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Comparing NGL with any other Library Software?

Respected Patron:

Greetings from NGL Open Source

NGL Team always thrives to provide best functionality, services and technology to the community. The top objectives of NGL Open Source are

Develop functionalities that enable library to provide world class services to its users
Provide simple and yet powerful library management system to librarians

NGL Open Source Team strongly believes that all library products both open source and commercial serve the library community effectively. The team respects the efforts made by other teams. Hence NGL Open Source Team does not believe in any sort of comparisons with other systems. We know that the librarians planning to adapt a system are the best judge. Hence NGL Team always highlights the features provided by NGL.

The below are the features and services offered by NGL Suite and its team.
Freedom to use

NGL

Open Source and absolutely free to use without any hidden statements

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Redistributable: Install for other libraries and re-distribute it to others

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Zero hidden costs: Only open source and free third party tools used. This is to completely avoid hidden costs

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Platform Independent: Run it on operating systems like linux also, so that the costs of license for commerci al operating systems can be avoided

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Unlimited records: No limit on number of records in any functionality

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All functionalities free and open source: All basic and advanced functionalities are open source and free

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Unlimited number of library staff clients

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Unlimited number of Web OPAC clients

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Technology

NGL

Uses JAVA Enterprise Technologies: Usage of latest and most trust worthy technologies in the present day market.

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Completely web based

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Scalability: Easily scales to any numbers of users simultaneously accessing the system

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Stable database: Stable, reliable, scalable and open source database like Postgresql to be used

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Enterprise Search Engine for speedy searches on large bibliographic databases

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Email: Email integration to organizationโ€™s SMTP servers. Also integration to free SMTP service provided by GMail and Google Apps

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Twitter: Integration to popular social networking site Twitter to send direct messages to users

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SMS: Integration to Bulk SMS Internet gateway

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Smart Phone Access: Access to library through Android Smart Phones

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Application for Self-Circulation Ki osks.

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End-of-day librarian assistant Application that can be integrated with Operating system schedulers

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IP based authentication to run librarian clients from authorized systems

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Functionality
Acquisitions

NGL

User Suggestions/Request processing with custom workflows

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On-Approval process to handle on-approval supplies from book suppliers

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Firm order process with provision for advance payment

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Invoice processing and Item processing

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Payment process

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Payment d etails processing: Payment details like mode of payment for an invoice, Cheque/DD/E-transfer details, bank details

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Gifts processing: Both solicited and Un-solicited gifts

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Accessioning: Assigning unique numeric/alpha-numeric identities

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Generate claims for unsupplied items

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Quotation Process: Sending request for quotations, receive quotations, generate comparative statement and finalize vendor quotations

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Customizable form letters

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Email/SMS/Twitter integration to send on-the-fly communications to Vendors and Patrons

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MIS reports: Accession Register, Budget Expenditure report, Vendor performance report, Statistical reports and User suggestions in process

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Budget management

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Serials Management

NGL

User Suggestions/Request processing with custom workflows

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Preparation of Serial Master

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Handling norm al subscriptions, Gifts and Exchange subscriptions

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Raising firm orders for subscriptions

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Receiving invoices for subscriptions and payment process

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Payment details processing: Payment details like mode of payment for an invoice, Cheque/DD/E-transfer details, bank details

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Quick register of Serial issues including regular, supplement, special, duplicate issues and Index/title pages

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Serials binding management: Preparing logical list, binding list, raise binding orders with binding specifications, receiving orders, payment process and payment details and finally accessioning the bound volumes

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Renewing subscriptions

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Auto claim generation for delayed issues

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Customizable form letters

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Email/SMS/Twitter integration to send on-the-fly communications to Vendors, Binders and Patrons

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MIS reports: Current subscriptions, duplicate issues report, Missing issues, Unfulfilled subscriptions, Current arrivals, budget expenditure, and list subscriptions

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Budget management

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Techni cal Processing (Cataloguing)

NGL

Primary Cataloguing and import catalogue records from free sources like Library of Congress

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Customizable Data entry templates. Facility to create own data entry templates

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Quick functionalities to update copies of catalogue record and edit them

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Catalogue any kind of information object. For example: Book, Serial, CD/DVD, Patents, Technical reports, Audio cassettes, Video Tapes, Maps, Speeches, Kits. Thesis etc..

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Print Spine Labels

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Multi-location support: One catalogue record, multiple location holdings

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Cataloging digital items

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Permissions/Access rights for digital attachments

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Provision for users to upload digital documents and upon approval by librarian add it to the catalogue

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Provision to batch import catalogue records from Excel sheets and MARC files

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Circulation

NGL

Check-out (Issues)

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Check-in (Returns)

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Reservations

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Renewals

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Binding management

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Recall items

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Collect Overdues and provision to Override t hem

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Weed out process

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Inter-library loan process

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Report loss of item

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Recording Reference Material Usage

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Requests for Check-out: Facility for patrons to hold available material for a short time.

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Auto blocking of users based on overdue material and overdues

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Auto tracking of Overdue material. Auto generation of ov erdue notices

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Auto reminders to user to renew before due date

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Auto closure of reservations and passing it on to next patron in the reservation queue

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SIP2 support for RFID

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Customizable form letters

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Email/SMS/Twitter integration to send on-the-fly communications to Patrons and Binders

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MIS reports: Checked out list, Current reservations report, Circulation transaction report, Overdue list, Patrons list, Items reported lost, Daily circulation statistical report, Binding list, Heavily used material, Overdue collection, Weeded out list, Unpaid Overdues report, Active Patrons, Current sub location report, Overdue material in demand, Requests for check out, Never used material, Library usage

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Stock Verification

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Self Check-out, Check-in, Renewals and Information available through Kiosks

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Provision to batch import Patrons from Exce l sheets

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Web OPAC

NGL

Federated search across material types and single database search on a material type

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Customizable fields, Indexes for Search

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Customization of Library Portal home page

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Faceted search

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Book Covers, Google Previews and Book rev iews service

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Tagging records

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Rate records

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Add comments to a record

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Mark records as favourites

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Initiate discussion with librarian on a particular record

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Federated search on Google Books

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LDAP support for OPAC login

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External database support for OPAC login

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Recommend/Suggest new books

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Reserve books

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Renew books

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Request a temporary hold on available items

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Floor Map facility

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Contact us query with integration to Email

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Go ogle Maps provision at Contact us page

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Printing/Email catalogue records

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Export catalogue records in MARC, MARCXML formats

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RSS feeds support for search results

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External RSS feeds integration at Top news page

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User forums: Initiate discussions on various topics

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Convert premium patron to Experts, update profiles and make them searchable

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Upload Presentations, Lectures notes, and any such knowledge base documents by Users. On approval items are added to Catalogue

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Library Statistics

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Sign up - Users can sign up for new memberships

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Visitor tracking

NGL

Simple and secured UI for security personnel at the library reception

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Rapid Visitor-in/Vistor-out recording

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Facility to record visitor belongings

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Display items checked out and renewed at the time of Visitor out

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MIS reports: Statistics of visitors to the library

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Low cost Self-help Kiosks

NGL

Transform a normal PC to Self-help Kiosk

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Easy to cu stomize form letters especially for POS printers

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Self Check-out

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Self Check-in with one level of approval from Circulation staff

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Self Renewal

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Integrated SMS and EMail facility

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View Information related to circulation history of user

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Customizable Auto-log off timer

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Platform independent application: Runs on Linux based Ki osks

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Supports Smart Card/RFID card Login

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Support LDAP login

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Supports External database login

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IP based authentication to securely run kiosk application from authorized systems

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GUI design especially to handle Touch monitors

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Costly technologies like RFID not required

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Support services

NGL

Absolutely free high priority support at time of critical events to the library: When there is system crash or any other critical event which will stall usage of software, then support team will provide high priority support free of cost irrespective of AMC payments

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Free Open Source Channel Support

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Free A-Z implementation of library software

Free Installation On-line

Free Data migration

Free training through on-line lessons

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Least training required. Training on basic usage of the system within 5 hours

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Libraryโ€™s direct relation with the developer for

Support and Customizations

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High priority Commercial Channel Support starting from just 30 USD(1,200 INR) per year

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Implement NGL Free of COST

NGL team helps you to implement the whole NGL suite f ree of cost. This is especially and only for libraries that are budget strapped. There are neither conditions nor hidden costs involved. Its absolutely free.

Visit our NGL Adaptation program http://www.ngl-ils.com/ngl-adaptation-program.php for more details and registration

"Always Happy to help you"

We are waiting to help you. Get help from us, there are no obligations and no conditions whatsoever.
For any assistance in Installation or upgrade contact us at
Email: support@verussolutions.biz
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We will be looking forward to help you

Wishing you a Happy Library Management

NGL Open Source Support Team,

(Service Before Self)

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