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Sierra ILS Reviews in January 2025: User Ratings, Pros & Cons

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Sierra ILS Reviews & Ratings

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Emily R

05/19/21

5 out of 5

"An ideal and intuitive solution for academic libraries"

What do you like best about Sierra ILS? I have used Sierra for multiple years at two different libraries, beginning when I was a student worker. The basic circulation functions in Sierra have an easy learning curve, and I felt competent quickly. Student workers at my current institution have a similarly easy time learning to use Sierra. Several years after my student worker postion, when I began a new job at a different institution as permanent staff, I could easily pick up where I left off ...

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Anonymous User

09/24/19

5 out of 5

"Very simple to use "

What do you like best about Sierra ILS? Easy to look up books on this system and track fines What do you dislike about Sierra ILS? I did not have any issues with Sierra when I used it What problems is Sierra ILS solving and how is that benefiting you? Helps me track fines , fine books easily and see what’s been checked out

AU

Anonymous User

12/27/18

5 out of 5

"Sierra has some flaws"

What do you like best about Sierra ILS? Sierra is a very easy program to use. There are also macros that can be made to make it even simpler and quicker. What do you dislike about Sierra ILS? Sometimes Sierra tends to freeze and shut down on its own. What problems is Sierra ILS solving and how is that benefiting you? It helps us check patron accounts.

AU

Anonymous User

12/06/18

5 out of 5

"Sierra ILS is great for library use"

What do you like best about Sierra ILS? Sierra ILS has provided my library a simple, yet precise program that is extremely efficient. We use it for checking books in and out, checking the records of patrons, making modifications to records, among others uses. What do you dislike about Sierra ILS? While I do like the Sierra ILS program very much, I do think that it could use a more modern interface. Recommendations to others considering Sierra ILS: It might take a while to get used to but ...

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Anonymous User

11/24/17

5 out of 5

"Sierra is an industry leader"

What do you like best about Sierra ILS? Ability to sort and classify patron and item data What do you dislike about Sierra ILS? Freezes up occasionally, slow to produce results for broad search terms What problems is Sierra ILS solving and how is that benefiting you? Able to streamline operations across branches

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Erin Arlene H

10/17/17

5 out of 5

"Easy to use!"

What do you like best about Sierra ILS? fantastic UX - anybody can use it on any device. What do you dislike about Sierra ILS? I sometimes forget exactly what I have to do to send the poll to people, or to make it public. What problems is Sierra ILS solving and how is that benefiting you? Determining what the best date is to have a meeting with many people from many locations.

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Kat D

12/16/21

4.5 out of 5

"It may look like it’s from 2004, but it works!"

What do you like best about Sierra ILS? It takes less than a couple days to get used to the system. Learning the different functions is very intuitive and I love that once you feel comfortable, you can start using hot keys and get real fast tabbing between different functions What do you dislike about Sierra ILS? Sometimes it is difficult to tell item records with multiple types apart. What problems is Sierra ILS solving and how is that benefiting you? Sierra ils is a well oiled engine. It ...

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Anonymous User

01/30/18

4.5 out of 5

"Takes some getting used to"

What do you like best about Sierra ILS? I enjoy the ability to log in only once and toggle between circulation and cataloging interfaces, rather than having to log in separately as was necessary with earlier platforms. What do you dislike about Sierra ILS? The dropdown menu to go between different parts of the interface is sometimes confusing. I preferred the old left-side navigation style Recommendations to others considering Sierra ILS: Try to approach it with an open mind, and forget ...

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Anonymous User

12/13/18

4 out of 5

"I use Sierra to checkout and check in books and laptops."

What do you like best about Sierra ILS? I like how easy it is to lookup people’s student is number using their name. What do you dislike about Sierra ILS? I dislike the pop ups other employees put in that say things like “valid I’d required” or “check for two dvds”. Recommendations to others considering Sierra ILS: Go for it! What problems is Sierra ILS solving and how is that benefiting you? Without Sierra we would be stuck checking out books by stamping the inside and would be back in ...

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Anonymous User

01/04/18

4 out of 5

"Effective and Intuitive"

What do you like best about Sierra ILS? Sierra is clean and intuitive, in terms of materials checked in and out and patron account maintenance. What do you dislike about Sierra ILS? At times (very rarely) the program can freeze up and has to be restarted. Recommendations to others considering Sierra ILS: Excellent library software for dealing with checkin/checkout of material and patron accounts. What problems is Sierra ILS solving and how is that benefiting you? Keeping track of patron ...

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