The Sierra ILS streamlines your library’s operations with optimized workflows and seamless integrations. It handles key tasks such as circulation, cataloging, acquisitions, and eResource management, all within one unified interface. With Sierra, your library can focus on serving patrons while the system efficiently manages day-to-day activities. Plus, Sierra is continuously evolving—new features and improvements are regularly added to ensure you have the most up-to-date tools for success.

Sierra supports multiple workflows, including circulation, cataloging, acquisitions, and eResource management, within a single interface. This all-in-one platform allows your library staff to easily manage both routine activities and special projects. Each staff member can have a customized Sierra experience, with elements of the interface configured to fit their specific roles, whether focused on circulation or broader tasks like acquisitions and cataloging.

Sierra’s RESTful APIs offer seamless access to data, allowing integration with patron self-service functions and third-party solutions. Whether it's providing real-time status updates, enabling self-checkout, or integrating with financial systems, Sierra is designed for easy connectivity. Full documentation and sandbox environments are provided, enabling your library to test and implement API functionalities with ease.

Sierra Web extends library functions to laptops and tablets, allowing staff to manage workflows from the stacks, a home office, or anywhere else. The Mobile Worklists app provides access to worklists, pick lists, inventory, and circulation functions directly from mobile devices. Patrons also benefit from the Innovative Mobile app, which offers access to the catalog, accounts, and optional self-checkout and check-in features via iOS and Android devices.

LX Starter enhances patron communication by elevating email notices. It features an intuitive, web-based interface with customizable templates tailored to different user groups and events. With a drag-and-drop email design tool and seamless integration with the Sierra ILS, LX Starter provides flexibility for individual libraries or consortia, allowing each member institution to maintain its unique branding while benefiting from centralized administration.