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Surpass
CL: Library Automation for Churches
Surpass CL provides everything
you need to automate your church library. Available ONLY
to places of worship, Surpass CL is a specialized product
designed especially for church libraries.
Surpass CL is professional quality software with a
volunteer-friendly interface. MARC is the standard record format
(a feature that makes Surpass stand out from other software).
Click the links for details about each area of Surpass CL.
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Cataloging
• Quick Cataloging
(downloading free book information from Internet)
• Patron management
• Circulation
• Patron self-check
• Reports and notices
• Barcoding
• Inventory
Cataloging
Quick
Cataloging: Internet Download
Surpass CL includes the ability to find book records on the
Internet by simply entering the ISBN. This time-saving
feature is called Surpass Quick Cataloging, and is included at
no extra charge.
Simply scan the book’s ISBN barcode (or enter by hand) and let
Surpass CL find the cataloging information on the Internet.
It's that easy! There is little or no typing, and
volunteers easily learn how to help.
Power
cataloging: Surpass Copycat add-on
For even more power than Quick Cataloging, Surpass CL is
compatible with Surpass Copycat. With the full version of
Surpass Copycat you can select from hundreds of available
libraries to use for searching. You'll also benefit from
"multi-search," a powerful feature that lets you scan or enter a
whole list of ISBNs for Copycat to search for batches of records
at one time.
Surpass Copycat is an additional $295 for small libraries (under
5,000 volumes) or $450 for larger libraries. Visit the
Surpass
Copycat page for details.
Hand Cataloging:
Fill in the blanks
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Surpass CL is a full MARC-based
system, yet there is no need to have MARC expertise. When
not downloading records from the Internet with Surpass Quick
Cataloging, you simply fill in the blanks for author, title, and
other fields.
Patron Management
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Patron management is simple with
Surpass. Simply fill in the blanks and you're ready to go
with as little as just a name and number. You can
optionally set patrons to belong to a patron type that has
different circulation rules. For example, you might allow
more materials to be checked out to adults than to children, or
fewer materials to visitors than to regular members.
You can even import patron photos from a digital camera or some
church directory software. Photos appear on patron
records, and you can even print color photo library cards to
distribute. Cards are especially useful if you use the
included
Surpass Self-Check.
Just print cards to a color ink-jet printer and laminate with
our inexpensive laminator.
Watch the patron management tour
Be sure your speakers are turned on.
Circulation
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Once your books and patrons are
entered, you can circulate materials. Fully automate circulation
or, when the library is unattended, have patrons leave barcoded
pocket cards for later scanning. Surpass CL includes a feature
for patrons to check out on their own using a mouse or
touch-screen monitor.
Watch the circulation tours
Be sure your speakers are turned on. Two videos cover the
circulation functions of Surpass CL. Visit the tours page
to select.
Patron Self-Check
If your library is ever unmanned, you'll find Surpass Self-Check
to be invaluable! Before you leave the library, simply
position your monitor, mouse, and barcode scanner so that
patrons can use them with Surpass Self-Check. It's
completely mouse or touch-screen driven, so there's no need to
leave the keyboard out, and no chance for anyone to access
anything else on your computer.
Self-Check's intuitive interface makes it easy for patrons to
check out items, check in items, or view their account status.
All they need to know is their patron number provided by e-mail
or patron library cards, both generated from Surpass CL.
You may optionally require a PIN. Surpass Self-Check is
included at no extra charge!
Watch the Self-Check video tour
Be sure your speakers are turned on.
Notices
Surpass CL makes it easy to send
overdue and other notices to patrons. You can print
notices or send them via e-mail. When printing, you can
even specify to print multiple notices per page to save paper,
or you can position the patron address so that it will be
visible through a window envelope for mailed notices. You
can write and edit your own notice text and save multiple
versions for future use.
Reports
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Surpass CL includes a variety of
reports to meet your needs, from circulation statistics to
material and patron lists. A variety of options help you
define the report the way you want it.
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