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Cicero
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Cicero is an Integrated Library System offered by Systematic.
Cicero has been installed in 107 libraries, spanning 603 facilities or branches)
Cicero implementations by Type of Library
[Data source: statistics derived from the libraries.org directory of libraries]
Distribution of Cicero sites by Country
[Data source: statistics derived from the libraries.org directory of libraries]
System migration patterns for Cicero
[Data source: statistics derived from the libraries.org directory of libraries]
Sales Statistics for Cicero
[Data source: statistics reported for the Annual Library Systems Report]
| Sales and Installation Statistics for Cicero | ||||||
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| Product Name | CompanyName | Product Type | Year | Contracts | Libraries | Installed |
| Cicero | Systematic Group | Integrated Library System | 2025 | 52 | 2587 | |
| Cicero | Systematic Group | Integrated Library System | 2024 | 74 | 253 | 2282 |
| Cicero | Systematic Group | Integrated Library System | 2023 | 160 | 543 | 3047 |
| Cicero | Systematic Group | Integrated Library System | 2022 | 12 | 16 | 2414 |
Documents or articles featuring Cicero
Breeding, Marshall. Cicero: A New System Designed for Shared Library Management. June 2018. Smart Libraries Newsletter. Recent months have seen the completion of one of the most ambitious library automation projects globally. The Danish Joint Library System (Fælles Bibliotekssystem), based on the Cicero product developed by Systematic, has been put into production by 97 of the 98 municipalities to support their public and school libraries. In terms of libraries served, this project ranks as one of the largest consortially shared library management systems, serving 2,428 library facilities. Other measures of the scale of the project are likewise impressive. The cumulative inventory of items managed within the consortium totals over 62 million items with an annual lending volume of 50 million transactions; the libraries serve a population of 4.2 million.
News Anouncements for Cicero
Finland's largest library consortia selects new IT system
March 31, 2026 - The Helmet consortia — comprising the libraries of Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen — has selected the Danish-developed Library Management System Cicero as its new shared platform. The agreement covers more than 60 libraries serving over 1.2 million inhabitants across the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Stockholm Public Library goes live with new Danish library solution
February 25, 2026 - Sweden's largest library replaced its core system mid-operation: 1.5 million items and 12.7 million loan records were transferred in one fell swoop. The library now has a shared digital platform that automates working procedures while freeing up time for library personnel. Stockholm Public Library was able to open its doors to lending at the city's 40 public libraries shortly after implementing Cicero, a new library system delivered by the Danish software company Systematic.
Bücherhallen Hamburg completes successful switch to new library system
November 7, 2025 - Completed according to plan, Hamburg's 32 public libraries and two library buses made a smooth transition to the Danish library system Cicero, giving the libraries a significant technological upgrade. The implementation was completed on time and with minimal disruption, with more than five million data records successfully transferred from the previous system to the new one.
Systematic re-wins valuable contract for Denmark's library system
January 13, 2025 - Systematic has just signed an important, three-digit DKK million contract with the Danish municipalities' joint IT organisation KOMBIT to continue the development and operation of the IT system for all public and school libraries in Denmark until 2038. Supplying Denmark's national library system since 2015 has opened doors to new international markets for Systematic with its Cicero library system. The contract expires at the end of 2025, and KOMBIT's choice of supplier for the Common Library System 2.0 has been eagerly awaited by the software company. Systematic was awarded the contract shortly before New Year, and will now develop and implement the libraries' new IT solution as well as handling operations and further development in the coming years. The contract, signed with KOMBIT on behalf of Denmark's 's municipalities, has an estimated value of DKK 220 million, or about $30 million USD.
Stockholm Public Library and Systematic pioneer the future of library services
November 8, 2024 - In the heart of Stockholm, an invisible revolution is underway at the iconic city library and its 40 branches. A 20-year-old IT system is about to be replaced with a new, innovative library system combining the Danish-developed Library Management system Cicero from Systematic with the Intelligent Material Management System (IMMS) from Danish Lyngsoe Systems. The new joint solution will redefine the library experience for users and staff alike.
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