Micro Librarian Systems (MLS) were established in 1981 with the aim of developing high-specification library automation systems, mainly for schools and colleges.

Over the years we have developed several systems specially designed with the needs of educational establishments in mind and now have thousands of users mainly in the UK, but also throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, USA and as far as Cambodia!

System functionality includes all the main features you would expect of a modern library management solution plus more recent additions of a Web Site database, Web OPAC, Library Floor Plan and Multilingual module.

The main reason for the popularity of our systems seems to be their ease of use. Without losing anything in terms of functionality we have always managed to produce software that is extremely straightforward to use.

The two main packages MLS offer are Eclipse and Junior Librarian. Both are Windows-based and run on either a stand-alone PC or network. Eclipse is a high-end, yet user friendly solution, aimed at Secondary Schools, whilst Junior Librarian is a purpose-built system aimed at Infant and Primary School type libraries where there isn’t necessarily a ‘Librarian’ as such and the children are required to issue books to themselves. It is the ease of use of Eclipse that makes it so popular in this market and is one of the main reasons we have converted hundreds of users from other systems. Junior Librarian is designed to not only manage the library stock and school resources, but also as a teaching tool to cover many aspects of the National Curriculum and National Literacy Strategy with the recent addition of readit. Junior Librarian and Identikit were recently featured on the BBC News highlighting the difference the system has made to the profile of the school library. The clip can be viewed by visiting our website. Thousands of Primary schools in the UK already use Junior Librarian, making it easily the most popular system in its market.

Eclipse Professional, based on the SQL Server platform, allows Education Library Services, Colleges and other institutions to take advantage of the user friendly interface and functionality of Eclipse.