LIBRO SYSTEM 2007

An alternative library information system, Libro System was developed by Filipino librarian. The library software is competitive with foreign information systems both in performance and costs. It is one of the most dynamic, comprehensive, and easy to use library information systems ever built to computerize and manage information centers, libraries, and data banks. It offers the most extensive set of modules, features and routines to automate library functions. Primarily designed for use by librarians, information specialists and record managers. Microsoft Access 97 is the database backend.

Libro System has eight pre-defined databases:

Books or Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)
Periodical Articles Articles from Books

Vertical Files
Special Materials or Multimedia

Filmography Thesis and Dissertation Abstracts

Cases & Jurisprudence

It offers adaptable online searching capabilities to help the clientele easily locate materials they need. Library processes are simplified to facilitate efficient and effective library management to the extent most beneficial even to a one-man librarian. The system can run in either standalone or network, and likewise, barcode-ready. It even generates several library reports like collection development analysis, loan statistics, loan history, book list per discipline, accession list, inventory, authority list, periodical title list, users statistics, etc.

FEATURES OF LIBRO SYSTEM

Marc Utilites
You can import Marc records from different library system or Web Opac (Library of Congress, Ohiolink, WorldCat, Australian National Library, British National Library, Boston Public Library, La Salle Taft, UST, National Library of the Philippines, IRRI) capable to save Marc record and load to Iconium and automatically fill the data entry worksheet of books or special materials for you to edit and put the local information. These utilities will help you facilitate cataloguing

Digital library
You can use the system to build your digital resources or use it as storage and retrieval of saved electronic data to your computer.

Data Entry Module

1. Data Entry For Periodical Literature-the encoder can specify the default value of some repeatable fields to minimize re-encoding and specify the periodical to be included in the periodical listing 2. Data Entry of Book Article-the encoder can specify the default value of some repeatable fields to minimize reencoding 3. Data Entry For OPAC--the libraries can generate or select specific records to be included in the accession list, can print card catalogue, and call number label 4. appending of records from other source 5. able to print the whole database

Search Module
1.all fields are searchable 2.capable of Boolean logic approach and combined keywords searching 3. reveals the loan status of the books

4.searchable the eight pre-defined databases (OPAC; Periodical articles; Articles from books; Vertical files; Special Materials; Filmography; Thesis and dissertation abstracts; and Case & Jurisprudence)
5. can easily shift from one database to another

6. can set limits and view search results 7 can print search hits 8. can print case digest in Cases & Jurisprudence database 9. can launch or open electronic file 10.Libro Webscape is its web retrieval system

Circulation Module
1.simplified routine check-in and check-out mode 2. it computes automatically overdue amounts 3. easy verification of loan status of books and users 4. can generate overdue notice 5 .can likewise navigate Books and Special Materials databases in this mode 6. can print current on-loan records 7. determines the number of check-out transaction for the day 8. determine the due books for the day. 9. Can print receipt of loan

Clientele loan verification

the clientele can very as to their loan status and outstanding account

Acquisition Module
1. can build the acquisition of the library 2 . can monitor the budget of any department in the list 3 .can view the acquisition of every department 4 .any purchase of materials will automatically be deducted from the budget of the department assigned

5 .can summarize the mode of acquisition (whether the acquisition made by purchase, donation, etc.)

Serials management
1.periodical check in 2.data entry of different periodicals issues 3.can print whole serials check lists or individual title of periodicals

4.check-in and check-out of periodicals

Reservation of AV-rooms and equipment

1.schedule reservation of rooms and equipments 2.monitoring of schedules 3.printing of schedules

Inventory Module
1.can easily record the status of the books or other materials 2.can navigate the book database in this routine mode 3.can print inventory results and sorting capabilities

Reports Module
1.it automatically processes the loan statistics 2 . it generates book list in any subject area and may be printed 3 .it generates subject bibliography of each databases 4 .can build subject authority and author files 5 .automatic generation of shelf list 6.can compute collections per subject area in terms of volume and title number

7 .shows and allows both browsing and printing of the loan history 8.shows and allows both browsing and printing of the accession list 9. generate overdue payment list 10 .clientele log monitoring

Utilities Module
1.modification of password, users ID, access rights, books allotment for any specific users, overdue fees etc. 2 .backup and restore files may be created: possible for all databases 3.compacting and repairing databases for operational optimization 4. you can generate barcode

Institutions who availed and attended the training of Libro System

1.Philippine Daily Inquirer 2.St. Paul - Paranaque 3 .La Salle Antipolo 4.Globe Telecom 5. System Plus College Foundation (Pampanga) 6.University of Northeastern Philippines (Iriga City) 7.Hope Christian School 8.St. Stephen School 9 .St. Jude Catholic School 10. Metro Manila College