v-Library size

  • There is no limit on the number of records.
  • There is no limit on the size of the database.
  • There is no limit on the number of users.
  • You are only restricted by your physical hardware and infrastructure.
  • v-Library will scale for small libraries with thousands of bibliographic records to multi site libraries with millions of bibliographic records.

 


v-Library types

  • Academic School Libraries
  • Academic College Libraries
  • Academic TAFE Libraries
  • Academic University Libraries
  • Academic Reference Libraries
  • Academic Institutions of higher education Libraries
  • Educational Departmental Libraries
  • Government Libraries
  • Council Libraries
  • Municipal Libraries
  • County Libraries
  • State Libraries
  • Commercial Libraries
  • Special use Libraries
  • Research Libraries
  • Digital Libraries
  • Multi-Media Libraries

 


v-Library standards

  • All data import via USMARC standard
  • All data export via USMARC standard
  • Other standards are accommodated by USMARC translation tables
  • Data accessible by z39.50

 


v-Library environment

  • It is true multi lingual on content it will store in the database
  • It is true multi lingual on the user interface as users can change all screen prompts to a local region and language
  • All source code for all reports is provided and users can change all headings to local regions and languages
  • Server environment is Windows 2003 Server (Windows 2008 Server coming soon)
  • Database is free Microsoft SQL 2005 express for small to medium libraries or Full Microsoft SQL 2005 for medium to large libraries
  • Web environment is Microsoft IIS v6 (v7 coming soon)
  • Reporting environment is Crystal Reports 2008. All reports source code provided
  • Full, complete and unrestricted access to the SQL database
  • Operating framework is dotNet v3.5

 


v-Library Hosting

  • It can be hosted on the local network
  • It can be centrally hosted for a cluster of libraries
  • It can be hosted on commercial data farms
  • It can be hosted on departmental and distributed networks
  • It can be hosted and replicated across wide area networks for redundancy and security


v-Library Security

  • v-Library is built on Microsoft technologies and is full AD compliant
  • v-Library embraces all Microsoft Security settings and does not need to have a second security layer


v-Library Cost

  • In reality you cannot sell your existing LMS license (check your fine print)
  • You will probably also find you cannot transfer your existing LMS license
  • You will also find you are probably restricted to a number of users
  • You will also find you are probably also limited to record and/or database size
  • You might not have legitimate access to the database to write your own modules or reports
  • You might find you are locked into the vendor you paid a license to use their product
  • If you bought a license you should be free to also sell that license BUT most probably you cannot
  • There are absolutely NO LICENSE FEES for v-Library
  • There are no hidden clauses or fine print if you want to use v-Library
  • We give you a license to use v-Library free of ANY cost and the license is simply to protect our Intellectual Property and make sure v-Library is not sold by any third parties to any library – ever
  • Licenses are only provided to end user libraries
  • Licenses are only provided to end user libraries implementing v-Library and not for experimental, evaluation or trial basis
  • Licenses are provided to libraries migrating from any competitive product
  • Licenses are not provided for ‘play’ or ‘evaluation’ purposes
  • Libraries are absolutely free to develop their own modules should they wish