LM_NET 11/20/98: No Subject

   Greetings.  My VERY small elementary library has finally gotten the OK to
get an electronic circulation system.  There are fewer than 500 students in
the district with about 300 at the single elementary school (K-5).  The
library is small and until I was hired last Aug they had been without a
librarian for 13 + years. (I'm half-time there, half at MS/HS). The card
catalog was a mess and now is just barely useful. Books weeded and cards not
pulled, new books processed and cards stuck in boxes-cupboards-drawers-?,
inadequate check-out system, etc.
   Now to my request.   I have been told I can spend up to about $1500 to
get a circulation system going on a Win 95 platform. That effectively rules
out the Cadilacs (Caspr, etc), and I don't want an old Vega, so I'm looking
for suggestions.  Thus far I have been looking at LiBRARYSOFT. Their ad
looks good, the price is within my budget, but I don't have any info from
users. Does anyone out there actually have this program?  Is is worth the
time/money to install and run it?  Are there major problems or drawbacks in
using it in a small district?
   What other programs are people using that can be recommended? Is there
anything I that will do the job for me and still fit my $$$$ limit?  Or
should I simply forget it and continue trying to salvage the system (what
system?) left to me by someone long ago?  :-(

  Thanks for any help.
  Pat Liley     pliley@televar.com
  Soap Lake School Dist,
  Soap Lake, WA

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Subject: MITINET and DOS

Thanks to Carol McWilliams for solving my MITINET problem.  I was using an
HP printer and the program didn't like it!  Once I switched printers,
everythings been fine.  Thanks for all who responded, this group is great!
Susanne
Susanne Ford-Croghan, Librarian
Salem Central School
East Broadway
Salem, New York 12865
crogan@sover.net

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