Cataloguing with MARC21
A simple form or the full MARC editor, copy cataloguing by ISBN, imports of MARC files (Koha holdings too) and Excel accession registers, authority files and DDC call numbers.
Library software for Indian schools, colleges and public libraries
Your whole library — catalogue, desk, members and reading room — in one place
Library Management System runs on your own hosting: MARC21 cataloguing, a fast Hindi and English OPAC, issue and return by barcode or phone, fines with receipts, holds, e-books, serials, purchases with GST invoices and seat-wise reading rooms — even when the internet is down at the desk.
Try the live demo Search the catalogue
- Hindi and English on every screen
- Returns always work, even offline
- Helps with NAAC data and stock verification
- One licence, your data on your hosting
Everything a library does in a day
Built for Indian libraries: the accession register, the session calendar, Hindi records and the reports a principal or NAAC visit asks for.
A fast OPAC
Search in Devanagari or Latin script, facets, a kids' corner, large-text mode and covers drawn on your server — no outside service.
Issue and return in a scan
Barcode or QR at the desk, due dates on each branch's calendar and holidays, renewals, a phone desk and a self-check kiosk. Returns are never locked.
Members and rules
Categories for students, faculty and the public, loan rules per category and material, ID cards, clearance (no-dues) slips and family accounts.
Fines and receipts
Fines worked out by the rule of the loan, numbered receipts, reminders by e-mail, SMS or WhatsApp and online payment with PayU, PhonePe or PayPal.
Digital library
E-books and theses with access rules and watermarks, an institutional repository with OAI-PMH, and e-resource lists in one place.
Reading rooms
Seat maps, shifts, monthly plans, dues and attendance for study halls and paid reading rooms.
Serials and purchases
Journal subscriptions with expected issues and claims, suggestions, orders, budgets and GST invoices from vendors.
Reports and smart help
Dashboards, NAAC / NIRF data help, stock verification by scanner, overdue risk and readers-also-borrowed — all without AI, AI optional.
Who it is for
One edition for every kind of library; the library type you choose only sets the starters.
Schools
Class-wise members, small loan limits, the kids' corner and an optional link to School ERP.
Colleges and universities
Branches and departmental libraries, faculty rules, theses, journals and NAAC data.
Public libraries
Self-registration, adult, child and senior categories, deposits and a public OPAC.
Reading rooms
Seats, shifts and monthly fees with reminders — with or without a book collection.
Start in three steps
- 1
Install
Upload the ZIP to your hosting, open the installer, enter the database and your licence key, add the one cron line.
- 2
Choose your library type
School, college, university, public, reading room or special — it adds the roles, member categories and loan rules to begin with.
- 3
Bring your books and members
Import your old catalogue and member lists, print barcode labels and cards, and open the desk.
Questions
Does it work on shared hosting?
Yes. Plain PHP 8.1 or newer with MySQL or MariaDB and one cron line; no Composer and no server programs.
Can we keep our old data?
Yes. It reads MARC files and Excel / CSV sheets, with the Koha holdings and the School ERP library kept; a dry run shows what will come in before anything is saved.
What happens when the internet goes down?
The desk keeps issuing and returning on the browser and sends each scan once when the line is back; conflicts are listed for the librarian.
Is it in Hindi?
Every screen, slip, card, receipt and the OPAC are in Hindi and English, and each person picks their language. Records can be in any script.
Does it file anything for NAAC or GST for us?
No — it helps with the data: NAAC / NIRF tables, GST on vendor invoices and fee receipts. You or your accountant check and file them.
Can I try everything here?
Yes, sign in with any role below. The demo is read-only: saving, exports, payments and messages are switched off, and it is reset every night.
See it with a full college library
Three branches, 25,000 books in Hindi and English, 3,000 members and two years of loans — sign in with a role:
- Admin:
admin@demo.example.com - Chief librarian:
priya.verma@demo.example.com - Cataloguer:
arjun.mehta@demo.example.com - Desk assistant (Central Library):
kavya.nair@demo.example.com - Acquisitions:
rahul.joshi@demo.example.com - Reading-room manager (City Reading Centre):
isha.reddy@demo.example.com - Password for every sign-in:
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