Librarian |
- Raise the profile of the library through technology (fingerprint recognition, etc)
- A management system specifically designed for secondary school libraries
- Extremely intuitive, user-friendly interface
- Online cataloguing of new resources
- Extensive reporting package including inspections report
- Customisable picture based searching for SearchStar
- Extensive global editing facilities for maintaining your catalogue
- Fantastic support including user groups
- Includes its own information literacy set – SearchStar & the Curriculum
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Headteacher |
- Reports specifically designed for inspections
- Track reading progress across gender, ethnicity etc
- Raise the profile of the school and library through technology
- A system that allows you to track all school resources including text books
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Teachers |
- Integrate information literacy skills into lesson plans
- Improved usage and awareness of available resources for planning projects
- Manage departmental resources such as text books
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New Intake / Yr 7’s |
- Most primary schools in the UK that have an automated library use our Junior Librarian system
- Year 7 students joining your school will therefore have an instant familiarity with SearchStar, reducing the training requirement at library induction.
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IT / Network Manager |
- Full network license
- Easy to install and maintain
- MSI’s already built including RM CC3
- Optional web based version of SearchStar
- Fully web based .NET version available if preferred
- Integration with main school MIS for student data
- Software Licenses module
- Excellent technical support
- Websites database for ‘safe’ searching of the internet
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Bursar |
- Cost effective asset tracking tool for all school resources
- Asset value reports
- Monitor effective use of school resources and plan future purchasing
- Competitive annual support costs
- Competitive conversion and implementation costs
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Students |
- Multiple search options to help develop information literacy skills
- Integration of school resources and websites all in one place
- Write book reviews and read reviews from other students
- Floorplan to show location of resources
- Reserve resources and manage their own accounts
- A chance to ‘Meet the Author’ with video clips of authors talking about their books
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