With the new Libero 6 release, Congo, Libero by Knosys goes further than ever before to provide the very best experience for libraries, their members and communities.
In addition to what you would expect from a best-in-class library management system, a number of significant new features and modules are now available that will have members connecting with libraries from any location and any device.
New Discovery
With Libero Discovery members will enjoy:
- Sophisticated search algorithms that help members find what they want;
- The ability to display items that are relevant at the top of result lists;
- Integration with leading online content providers, including Borrowbox and Overdrive, to give members access to all library holdings in one search
Discovery introduces “browse” searching with facet refinement, empowering members to:
- Find everything written by their favourite author, by selecting the author facet
- Locate the library where the book they want is available, using the availability option
- Access links to online books and movies, by selecting formats
Libraries are able to showcase their brand to provide consistency between physical locations and digital environments, further building trust and connection throughout the community.
Libero Library App for Mobile
Enhance and extend member engagement and experience beyond the library to wherever they may be with the Libero Library App.
Members can access and connect digitally with your library 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Event Management for Libraries
Events play a key role for modern libraries as a central location for communities to come together.
Libero’s intuitive booking interface provides members and the community with an easy-to-use events calendar with filtering options, and step by step booking functions with the option to export a record of completed bookings to the members personal online calendars.
With Events Management integrated as part of the Libero LMS, library staff save time, reduce the need for external applications and provide communities with access to events in a way that best suits them.
Room and Resource Booking
Room and Library Resource booking provides libraries with a flexible way to configure and manage bookings for rooms and resources (eg projectors, laptops) made available by the library.
The configuration interface gives libraries easy–to–understand room and resource availability information, and simple bookings management processes with the capability to archive resources while unavailable or in repair.
Community and library members can reserve and manage bookings through a calendar-style booking system, accessed from either the web or the Libero Library App.
Next Level Security and Compliance
Increasing a library’s online connectivity makes cyber security assurance more important than ever.
From protecting member data to managing collections and ensuring that libraries maintain trust and transparency means that the library LMS must ensure that the library meets these obligations day in, day out.
Libero protects member data by implementing recognised security standards, including:
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- Meeting most WCAG 2.1 AA requirements;
- Supporting all major operating systems including Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android;
- Undertaking regular security audits, encryption and vulnerability assessments to ensure the protection of user data for enhanced security protocols; and
- Complying with relevant Australian digital accessibility and data protection laws and regulations.
The Libero Self-Service Portal (customer login required) provides detailed feature and improvement information and access to the release notes.