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Byline: Daniel Griffin
Just follow your nose and Liberty3 will take you there
Liberty3 is a web-based integrated library management system that acts as a platform for information management between a library website and its data.
First impressions are of a customisable interface that is presented concisely, is easy on the eye and makes the most of its screen space. The main menu icons are clear and to the untrained eye it is reasonably obvious where they point to. Users are allowed a limited amount of browsing -- including launching an online public access catalogue (OPAC) search and compiling reading lists -- before the system asks them to log in.
After the log-in threshold has been crossed, Liberty3 relies on colour-coded categories (expanded from the navigation menu categories) to steer users around the site. The colouring of the various section headers identifies your location wherever you are in the system.
back to basics
For basic browsing, you can see the status of any book or journal on loan, where those materials currently are and how many are available -- all with just a couple of clicks. The nature of each resource is identified by an accompanying icon, such as book, article, PDF/word-processing document, audio file and a synopsis of its current status is also provided.