# What are the best library management systems for education teams with limited IT support?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">For anyone here who reviews school library software, a question about running these systems on thin resources. What are the best library management systems for education teams with limited IT support? </p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">School IT teams are stretched across a whole district, so the library system sits low in the ticket queue. Whatever the library runs has to need IT rarely, and survive the wait when it does. From the<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/library-management-systems"> </a><a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/library-management-systems">Library Management Systems</a> category, that translates to:</p><ul>
<li>Cloud-hosted, so patches and servers are the vendor's job, not a ticket</li>
<li>Administration the library team can handle without a specialist</li>
<li>Vendor support that fills the gap when IT can't get to you</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Three fit that I found on G2:</p><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/follett-software-follett-destiny-library-manager/reviews"><strong>Follett Destiny Library Manager</strong></a>: the K-12 default, web-based and built for district scale. The safe choice, though a small school may end up using a fraction of it.</li>
<li>
<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/atriuum-ils/reviews"><strong>Atriuum ILS</strong></a>: cloud system whose reviewers describe its support and setup in nearly perfect terms. A favourite of small school and community libraries.</li>
<li>
<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/alexandria/reviews"><strong>Alexandria</strong></a>: school library software with flexible hosting, where reviewers single out easy administration and responsive support.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">And does your answer change as the IT picture thins, from a shared district team down to almost no support at all?</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true"></p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true"></p>

##### Post Metadata
- Posted at: 15 days ago
- Author title: Tech Consultant
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## Comments
### Comment 1

&lt;p&gt;As IT support gets thinner, ease of setup, vendor responsiveness, and how much librarians can manage themselves should outweigh feature depth.&lt;/p&gt;

##### Comment Metadata
- Posted at: 5 days ago
- Author title: Marketing Executive





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