We get it!

Sometimes you need a minute to think it over before you make a decision that impacts your daily work habits and the people who support your library.

Good News

Your people and your daily experience were top of mind when we created Surpass Cloud. The video below is a brief walk-through of Surpass Cloud. We invite you to schedule your personalized tour of Surpass Cloud with one of our library automation specialists.

“Now let’s spell out the many ways
Surpass Cloud will make your work life better.”

Cloud-Based

  • Access from anywhere on almost any device, including tablets, phones, and Chromebooks
  • No software to install or upgrade*
  • No server or other complex network equipment to install or maintain
  • Less stress on IT departments

* Exception: If you print receipts, you’ll need to install a printer driver utility.

Easy Interface

  • The dashboard shows you your library at a glance
  • Unicode support means you can catalog and store other data in non-English character sets, such as Chinese, Korean, Cyrillic, Thai, etc.
  • Convenient search features
  • Friendly and familiar to existing Surpass users

Does More Work For You

  • Quickly adds resources by scanning ISBNs without pausing to wait for search results, which makes it extremely fast and easy to catalog large numbers of resources
  • Has over 400 databases used for copy cataloging
  • Logs the history of edits to MARC records, showing you what changes are made, when, and by whom
  • Lexile and/or Accelerated Reader information added automatically as records are added with optional Reading Program Service (RPS) subscription
  • OneRoster support to automatically synchronize with student information systems, keeping patron information up to date
  • Automatic reminder, overdue, and other notices emailed and/or created for printing based on your library’s preferred schedule to help get resources back on time without having to remember to send notices; set it and forget it
  • Multiple patron notice sets allow for different notice text, schedules, etc. based on patron type or other conditions

More Features Included

  • Copycat features now included (no need to purchase separately)
  • Self-Check features now included (no need to purchase separately)
  • Portable inventory features now included (no need to purchase Surpass Shuttle separately)
  • OPAC now included (no need to purchase separately)

Improved Patron Experience

  • Stunning new self-check appearance includes light and dark themes
  • Allows multiple email addresses for patrons so the library can send receipts, notices, etc. to different email addresses for the same patron when requested
  • Gorgeous new look for Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) that translates beautifully to small screens: choose the design theme and color themes best for your library + customize with your branding
  • Additional OPAC features: EBSCO NoveList integration; new library hours and location homepage widget; Q&A homepage widget; option for patrons to view their borrowing history; Facebook and Google login options
  • Email receipts to patrons so they have a record of their transactions
Major Circulation Benefits

Major Circulation Benefits

  • Because it’s portable, you can take circulation where the patrons are like classrooms, book mobiles, etc.
  • Clean and straightforward interface makes it easy to learn and easy to teach circulation desk personnel
  • Class Circulation feature allows you to see the status of and perform circulation transactions for an entire class of student patrons at a time

Are you convinced that Surpass Cloud is right for you?

Let our specialists know that you want to make a move to the cloud.