1. Library Systems Library Systems Companion’s Alexandria vs. Caspr’s LibraryWorld: Rationale for switching from Alexandria to LibraryWorld

2. Best Value In today’s economy, we want to make sure we have the best library system available for the lowest price.

3. Alexandria LibraryWorld $499 per year No online access included in price Limited to one user $365 per year Online access included in price Limitless users

4. Cost We spend $499 on Alexandria and $50 on SmartMarc (Marc records) each year. Total= $548 LibraryWorld includes access to Marc records and only costs $365 each year. Total: $365 By switching to LibraryWorld, we save $184 each year!

5. Like Alexandria, LibraryWorld includes: Complete circulation system with check-in, check-out, renew, hold, and reserve features Cataloging, inventory, patron management, serial tracking, inventory, reports, permissions and settings, and patron access Ability to work with or without a barcode reader Importing and editing MARC catalog records from Library of Congress or other collections Printing of book spine labels, letters, notices, lists, and reports Indexing and searchability of all words in catalog records Technical support via e-mail and toll-free 800 number

6. Unlike Alexandria, LibraryWorld All available features are included in the price (other features from Alexandria cost extra) New versions are available automatically (do not cost more) and announcements of the updates are made on library’s management home page

7. Alexandria= limited catalog access With Alexandria, the library catalog can only be accessed from the school library. There is no online access included in the price we pay.

8. LibraryWorld= universal access The price for LibraryWorld includes online access to the library catalog Teachers and students can access the library catalog from the library, classrooms, home,…anywhere!

9. LibraryWorld=User Friendly Unlike Alexandria, LibraryWorld is user friendly and has Google-like search features Whereas the price we pay for Alexandria only allows one user to manage the library catalog, LibraryWorld allows for unlimited users Allows for multiple libraries to be combined into a dynamic union catalog that enables multi-library searching and sharing of resources

10. More secure and reliable We have to back-up our Alexandria library files on our own each week LibraryWorld performs back-ups of the library catalog for us each night and keeps multiple back-ups

11. Painless Transition LibraryWorld converts Marc records from Alexandria to LibraryWorld for FREE We simply export records from Alexandria and import them into LibraryWorld LibraryWorld includes a 30 day free trial to guarantee satisfaction

12. LibraryWorld=More For Less LibraryWorld enables librarians to spend more time with students Less expensive with more features, including online access With LibraryWorld, we will get a better library automation system for less money!

13. Works Cited LibraryWorld 2.0. 30 Apr. 2009 <http://www.libraryworld.com/cgi- bin/lw2.pl?command=home>. Library Automation Software- Alexandria Library Management Software System. 30 Apr. 2009.