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Capita’s library management system

Library management solutions from Capita

Capita’s market-leading library management system (LMS) delivers robust enterprise software solutions to today’s academic and public libraries. Our extensive suite of products delivers flexible, tailorable and innovative applications to ensure performance optimisation of efficient, progressive libraries.

Today’s libraries need to deliver better services at the same time as reducing costs and improving efficiencies. Capita’s solutions help our customers improve service provision and reduce the total cost of ownership of an LMS.

Our software products are built on leading-edge technology and are all supported by our experienced Customer Support team, whose mission is to empower customers with the right blend of support, guidance, knowledge and best practice.

Capita works to ensure its software solutions for libraries maintain its market-leading position by partnering with prominent third party providers. This expands the functionality of the systems we provide and delivers further benefits to our customers, and in turn, your customers.

Key benefits of Capita’s library management system:

  • Reduces cost of procurement through integrated Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) services
  • Simplifies customisation of your system through powerful configuration tools
  • Improves user experience by extending borrowing methods

See below for our core library management product suite:

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Capita
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Solihull Parkway
Birmingham Business Park
B37 7YB

  • Alto - Capita's library management system

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    Alto, Capita’s libraries management system delivers back office efficiencies allowing staff to focus on frontline services. The integrated system supports the library service with an extensive suite of tailored solutions delivering staff efficiencies and resource savings. View the Alto site.
  • Chorus - LMS as a Service

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    Chorus is Capita’s fully hosted, next generation library management system (LMS), delivering significant cost savings to modern libraries. View the Chorus site.
  • Decisions - flexibility in management information and reporting for libraries

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    Decisions is Capita’s management and information reporting solution for libraries. Decisions can help your organisation understand their services and usage with more timely, accurate and indepth data, saving you time & money. View the Decisions site.
  • Income Manager - efficient income collection in libraries

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    Income Manager integrates seamlessly into workflows and back office systems, reducing administration and processing, incorporating all till facilities to streamline payment processes, reducing errors, providing powerful management reporting functionalities. View the Income Manager site.
  • Message - communicate effectively to your library users

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    Message allows libraries to communicate to users via telephone and SMS. Message is a modern day service providing modern technology that many users expect as standard today. Message saves libraries time, money and effort. View the Message site.
  • Mobile - extending the reach of your library service

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    Capita’s Mobile application allows library services to travel to where your users are, offering a flexible and functional service on arrival, that allows staff to manage loans, register borrowers and includes features tailored to a roving library service. View the Mobile site.