“Polaris Library Systems gave us a total solution, an elegant system at the best price. Add the immeasurable benefit of staff who truly work with us, and who else would we have chosen?”
- Janice Butler, Director, St. Tammany Parish Library, Louisiana
ILS System
Acquisitions
Seamlessly integrate your acquisitions.
The Acquisitions subsystem of the Polaris ILS links seamlessly to the circulation, cataloging, serials and PAC subsystems, providing a truly one-stop solution for managing your library's flow of information. And since Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is actually part of the subsystem's code, you can perform purchasing, receiving and invoicing functions with point-and-click simplicity. In addition, the real-time fund accounting feature allows you to track orders by type, create branch fill rate reports, and more.
Acquisitions benefits:
- Save time by transmitting orders directly to vendors (View Product Demonstration)
- Receive and process electronic invoices
- Mediate claims and cancellations
- Type ISBN in line items to retrieve bibliographic and pricing data from vendor Web sites
Cataloging benefits:
- Bulk import brief and shelf-ready MARC records from vendors
- Preview bibliographic records and linked holdings during selection and ordering
- Generate bulk purchase orders or selection lists
Circulation benefits:
- Display on-order and in-processing status on Polaris PAC
- Place hold requests immediately during acquisitions
