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My question was for a listing of pros and cons of the Sirsi system. It was requested to post a hit of the responses. Thanks to all who took the time to respond. Charlene _________________________________________________ I just started working in a library that has Sirsi. I've used Winnebago Spectrum and Follett Destiny before. This is my first time with Sirsi. It has only been 4 days in my new job, but I don't care for Sirsi. In fact I hate it. Also, my predecessor told me that the support contract is $5,000 a year, my jaw dropped. The other software systems charge $500 a year. I've got to find out why its so expensive. To create reports seems very daunting. To print out overdues is a mystery. Just to see if a book is checked out requires gymnastics. Okay, I know, I've got to get used to it. But it's not very friendly so far. __________________________________________________ We're actually running two verisons of SIRSI now because they are getting ready to switch over to a JAVA supported client. I thought the first version was horrible because of the complicated nature of running reports. The new JAVA client is even worse. I have to say that I do not like the SIRSI product at all. Everything about it is counter-intuitive, especially when it comes to running reports. The company will say that their reports are wonderful because you can customize them down to the minutia. Yeah, not so much.... __________________________________________________ We just automated last year from a paper card catalog to Sirsi. Of course, it's way better than our old drawers of cards! We are an ASP customer - our collection is housed there. I love not having to worry about back-ups and servers. I love the MCS (Kids) ability to search by pictures. What you see now from Sirsi however will change as they are migrating to a new system. __________________________________________________ We have used SIRSI since January 2000 and like it very much. We have over 1.3 million items in 120 library centers. __________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------