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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 680 libraries, spanning 3,669 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Name | CompanyName | Product Type | Year | Contracts | Libraries | Installed |
| 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]
| 2019 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 | 65 | 7.00 | 8 | 6.75 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 6.79 | 6 | 7.00 | 0 | 8 | 7.13 | 0 | ||||
| ILSFunctionality | 65 | 6.85 | 8 | 6.88 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 6.68 | 6 | 7.00 | 0 | 8 | 6.75 | 0 | ||||
| PrintFunctionality | 64 | 7.41 | 8 | 7.63 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 7.06 | 6 | 7.33 | 0 | 8 | 7.75 | 0 | ||||
| ElectronicFunctionality | 58 | 6.17 | 7 | 6.29 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5.60 | 6 | 6.83 | 0 | 8 | 6.88 | 0 | ||||
| SatisfactionCustomerSupport | 63 | 7.33 | 7 | 7.43 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 7.00 | 6 | 7.17 | 0 | 8 | 7.88 | 0 | ||||
| CompanyLoyalty | 64 | 6.63 | 8 | 5.75 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 6.03 | 6 | 6.83 | 0 | 8 | 7.75 | 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
Newport News Public Library implements Library.Solution
October 14, 2020 - Newport News Public Library recently joined The Library Corporation family by implementing Library.Solution integrated library system software. Located in Newport News, VA, this 5-location library system has a mission to “connect, inspire, enrich and empower,” which they have continued to do in the middle of a global pandemic.
Library.Solution 5.6.1 is here
October 8, 2020 - The Library Corporation's latest major update to Library.Solution was recently released and customers are already complimenting the enhancements and new features found within version 5.6.1 of the Library Management System.
TLC Migrates Large Public Library-School Library Consortium
July 21, 2020 - A TLC data services customer for 30 years, and a Library.Solution customer for over a decade, North Iowa Libraries Collaborating (NILC) moved from Library.Solution 4.2 to the web-based solution Library.Solution 5.5.3. The Library Corporation smoothly migrated the consortium, consisting of 90 public and school library sites. This entirely web-based solution adds the ability of working from anywhere to all of the librarians in the consortium. “We view the migration as a positive step for the consortium and look forward to implementing its additional, new functionalities as time goes on. These provided an incentive for us to migrate to version 5.5.3,” stated Nathan Clark, NILC Coordinator and Director of the Emmetsburg Public Library.
TLC introduces Syndetics Unbound in Latest Release of Library.Solution
July 13, 2020 - The Library Corporation has brought yet another innovation to the library software marketplace. With the latest release of Library.Solution, TLC will be introducing ProQuest's popular Syndetics Unbound catalog enrichment tool into Library Management Software with a deliberate and unique integration, leveraging the enriched elements for both patron discovery and staff usability.
Southeast Community College selects Library.Solution
June 3, 2020 - Southeast Community College has selected The Library Corporation’s Library.Solution as their next-generation library management platform.
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