILS Satisfaction	393	3	6	18	20	31	59	78	102	59	17	7	5.92	6
ILS Functionality	395	2	4	13	28	27	41	75	101	80	24	7	6.18	7
Print Functionality	393	6	3	2	8	13	19	42	119	116	65	7	7.06	7
Electronic Functionality	391	13	28	35	27	42	65	63	64	43	11	5	4.96	5
Company Satisfaction	392	14	12	29	29	45	54	56	88	51	14	7	5.34	6
Support Satisfaction	391	14	13	28	37	38	64	54	81	46	16	7	5.26	6
Support Improvement	380	13	9	13	28	52	113	35	53	46	18	5	5.27	5
Company Loyalty	390	35	14	20	22	40	59	50	70	49	31	7	5.22	6
Open Source Interest	385	85	35	53	36	43	42	25	24	20	22	0	3.39	3

Category	Total	Yes	percent
Considering new ILS	402	134	33.33%
Considering new Interface	402	62	15.42%
System Installed on time?	402	351	87.31%

Average Collection size:		823706

Type	Count
Public	145
Academic	189
School	1
Consortium	22
Special	4

Size Category	Count
[1] Under 10,000	11
[2] 10,001-100,000	104
[3] 100,001-250,000	83
[4] 250,001-1,000,000	109
[5] 1,000,001-10,000,000	74
[6] over 10,000,001	5

2018 Survey Results
Product: Sierra		Response Distribution										Statistics
Category	Responses	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Mode	Mean	Median
ILS Satisfaction	437	12	3	15	16	30	50	92	120	71	28	7	6.09	7
ILS Functionality	437	3	8	5	21	27	49	76	121	93	34	7	6.38	7
Print Functionality	434	3	5	5	8	10	21	51	113	147	71	8	7.13	8
Electronic Functionality	427	29	15	30	30	53	57	78	73	39	23	6	5.06	5
Company Satisfaction	438	20	16	23	31	32	55	94	94	50	23	6	5.45	6
Support Satisfaction	435	26	17	28	31	39	70	72	87	48	17	7	5.17	6
Support Improvement	428	29	12	15	32	62	122	55	46	31	24	5	4.93	5
Company Loyalty	430	39	23	23	21	28	72	57	72	55	40	5	5.23	6
Open Source Interest	426	100	57	54	32	46	55	28	25	18	11	0	3.07	3

Category	Total	Yes	percent
Considering new ILS	443	95	21.44%
Considering new Interface	443	57	12.87%
System Installed on time?	443	389	87.81%

Average Collection size:		811957

Type	Count
Public	187
Academic	197
School	0
Consortium	18
Special	5

Size Category	Count
[1] Under 10,000	12
[2] 10,001-100,000	108
[3] 100,001-250,000	92
[4] 250,001-1,000,000	125
[5] 1,000,001-10,000,000	76
[6] over 10,000,001	3

2017 Survey Results
Product: Sierra		Response Distribution										Statistics
Category	Responses	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Mode	Mean	Median
ILS Satisfaction	419	1		8	19	34	45	93	132	70	17	7	6.27	7
ILS Functionality	416	1	1	8	16	26	58	83	110	86	27	7	6.39	7
Print Functionality	419	3	1	2	2	10	21	41	127	142	70	8	7.30	8
Electronic Functionality	407	10	19	24	32	53	71	62	85	41	10	7	5.20	5
Company Satisfaction	417	3	10	34	44	38	68	64	88	52	16	7	5.42	6
Support Satisfaction	413	6	22	30	36	43	59	72	79	49	17	7	5.30	6
Support Improvement	409	20	8	23	29	51	92	47	74	35	30	5	5.27	5
Company Loyalty	411	24	12	23	33	39	70	52	71	52	35	7	5.36	6
Open Source Interest	409	110	67	57	34	37	42	23	19	9	11	0	2.65	2

Category	Total	Yes	percent
Considering new ILS	422	81	19.19%
Considering new Interface	422	48	11.37%
System Installed on time?	422	377	89.34%

Average Collection size:		839431

Type	Count
Public	149
Academic	208
School	4
Consortium	23
Special	1

Size Category	Count
[1] Under 10,000	7
[2] 10,001-100,000	92
[3] 100,001-250,000	84
[4] 250,001-1,000,000	126
[5] 1,000,001-10,000,000	95
[6] over 10,000,001	2

2016 Survey Results
Product: Sierra		Response Distribution										Statistics
Category	Responses	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Mode	Mean	Median
ILS Satisfaction	430	3	4	12	23	26	48	75	144	76	19	7	6.23	7
ILS Functionality	428	1	3	8	23	27	47	72	120	93	34	7	6.43	7
Print Functionality	427	3	1	2	10	15	25	46	107	148	70	8	7.16	8
Electronic Functionality	424	18	12	27	35	40	72	65	94	46	15	7	5.29	6
Company Satisfaction	427	7	18	17	37	40	60	79	99	55	15	7	5.54	6
Support Satisfaction	426	11	18	34	35	43	67	65	90	45	18	7	5.26	6
Support Improvement	421	24	10	28	28	71	104	51	50	32	23	5	4.92	5
Company Loyalty	424	22	20	15	23	44	65	60	80	54	41	7	5.52	6
Open Source Interest	425	113	69	63	36	39	44	24	22	10	5	0	2.59	2

Category	Total	Yes	percent
Considering new ILS	433	58	13.39%
Considering new Interface	433	40	9.24%
System Installed on time?	433	393	90.76%

Average Collection size:		748349

Type	Count
Public	169
Academic	191
School	3
Consortium	28
Special	5

Size Category	Count
[1] Under 10,000	7
[2] 10,001-100,000	102
[3] 100,001-250,000	95
[4] 250,001-1,000,000	130
[5] 1,000,001-10,000,000	81
[6] over 10,000,001	1

2015 Survey Results
Product: Sierra		Response Distribution										Statistics
Category	Responses	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Mode	Mean	Median
ILS Satisfaction	329	3	6	8	12	24	39	66	100	51	20	7	6.18	7
ILS Functionality	329	4	2	6	12	19	31	62	95	68	30	7	6.48	7
Print Functionality	326	2	3	2	7	13	8	34	93	112	52	8	7.17	8
Electronic Functionality	322	11	6	23	24	31	42	70	68	29	18	6	5.43	6
Company Satisfaction	325	8	10	21	28	30	50	56	63	42	17	7	5.45	6
Support Satisfaction	322	11	18	28	26	36	39	51	55	39	19	7	5.17	6
Support Improvement	316	29	10	25	31	40	91	28	29	20	13	5	4.48	5
Company Loyalty	323	19	9	18	24	38	48	41	53	38	35	7	5.40	6
Open Source Interest	322	93	49	44	29	36	28	12	16	8	7	0	2.54	2

Category	Total	Yes	percent
Considering new ILS	334	43	12.87%
Considering new Interface	334	39	11.68%
System Installed on time?	334	293	87.72%

Average Collection size:		760283

Type	Count
Public	128
Academic	148
School	1
Consortium	21
Special	7

Size Category	Count
[1] Under 10,000	10
[2] 10,001-100,000	67
[3] 100,001-250,000	78
[4] 250,001-1,000,000	104
[5] 1,000,001-10,000,000	64
[6] over 10,000,001	0

2014 Survey Results
Product: Sierra		Response Distribution										Statistics
Category	Responses	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Mode	Mean	Median
ILS Satisfaction	281	10	5	10	17	15	35	45	87	46	11	7	5.90	7
ILS Functionality	281	3	9	11	12	12	29	38	75	66	26	7	6.32	7
Print Functionality	281	2	4	7	13	12	13	20	59	102	49	8	6.98	8
Electronic Functionality	273	10	15	12	20	31	33	51	49	37	15	6	5.38	6
Company Satisfaction	281	18	13	11	14	21	39	41	66	46	12	7	5.48	6
Support Satisfaction	272	18	12	15	21	22	28	44	60	39	13	7	5.32	6
Support Improvement	271	30	11	10	22	40	62	26	33	23	14	5	4.66	5
Company Loyalty	274	26	6	15	16	24	34	32	41	37	43	9	5.52	6
Open Source Interest	279	93	54	39	19	24	24	10	9	2	5	0	2.11	1

Category	Total	Yes	percent
Considering new ILS	288	31	10.76%
Considering new Interface	288	44	15.28%
System Installed on time?	288	249	86.46%

Average Collection size:		725997

Type	Count
Public	116
Academic	130
School	1
Consortium	19
Special	4

Size Category	Count
[1] Under 10,000	6
[2] 10,001-100,000	63
[3] 100,001-250,000	77
[4] 250,001-1,000,000	78
[5] 1,000,001-10,000,000	59
[6] over 10,000,001	0

2013 Survey Results
Product: Sierra		Response Distribution										Statistics
Category	Responses	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Mode	Mean	Median
ILS Satisfaction	170	2	1	12	5	3	12	22	55	39	19	7	6.54	7
ILS Functionality	170	1	1	4	8	4	12	15	54	51	20	7	6.85	7
Print Functionality	170	1		2	1	3	8	17	23	73	42	8	7.55	8
Electronic Functionality	167	3	3	2	13	13	29	30	31	30	13	7	5.97	6
Company Satisfaction	170	3	6	6	10	8	12	11	59	37	18	7	6.34	7
Support Satisfaction	166	3	6	9	7	7	18	28	38	32	18	7	6.11	7
Support Improvement	165	6	6	5	8	16	47	21	18	18	20	5	5.55	5
Company Loyalty	169	12	4	3	4	4	22	16	37	31	36	7	6.36	7
Open Source Interest	165	54	28	25	14	13	17	5	2	3	4	0	2.19	2

Category	Total	Yes	percent
Considering new ILS	173	10	5.78%
Considering new Interface	173	36	20.81%
System Installed on time?	173	160	92.49%

Average Collection size:		746241

Type	Count
Public	64
Academic	77
School	1
Consortium	13
Special	1

Size Category	Count
[1] Under 10,000	6
[2] 10,001-100,000	35
[3] 100,001-250,000	34
[4] 250,001-1,000,000	55
[5] 1,000,001-10,000,000	35
[6] over 10,000,001	0

2012 Survey Results
Product: Sierra		Response Distribution										Statistics
Category	Responses	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Mode	Mean	Median
ILS Satisfaction	92	1		1	1	1	13	12	26	29	8	8	6.87	7
ILS Functionality	92	1		2	1	1	6	17	25	27	12	8	6.98	7
Print Functionality	0											0	0.00
Electronic Functionality	0											0	0.00
Company Satisfaction	93		1	1	2	2	11	8	23	28	17	8	7.08	7
Support Satisfaction	90		1	2	1	3	5	17	21	20	20	7	7.04	7
Support Improvement	92	1	2	3	8	4	30	7	15	11	11	5	5.78	5
Company Loyalty	92	2		2	2	4	10	7	12	15	38	9	7.22	8
Open Source Interest	92	37	16	11	7	4	10	2	3	1	1	0	1.90	1

Category	Total	Yes	percent
Considering new ILS	96	4	4.17%
Considering new Interface	96	20	20.83%
System Installed on time?	96	78	81.25%

Average Collection size:		823674

Type	Count
Public	41
Academic	45
School	0
Consortium	3
Special	1

Size Category	Count
[1] Under 10,000	2
[2] 10,001-100,000	20
[3] 100,001-250,000	21
[4] 250,001-1,000,000	24
[5] 1,000,001-10,000,000	26
[6] over 10,000,001	0

2 Responses for Sierra in 2011

0 Responses for Sierra in 2010

0 Responses for Sierra in 2009

0 Responses for Sierra in 2008

0 Responses for Sierra in 2007

2024 : gen: 6.41 company 6.28 loyalty 6.12 support 6.36

2023 : gen: 6.25 company 5.78 loyalty 5.67 support 6.10

2022 : gen: 6.14 company 5.77 loyalty 5.61 support 6.02

2021 : gen: 6.22 company 5.99 loyalty 5.63 support 6.17

2020 : gen: 6.17 company 5.75 loyalty 5.51 support 5.93

2019 : gen: 5.92 company 5.34 loyalty 5.22 support 5.26

2018 : gen: 6.09 company 5.45 loyalty 5.23 support 5.17

2017 : gen: 6.27 company 5.42 loyalty 5.36 support 5.30

2016 : gen: 6.23 company 5.54 loyalty 5.52 support 5.26

2015 : gen: 6.18 company 5.45 loyalty 5.40 support 5.17

2014 : gen: 5.90 company 5.48 loyalty 5.52 support 5.32

2013 : gen: 6.54 company 6.34 loyalty 6.36 support 6.11

2012 : gen: 6.87 company 7.08 loyalty 7.22 support 7.04

Comments (survey2024)

We had significant tech issues with our current ILS desktop application which have finally been resolved...at least for now. It generally meets our needs at this time. The main reasons we would move to a new ILS are a stronger web-based staff client to sidestep our desktop app issues, a built-in or cheaper discovery layer bundle to improve our user experience, and cost, cost, cost. (Library type: Law; collection size: medium; ils satisfaction: 6)

We are in the process of migrating from Sierra to Alma. The above is entered for Sierra as that is our current ILS. So far, although the migration process is arduous, Alma does appear to be more in line with our current needs. (Library type: Medical; collection size: medium; ils satisfaction: 5)

Sierra's OS that we are running locally is end-of-lifed, so we are looking at moving to a hosted platform to move to a different OS. Hopefully within the next month or so. Campus IT seems to want to move as many things to hosted as possible but interest is not as urgent as we originally thought it might be. While the Sierra 6.x releases are making some long-needed improvements, there is always the possibility that Alma might be of interest, even with out 6 campus school district and the one remaining public library, but the real question in today's economy, do we campus funding for a drawn out procurement process and completely new system migration over 12-18 months, so we are less optimistic that an RFP could be negotiated at this point. The move to hosted Sierra is a bit of a stopgap, but at a fraction of the cost. (Library type: Academic; collection size: large; ils satisfaction: 7)

We have used Innovative systems for many years so it is difficult to provide an objective evaluation (no direct comparison available in our recent experience). We can say that Innovative's customer service and approach to fixing bugs and adding features in Sierra has improved markedly since it's most recent acquisition by Clarivate. (Library type: Law; collection size: medium; ils satisfaction: 7)

In regards to whether or not we would consider working with this company again, this response is more reflective of the fact that Clarivate is the primary company to offer other options for ILS, so we would need to consider working with them again if we wanted to explore migrating to a new automation system. (Library type: ; collection size: very large; ils satisfaction: 8)

In regards to whether or not we would consider working with this company again, this response is more reflective of the fact that Clarivate is the primary company to offer other options for ILS, so we would need to consider working with them again if we wanted to explore migrating to a new automation system. (Library type: Public; collection size: very large; ils satisfaction: 8)

"Company" responses here indicate work directly with Innovative Interfaces and not the broader corporate structures above it (Ex Libris/ProQuest/Clarivate). In our new automation system considerations, we are looking at EBSCO as the potential host and service provider for FOLIO. Approximate number of items in the library's collection was calculated by taking a total search result of Book/eBook and Journal/eJournal titles in our discovery system and subtracting the number of open access results for the same content types. (Library type: Theology; collection size: very small; ils satisfaction: 6)

We have had this ILS for 20 years so our answers reflect a situation where we accept that how it does things is how it is and we adapt accordingly. We know that other systems likely manage resources more effectively but haven't explored these. (Library type: Public; collection size: very large; ils satisfaction: 7)

We finished an RFP and will be implementing Folio during the next 8 months. (Library type: Academic; collection size: very large; ils satisfaction: 6)

No ILS is perfect. We are generally happy with the product and the service we receive. We have no plans to consider other options given known limitations in other systems. (Library type: Public; collection size: large; ils satisfaction: 7)

We are in the process of migrating our ILS with the rest of OhioLINK to the Ex Libris LSP Alma/Primo. (Library type: Academic; collection size: large; ils satisfaction: 7)

We are currently in the process of migrating to Koha through Bywater Solutions. (Library type: Public; collection size: medium; ils satisfaction: 3)

The [...] runs an aging INN-Reach union catalog for resource sharing. An old Encore discovery layer is used. Some of the questions above don't exactly fit since we don't have a full ILS. INN-Reach is no longer being developed as a platform but will be replaced by Rapido with a Global Title Index in the cloud. Our focus is on migrating to OpenRS over the next couple of years. (Library type: Consortium; collection size: very small; ils satisfaction: 6)

Re, "Approximate number of items in the library's collection" -- unclear on definition of "collection" here. Estimate 400,000 as approximate number of owned physical materials and owned ebooks; excludes all journal holdings, most leased and PDA collections. (Library type: Academic; collection size: very small; ils satisfaction: 6)

We are already contracted to migrate to Alma/Primo. Our go-live with the new system will be late June 2025. (Library type: Academic; collection size: very large; ils satisfaction: 4)

We receive access to our ILS via a consortium, so any changes to the ILS or migration to another ILS hinge strongly on decisions of the consortial team. (Library type: Academic; collection size: large; ils satisfaction: 6)

Sierra needs to be updated and become WCAG 2.1 Compliant. This is one of the biggest issues we see with it. (Library type: Public; collection size: medium; ils satisfaction: 5)

Our library is currently migrating to Ex Libris Alma / Primo. We do not use Sierra to manage our Electronic resources so the 0 should be a N/A. (Library type: Academic; collection size: medium; ils satisfaction: 6)

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