Category Archives: Blog

Volunteers and your ILS

Summer Programming Ideas

What should I read next?

Fresh Ideas for Celebrating Spring in Your Library

Show and Tell: Video Tutorials and your ILS

Staff Picks

Creative Ideas for Resource Lists to Feature on Your Library’s OPAC

The Digital Library Showdown: Physical vs. Digital—Can Library Software Bridge the Gap?

Attracting and Retaining Library Users Using Your ILS

Promoting Diversity in Your Library: A Guide for Inclusive Collections and Spaces

Boosting Engagement: Creative Ways to Encourage Patrons to Use Your Library’s OPAC

Book Clubs

5 Must-Have Features in a Cloud-Based Library Management System

Trending Titles and Your ILS

Integrating Cloud-Based Library Software with Existing School Systems

Everyone’s a Critic: Using Reviews to Engage Patrons

Navigating Challenges in School Library Management

How to Plan for Smooth Migration

Patron Notices

Discoverability: The Key to Helping Your Patrons Find What They Need

Communicating with Patrons Via Text Messaging

Cataloging: Beyond Books

Support for Your ILS

“Weeding” Your Collection

Growing Your Collections

What’s Next? Books in a Series

Using Your ILS to Help Create Blog Posts

How to Use Your OPAC to Support Information Literacy

The Numbers Game: Why Library Statistics are Important

Your ILS and Library Displays

Using your ILS and OPAC to Publicize Events

I Want to Start a Library… Now What?

Subject Headings: What They Are and Why They Matter

Creating an Attractive OPAC 

What is an ISBN?

What You Need to Know About z39.50

How To Drive Patron Engagement with Your OPAC

All About Genrefication

Getting Started with Surpass

Should Your Library Offer Makerspaces?

Library Inventory Best Practices

Why Your Library Should Offer Board Games

Say Goodbye to Manual Library Processes

How to Choose Library Management Software

How to Choose Between the Dewey Decimal System (DDS) and the Library of Congress (LOC) for Your Library’s Classification System

Why School Library Software is Essential

What is an Integrated Library System?

Why Your Congregational Library Needs A Management System

Advantages of Cloud-Based Library Software

Free vs Premium Library Software

How Library Automation Software Helps Your Organization Be More Efficient