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Library.Solution
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Library.Solution is an Integrated Library System offered by The Library Corporation.
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Library.Solution has been installed in 630 libraries, spanning 3,915 facilities or branches)
Library.Solution implementations by Type of Library
[Data source: statistics derived from the libraries.org directory of libraries]
Distribution of Library.Solution sites by Country
[Data source: statistics derived from the libraries.org directory of libraries]
System migration patterns for Library.Solution
[Data source: statistics derived from the libraries.org directory of libraries]
Sales Statistics for Library.Solution
[Data source: statistics reported for the Annual Library Systems Report]
| Sales and Installation Statistics for Library.Solution | ||||||
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| Product Name | CompanyName | Product Type | Year | Contracts | Libraries | Installed |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2024 | 12 | 5 | 474 |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2023 | 8 | 656 | |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2022 | 6 | 6 | 650 |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2021 | 8 | 18 | 644 |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2020 | 7 | 7 | 682 |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2019 | 10 | 10 | 695 |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2018 | 14 | 173 | 766 |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2017 | 11 | 11 | 753 |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2016 | 12 | 12 | 745 |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2014 | 65 | ||
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2013 | 17 | 17 | 760 |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2012 | 13 | 13 | 768 |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2011 | 48 | 49 | 773 |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2010 | 43 | 43 | 749 |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2009 | 30 | 70 | 719 |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2008 | 32 | 57 | 712 |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2007 | 35 | 35 | 700 |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2006 | 34 | 34 | 682 |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2005 | 41 | 655 | |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2004 | 58 | 607 | |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2003 | 73 | 556 | |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2003 | 73 | 556 | |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2002 | 70 | 489 | |
| Library.Solution | The Library Corporation | Integrated Library System | 2001 | 79 | 413 | |
Library.Solution Satisfaction Ratings
[Data source: International Survey of Library Automation]
| 2021 Library.Solution Responses by Sector | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Library.Solution | 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 | 88 | 6.97 | 7 | 6.29 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 7.26 | 11 | 6.00 | 0 | 17 | 7.24 | 0 | ||||
| ILSFunctionality | 88 | 6.89 | 7 | 6.29 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 7.10 | 11 | 5.82 | 0 | 17 | 7.24 | 0 | ||||
| PrintFunctionality | 88 | 7.27 | 7 | 6.43 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 7.36 | 11 | 6.82 | 0 | 17 | 7.47 | 0 | ||||
| ElectronicFunctionality | 87 | 6.17 | 7 | 6.14 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 6.17 | 11 | 5.45 | 0 | 16 | 7.06 | 0 | ||||
| SatisfactionCustomerSupport | 87 | 7.53 | 7 | 7.29 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 7.41 | 11 | 7.82 | 0 | 17 | 7.82 | 0 | ||||
| CompanyLoyalty | 86 | 6.47 | 6 | 5.17 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 7.12 | 11 | 6.82 | 0 | 17 | 6.35 | 0 | ||||
Documents or articles featuring Library.Solution
Breeding, Marshall. The Library Corporation Works Toward a New ILS Platform. December 2008. Smart Libraries Newsletter. The Library Corporation announced that it is developing a new integrated library system called LS2. This product will ultimately become TLC’s strategic automation product, though it will continue to develop and support both of its existing ILS products indefinitely. The initial module of the system, the LS2 PAC, has been completed and has been implemented by the Shenandoah County Library System in Virginia.
News Anouncements for Library.Solution
McAllen Public Library returns home to TLC after 6 months away
May 5, 2025 - McAllen Public Library has made the choice to return to the Library.Solution integrated library system provided by The Library Corporation after a short period with Insignia. Having previously been a TLC customer for over 15 years, McAllen migrated, as part of a shared library system, but then chose an independent path and rejoined the TLC family. Due to the quick turnaround, TLC was able to effortlessly reinstate years' worth of past Library.Solution data for MPL.
Chattahoochee Valley Libraries elevate patron experience with transition to TLC Library.Solution
May 6, 2024 - Chattahoochee Valley Libraries has successfully transitioned from Polaris to Library.Solution with The Library Corporation, marking a significant enhancement to library services and patron experiences across the Chattahoochee Valley region.
Pickens County Library System makes the switch to TLC
October 5, 2023 - The Pickens County Library System now has better reporting, collection curation, and staff operations after switching to the Library.Solution integrated library system from The Library Corporation. Over the summer, TLC completed migration services for the four-site South Carolina library system from the SirsiDynix Horizon ILS.
Logan Library finds seamless connections with TLC
September 26, 2023 - Logan Library is now using Library.Solution as its integrated library system and TLC.Go! for its mobile app from The Library Corporation (TLC). TLC completed the migration services from the SirsiDynix ILS for the high-circulating single-site library earlier this year. The library is looking forward to taking advantage of the seamless connection between the ILS and mobile app.
TLC Partners with MessageBee for enhanced messaging integration for Library.Solution customers
August 8, 2023 - The Library Corporation announced a new partnership with MessageBee by Unique Management Services. With MessageBee, Library.Solution customers can now turn correspondence, such as arrived hold or overdue notices, into personalized messages to send to patrons through recorded or voice-to-text phone notifications. This effort continues a TLC tradition of creating partnerships across the industry, including with vendors such as Patron Point, in order to provide library staff and patrons alike with better text and email notices, customization options, SMTP services, and more.
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