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What are the ways to improve library services?

1. Member Management Students, faculty and staff can create profiles including demographic information and provide convenient access to library resources and information through multiple channels including website, email, chat, messaging and push notifications from mobile devices such as iPhone and Android. Members can view issues, returns, fines, notices and reminders, as well as search and reserve books and other materials. 2. Next Generation Cataloguing Librarians can configure and create a customized catalogue for books and other resources based on physical, electronic and inter-library items. Advanced search and sort options enable patrons to find library items using different criteria and provide an easy way to check the status in real-time. Barcoding enable users to find the book’s exact location and number of books available in real-time, as well as print library cards. 3. Automated Circulation & Control Discard large collection of books with low circulation Automated library management system enable academic libraries to configure and customize rules for circulation. Librarians can simplify circulation and assign tasks to issue books, magazines journals and make a check out. They can send automatic email notifications and SMS alerts to remind patrons on overdue return of library materials including automatic calculation of fine. Different kinds of reports can be automatically generated on total number of library materials on circulation. 4. Student Driven Acquisition Automated school libraries identifies an inevitable trend to shift to streamline libraries with value-based library collections. It paves way for improvement in the quantity and quality of materials and make outdated books and materials in the library collection redundant. Normally the procurement of library material is time-consuming, complicated and costly. The fully automated library procurement process is highly reliable and enable librarian to manage vendors and supplies with improved performance and fast response time to save time and money. 5. Mobile Library Landscape Take your library everywhere you go and get real-time updates of circulation on iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Students can conveniently access the library collections from classroom, campus and from anywhere. Librarian can schedule programs using events calendar and share with members. Creatrix Campus offers an integrated cloud-based library management system which will transform school libraries and improve student lives. The library automation solution can reduce librarian’s workload and improve efficiencies in the areas of cataloging, acquisition, circulation, and help students and staff to access resources or search for the right information in a safe and secure way. https://www.creatrixcampus.com/blog/5-strategies-improving-school-library-services