Former name

Librarian is now Janium Libraries

Librarian is the name under which Janium marketed its library system: the core of the Janium system plus the Circulation module. Today that product is Janium Libraries, one of the applications of the Janium system.

EQUIVALENCE

Product equivalence

For institutions that contracted Librarian and need to reference it in their procurement process.

ItemDetails
Former nameLibrarian
Current nameJanium Libraries, an application of the Janium system
What Librarian includedThe core of the Janium system and the Circulation module
ManufacturerJanium
Current product pagewww.janium.com/en/janium/
MODULES

What Librarian included

A web-based system for libraries and information centers, with these modules:

Public catalog

Searchable from any device.

  • Quick, advanced and faceted search
  • Searching other catalogs via Z39.50
  • Electronic reference desk with predefined searches
  • Bibliographies with Zotero and Mendeley

Bibliographic control

Bibliographic and item records.

  • MARC21, UNIMARC, Dublin Core and local formats
  • Copy cataloging via Z39.50
  • Import and export in ISO 2709 and MARCXML
  • Duplicate record detection and merging
  • Spine label and barcode printing

Authority control

Terms validated during cataloging.

  • MARC21 and UNIMARC authority formats
  • See, see-also and hierarchical references
  • Global changes from the authority record

Circulation

Lending and patron services.

  • Loans, returns, renewals and holds
  • Fines and suspensions with per-library policies
  • Email notifications
  • Certificates of no debt
  • Inventory without suspending service

Cover images

A cover image linked to each record.

  • Upload from the workstation
  • No full-text indexing, which was purchased with Janium or Enki

Reports

Lists and statistics across the whole database.

  • Filters and reusable templates
  • Export to CSV and PDF
  • Delivery by email

Advanced security

Access levels by user and by content.

  • Levels for records, fields and items
  • Authentication with LDAP or Active Directory

Administration

System policies and parameters.

  • Libraries, locations and material types
  • Circulation policies per library
  • Operator accounts and permissions
TODAY

What it includes today

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Libraries

Janium Libraries

For academic, public, school, special and corporate libraries.

  • 100% responsive public catalog
  • Comprehensive management: cataloging, circulation, acquisitions
  • MARC21 and Dublin Core support
  • Advanced authority control
  • Record enrichment

Libraries demo

OPEN STANDARDS

Interoperability today

  • MARC21
  • UNIMARC
  • Dublin Core
  • ISO 2709
  • MARCXML
  • Z39.50
  • OAI-PMH
  • REST API
DEPLOYMENT

Deployment options

  1. 1

    On-Premise

    On your institution's servers, with full control of the infrastructure.

  2. 2

    SaaS — JaniumNet

    In the cloud, with managed enterprise infrastructure and support included.

MORE INFORMATION

Current product information

Janium

Full system overview: applications, modules, standards and deployment options.

See Janium

JaniumNet

Janium as SaaS, with managed infrastructure and support included.

See JaniumNet

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