[ISLMA-Share] Cataloging/Circulation system on near zero budget?

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Kathy, Kristen, thank you both so much for your swift help!

On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 12:50 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Our school district has used LibrarySoft for many years. It runs $400/year
> (in 2 buildings/not sure if that makes a difference on the cost), so is
> comparatively inexpensive. We've been utilizing this circulation system
> since I began at Princeville High School in 2006. They now have a web-based
> program that's a bit unstable but workable.
> To be honest, LibrarySoftt does the job but it's not amazing.  However, if
> you need something basically workable and affordable, LibrarySoft may be a
> good bet.
> I'm sure you can find them online. We've worked with Roy Lepik
> [800-661-7112], and I'm sure he'd be happy to help you or direct you to
> help.
> :) Kathy Sullivan
>    Princeville H.S. Library and Media Center
>    Princeville CUSD #326
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> What cataloging/circulation systems would you recommend for a very small
>> school library with almost no budget?
>>
>> I'm an MLIS-degreed parent-volunteer at my daughter's school library, in
>> a very small, private Montessori school (pre-K - 8).  The library has no
>> librarian, no circulation system, and no cataloging system.  It is run
>> entirely by parent volunteers. (Don't get me started).
>>
>> Our most urgent priority is to catalog the collection and get a
>> functioning circulation system.  We don't have a computer but we could
>> probably get a parent to donate one or to donate an iPad for library use.
>>
>> Is there anything we could do an on iPad that would help us to capture
>> the metadata for the books we have (e.g. by scanning ISBNs?) with the
>> camera and then use that in conjunction with a circulation system?  Student
>> body is approx 400 students.
>>
>> I work primarily with academic libraries so I don't even know where to
>> start with this!  Help!
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Maria Ziemer
>>
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