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Capacity of ResourceMate®
We have designed
ResourceMate® to accommodate the library or collection
of 100-15,000 items. In reality the development tool
that
ResourceMate® was written in (Delphi and DbIsam),
is capable of handling much larger numbers of items.
The only performance
degradation we are aware of is a slowness in generating
reports and loading all information into grids.
If you purchase
ResourceMate® without the Multi-user add-on, this
may present imitations in an environment with more than
10,000 items. Although multiple people can search the
database via our Patron Search
Screen, only one person at a time can maintain the
database. This means that you cannot
have one person maintaining the database while another
person is processing loans and returns.
Of course the
Multi-user version of Regular or Plus solve any of these
concerns.
Our experience
is that as the number of items increases, users of library
software are cataloguing more intricate details of the
items in their library. ResourceMate® was designed
to be easy to use software that did not involve hours
of training to understand complex cataloguing procedures.
If you have
looked at the demo of ResourceMate® and feel that
none of the above mentioned issues are a concern to you
then we have no hesitation in recommending ResourceMate®
for your use.
Many organizations
around the world have found that ResourceMate®
more than meets their needs.
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