School library management that runs on a barcode scan
Add books with ISBN lookup, label them with barcodes or QR codes, and issue or return a book with a single scan. Orbit applies the loan rules and calculates fines for you.
Included in Orbit at no extra cost, along with every other module.
What changes when Library moves into Orbit
- The issue register is a notebook, and overdue books are found at year end.
- Cataloguing new books means typing every detail by hand.
- Fines are calculated on paper and often never collected.
- Scan, don't write. Issues and returns take a few seconds each.
- Fewer lost books. Overdue books are flagged every day, not found at year end.
- Fines tracked. Every fine is either collected or formally waived.
A new box of books and a busy lunch break
Thirty new titles arrive. The librarian enters each ISBN, Orbit pulls in the details, and she prints barcode labels for the whole batch at once.
At lunch, a queue of students borrows books. Each issue is a scan of the student and a scan of the book. A week later, the daily reminder flags the overdue copies, and the fine is worked out on return.
What the Library module does
ISBN lookup
Pull a book's details from its ISBN to speed up cataloguing.
Barcodes and QR codes
Print labels one at a time or in bulk, then scan to find a book instantly.
Issue and return
Lend to students, teachers, and staff, and return by scan.
Loan rules by borrower
Set the maximum books, loan days, and daily fine for each type of borrower.
Fines
Fines are calculated on return and can be collected or waived, with a record either way.
Due reminders and reports
A daily job flags due and overdue books, and a summary report shows circulation.
Up and running in 3 steps
- 01
Catalogue
Add books with ISBN lookup and print their labels.
- 02
Circulate
Scan to issue and return. Loan rules apply automatically.
- 03
Follow up
Reminders flag overdue books, and fines are collected or waived.
Built for each role
- Librarian & admin
Catalogue books, issue and return them, and manage fines.
- Teachers & students
See the books they've borrowed.
Orbit can print its own barcodes and QR codes, one at a time or in bulk, and resolve a scanned code to a book.
Yes. Maximum books, loan days, and the fine per day are set for each borrower type.
Yes. Students, teachers, and staff can all borrow, each with their own loan rules, and borrowers can see what they have on loan.
Modules that connect with Library
See Orbit against your school's week.
Tell us your role and institution. We will walk the jobs your office repeats every week — not a generic slide deck.
- Attendance, diary, and same-day parent alerts
- Fees, dues, and the modules your office actually uses
- Admin, teacher, student, and parent portals — not a generic deck
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