ILSR Vendor Survey

The table below shows the responses to the following question regarding cost. All costs listed here are ballpark figures intended only to provide approximate cost. IOLS shoppers should contact vendors to get pricing information for their individual situations.

Question: Please provide an estimate of what your complete system(s) would cost for a library with the following configuration:

Single site
25,000 volumes
9000 titles
150 potential endusers
4 libary staff members

Vendor Name

Product

Modules

Cost

Atlantic Rim Information Systems, Inc.

AristoCAT® comprehensive library automation systems, full and lite versions

Cataloging; OPAC; Circulation; Serials Control; Inventory; Statistics

$5000 (approximately )

Aurora Information Technology

Aurora Library System

Catagoluer, Explorer, Circulation, Locator, Helper, Loader, MARC Viewer

Aurora is costed according to a model of a fixed number of licences for workstations, and a concurrent usage number, e.g. for web access. A notional Costing for such a library would be in the region of USD$15,000.

Best-Seller Inc.

PortFolio line of products supported on both UNIX and NT

Catalog, OPAC, Acquisitions, Serials Control and Circulation

A 5-user license on NT with the following modules (Catalog, web-based OPAC, Acquisitions, Serials Control and Circulation) would cost $10,000. This includes and unlimited OPAC license. Hardware, conversion and training are all extra.

BLCMP Library Services Ltd.

Talis

Circulation control; Cataloguing;Online public access OPAC; Acquisitions; Serials; Interlibrary loans; Management information

No answer

Brodart Library Automation

PinnacleOne Library Management System and SummitOne Library Management System.

LePac Public Access Catalog, Technical Services, Circulation, Internet Catalog, and Cataloging Database Software.

Year one: $6,500.00/site;

Ongoing: $1,180.00/site/year

CARL Corporation

CARL ILS System

CARL Information Management and Delivery System (IMDS)

Circulation; Acquisitions; Serials; Cataloging; Reports

This library configuration might not be a good candidate for a CARL System. We generally serve very large public libraries and consortia. In fact, 6 of the 10 largest cities in the United States have CARL installed in their public libraries. For exampl

CASPR Library Systems, Inc.

LibraryWorld Gold for Windows and MacintoshLibraryWorld Silver for Windows and Macintosh; LibraryWorld Bronze for Windows and Macintosh; Library Net Web Server for Windows and Macintosh; LibraryCom Internet Library Web Hosting and Directory Service

Circulation, Cataloging, OPAC, Acquisitions, Serials Control, etc

LibraryWorld Gold site license would cost $3,500.00. This includes all software necessary to perform cataloging, circulation, acquisitions, serials control, document management and OPAC. This does not include hardware costs such as bar code readers, computers, networks etc.

Chancery Software Ltd.

Library Pro 2.x; Library Web

Cataloging; Circulation; OPAC; Acquisitions; Serials Control

Depending on the functionality required by a site, Library Pro may cost between $1,100.00 and $4,350.00 per site. Contact Chancery Software Ltd. for a complete price quote.

Comstow Information Services, Inc.

BiblioTech® PRO

BibSpeed

Catalogoing; Tracking/Circulation Management;OPAC; Procurement/Accounting; Serials Management

$40,000 - $50,000

Contec Group International Ltd.

C2, library management software

C3, electronic course reserves

Catalist, library management software

OPAC; Circulation; Communications; Cataloguing; Acquisitions; Multimedia; Security; Serials Control; SDI; Multiple Catalogues; Reference databases; Reports

For C2 approx. $35,000

Cuadra Associates

STAR, STAR/Libraries

Acquisitions; Cataloging; OPAC; Serials; Circulation.

$17,760-$19,010 U.S. depending on the operating system.

DIAKON Systems

PC Card Catalog

Catalog; OPAC; Circulation

$1,104

ELiAS N.V. Extended Library Access Solutions

AMICUS

Cataloging; OPAC; Circulation; Acquisition; Consortia support; Billing

The price for our system is calculated on the number of concurrent users. There must be al least 16 concurrent users.

EOS International

Q SERIES; GLAS (Graphical Library Automation System)

Q Series: Cataloging, Circulation, Serials, Acquisitions, LAN/WAN GUI OPAC, Q @ccess Web OPAC, Info Q - Management & access tool for proprietary documents, Information Quest – WWW Access & delivery service for commercial publications.

GLAS: Cataloging,

Please contact EOS International Sales Account Representative for pricing. Packages and discounts may apply.

Ex Libris USA, Inc.

Aleph 500

Web OPAC, Windows OPAC, Acquisitions, Cataloging and Item control, Serials Control, Circulation and Cash Management, Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery.

$77,500.00 (all costs without hardware)

Fretwell-Downing Informatics

OLIB7 : Integrated library management system comprising:

WorldView: standard MS interface for OPAC and all administration functions

WebView: Web based search interface

VDXrequest: integrated interlibrary loans with document delivery

Cataloguing; Circulation and borrowers; Acquisitions and funds; Serials control; Interlibrary loans with document delivery; System management

OLIB7 prices starts from around £25,000 (UK sterling) for software and services.

Gateway Software Corporation

Library Management System

Textbook Management System

ZEBRA Bar Code Generating Software

Media Booking System

Meriwether, Web OPAC

Search Access Module

Reading Incentive Module

Serials Control Module

Circulation; Cataloging; Inventory; Reporting; OPAC

The total cost of the software including the WEB OPAC would be approximately $10,480.00. Annual maintenance would be $1,714.00. Access to the collection for searching would be via the WEB OPAC.

Geac Computers, Inc.

ADVANCE; PLUS; VUBIS (Europe); BOOK Plus/Strategy for Libraries (Stowe Computing - Australia and New Zealand)

See website.

Contact Geac

Hardcover Software

Stacks; WebOPAC

Cataloguing, circulation, OPAC, reporting, Z39.50, inventory.

$3000 Canadian (apx $1950 US), plus applicable taxes.

Inmagic Inc.

Inmagic DB/TextWorks (with optional Library Guide)--for library automation; DB/Text WebPublisher--for Web/intranet publishing; DB/Text Intranet Spider--search engine for intranets.

OPAC; Serials Management; Circulation; Acquisitions; Cataloging

DB/Textworks - 4 concurrent users - $4900

DB/Text WebPublisher is NT-server based (not end-user based); priced at $5000 (or with a 1-user DB/TextWorks, price is $5700).

Innovative Interfaces Inc.

INNOPAC MILLENNIUM

Cataloging; Opac; Circulation; Acquisitions; Serials; Interlibrary Loan

Because of the flexible and modular design of the INNOPAC system, the availability of turnkey and software only solutions, and other factors affecting price, the requested pricing information can not be provided to ILSR based solely on the information listed above.

International Library Systems

SydneyPLUS

 

The cost to our system is based on the number of modules needed for library, it is not based on number of users or endusers. Our network license allows for unlimited usage and majority of our solution range between $20,000 - $100,000.

Jaywil Software Development Inc.

ResourceMate®, ResourceMate® Plus, Network Search Screen (OPAC)

Cataloging; Circulation

ResourceMate 2.0 SRP: $149.99

ResourceMate 2.0 Plus SRP: $299.99

Network Search Screen: SRP:$25/station

Keystone Systems, Inc.

KLAS® - Keystone Library Automation System

Catalogue Management w/ Authority Control, Holdings / Inventory, Circulation, OPAC / Web OPAC, Serials, Acquisitions, Branch Management, Patron Services, Equipment, Communications, Scheduling / Media Booking

Depends on modules, services, and hardware purchased -- recent configurations for a 5 user system have run $20-90K. Please contact vendor for pricing.

MINISIS Systems Group of the International Development Research Centre

M2L (MINISIS Management for Libraries)

Acquisitions, catalogue, serials, circulation and OPAC

Please contact the vendor.

Nichols Advanced Technologies

Athena and Athena-related Internet Solutions - Athena Webserver, Athena WebLink, Athena zMARC

Searching; Circulation; Cataloging; Inventory

The complete system would cost $3,495 for a multi-user system or $2,495 for a single-user system.

On Point Inc

TLC Total Library Computerization

Catalog; Borrow; Serials; Orders; Interlibrary loan; Memo (for indexing and abstracting vertical file documents), schedule (a companion module not included in the 6 module suite.

$3450.00 for 6 basic modules (add$1000 if MARC interface is needed) for any number of staff and/or end users, and any size of library. This network site license is also a web site license.

Open Text Corp., BASIS Division

BASIS Techlib - integrated library system

OPAC, cataloging, circulation, serials, and acquisitions

$35,000-$60,000 for software and services such as profiling, conversion assistance, training, project management and administration.

Precision Computer Service, Inc.

Surpass for DOS

Surpass for Windows

Circulation, administration, and OPAC

$3050.00

Robert A. Schless & Co Inc

NOTEbookS Library Automation

NORMA Records Management System

Acquisitions, Catalog, Circulation, Serials, Serials Circulation, Serials Distribution, Research

$18,275 US

Sirsi Corp.

Unicorn Library Management System

Hyperion Digital Media Archive

Bibliographic and Inventory Control; Authority Control; SmartPORT; Circulation; Academic Reserves; Materials Booking; Acquisitions; Serials; Information Gateway; Reference Librarian; Outreach Services

Approximate cost: $32,999.00

The Library Corporation

Library Solution

Cataloging; Circulation; Public Access Catalog; Acquisitions; Serials Control; Bookings; Request; Interlibrary Loan; Z39.50 Server

Each Library•Solution system is customized to meet the specific needs of the library. A SAMPLE configuration based on a single site with 9,000 titles, 1 Cataloging workstation, 1 Circulation workstation, and 3 PAC workstations is presented below. Costs ar

TKM Software Limited

MicroCAT for Windows - includes OPAC, circulation and cataloguing

MicroCAT Web Search - allows the Library Cataloge to be accessed via a Web browser; InterCAT - Z39.50 client; InterLEND - protocol compiant Inter Library Loan product; BuCAT - Vax based (V

OPAC, cataloguing and circulation

$3100.00

URICA Integrated Systems

URICA version 7

Cataloguing, including basic database, Information Retrieval and Authority File Maintenance (Mandatory). Optional modules: OPAC including telnet, Z39.50 and Web interfaces; Monograph Acquisitions; Serials Control; Interlibrary Loans; Multi-branch Circ.

Such a system is considered too small

Winnebago Software Co.

Winnebago Spectrum; Winnebago CIRC/CAT(R) for Mac(R) OS; Winnebago CIRC/CAT for MS-DOS(R)

Kid's Catalog; Z39.50 Client; Z39.50 Server; Winnebago LAMP(TM); CatalogConnnect (web Opac & development tool); Cross-Reference Words Database; Winnebago Resource Collection

Winnebago Spectrum CIRC/CAT: $3,490.00


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