What is a Centralized Catalog 

A Centralized Catalog houses many library collections in a singular Data folder stored on a central Data Station. This gives management control to a sole administrator; all updates, upgrades, data backups, and other management procedures are performed for the entire district at a centralized location. Even though all your data is centralized on a main server, patrons have the ability to search an individual library, a group of libraries, or the entire district at once—in real-time! Since there is only one central patron database, Centralized Catalog allows the most convenient access to inter-library loans (ILL). Those considering Centralized Catalog should plan to address overlapping barcode ranges, policies, preferences and cataloging. When considering add-on features, all libraries must subscribe to the same services.