Why LMS?

Why does my Library need a Library Management System?

Here are three good reasons:

Increase Productivity

You will save tons of effort in activities like:

Maintaining card catalogs
Maintaining circulation registers
Tracking overdues and generating notices
Calculating and collecting fines
Stock-taking
Tracking purchase orders
Tracking subscription items
Tracking budgets
Creating reports and statistics

Read more on how the Koha Library Management System can help make your library staff more productive here - Koha as a Library Automation System.

Better Management and Control

You will better manage your library in areas like:

Budgets & Spending
Tracking purchase orders & Serial Subscriptions
Managing Holdings
Implementing membership policies
Implementing circulation policies

Read more on how the Koha Library Management System can help better manage your library here - Koha a Library Management System.

Empower your Patrons

Empower your patrons and allow unprecedented access to the Library collection, patrons can:

Search and find items online
Check availability status
Check location of items online
Reserve books online
Read book reviews from Amazon
Routing lists based access to Serials
Keep tabs on new arrivals via RSS feeds
Make purchase suggestions
Create and share reading lists
View lists of popular items
View current loans and reading history
Update their contact information

Read more on how the Koha Library Management System can help empower your patrons here - Koha and patron access & empowerement