Countless features make Library 4 Universal™ (L4U) the best library automation software in the industry. L4U's extensive feature set provides for superior library management.

Comprehensive Statistical Reporting

L4U library software maintains various statistics within the program, allowing you to create an unlimited number of reports and graphs. Circulation statistics are generated by loan type, and are maintained for all circulations that take place, per loan type on a daily, monthly and annual basis. L4U can create quick statistical graphs designed to illustrate various library circulation, search and activity information. These graphs include 'hot' library items, 'cold' library items, 'hot' searches, busiest library times, and client activity.

Fine Management

Fines or Points can be charged to encourage timely returns or to help replace lost or damaged items. In addition to charging fines for overdue materials, L4U has the ability to track ad hoc charges for photocopying, laminating, and any other miscellaneous fees. L4U provides a complete audit trail for any and all charges applied to a client. Full or partial payments can be processed with the click of a button.

Powerful Custom Report Editor

In L4U, every field of the bibliographic record can be searched on, sorted and reported on. One of the most powerful tools in L4U is the Report Editor. The included features allow you to fully customize which data is included, and how the report is formatted. With the Custom Report Editor, reports can include breaks, summary calculations, sort orders, special fonts and styles, and customized headers and footers.

 

I am glad I chose L4U over the other software programs I was looking at. I like how easy L4U Platinum is to learn, the set up is quite easy and we found we didn’t need to have training sessions as the manual covered everything for us. You don’t need to be a computer tech to use this program. Being a public library I wasn’t to sure how this software was going to work for us, but the staff and I found this a great fit. I am sure that we will find more and more features to implement as we become accustomed to all that L4U can do for us.

Judy Dewald
Director of Library Services
Redwater Public Library
Redwater, AB

 

L4U for Elementary Schools

• Phonetic 'Sounds Like' Searching
• Visual Searching
• Graphically represent Loan Types