Lucidea Integrated Library Systems 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Lucidea Integrated Library Systems

4.8

(10)

Pricing

Starting at $2,500.00 per year

About Lucidea Integrated Library Systems

Lucidea Integrated Library Systems is a suite of two applications that helps businesses streamline library automation and knowledge management processes. Designed for multinational branches as well as agile libraries, the software assists users with electronic cataloging, knowledge repositories, lending and more.

Key features Lucidea Integrated Library Systems include request management, collaboration, resource allocation, documentation and collections management. Managers can utilize the search functionality to retrieve and access required information from the database. Using the analytical dashboard, professionals can monitor departmental performance on a centralized platform.

Lucidea Integrated Library Systems can be integrated with various third-party applications.

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Lucidea Integrated Library Systems Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $2,500.00 per year

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$2,500.00

per user, per year

No plan information available

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Lucidea Integrated Library Systems Features

Popular features found in Knowledge Management
Access Controls/Permissions
Catalog Management
Collaboration Tools
Commenting/Notes
Content Management
Data Import/Export
Discussions/Forums
Document Management
Self Service Portal
Text Editing
More features of Lucidea Integrated Library Systems
Acquisition Management
Barcode Recognition
Barcode/Ticket Scanning
Barcoding/RFID
Church Libraries
Circulation Management
Content Library
Customizable Branding
Customizable Reports
Customizable Templates
Full Text Search
Inventory Management
Law Libraries
Online Catalog
OPAC
Patron Management
Periodicals Management
Private Libraries
Reporting & Statistics
Reserve Shelf Management
Resource Management
Search/Filter
Self Check-In/Check-Out
Serials Management
Single Sign On
Third-Party Integrations
User Management

Lucidea Integrated Library Systems Integrations

Microsoft SharePoint

Lucidea Integrated Library Systems User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.8

Ratings Breakdown

80%

20%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.7

Value for money

4.8

Customer support

5.0

Functionality

4.7

Have you used Lucidea Integrated Library Systems and would like to share your experience with others?

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Reviewer

Libraries

51-200 employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed October 2018

It has what you need

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It has many features and is multi-functional. I was able to get the hang of it pretty easily with support from my supervisor, but if you require additional help, they have live representatives willing to help 24/7.

Cons:

I don't really have a complaint, considering my limited experience with the software.

Patricia N.

Verified reviewer

Museums and Institutions

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed December 2023

Great solution for historical societies

Data migration went okay. There is a learning curve since some things, such as serials, are handled very differently from our previous system, which we had for 10 years... Customer assistance has been stellar! So far, we are very satisfied with the new system (SydneyEnterprise)

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Several customization options Works with non-MARC records Modern, clean, minimalist interface Superb customer assistance Google discoverable

Cons:

Identities/authority control (needs to be able to import controlled vocabulary files, such as LCSH) Being a more complex system, with more features and customization capability, also makes it a little more complicated to set up Printing - too complicated, too many options that we don't use in our library Labels require a special project

Reasons for switching to Lucidea Integrated Library Systems

SydneyEnterprise was offered as a free upgrade from SKCL MARC (Cuadra STAR) Other divisions in our organization have adopted Lucidea products (Argus and ArchivEra)

Kathy C.

Museums and Institutions

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2017

Have used the company's products for a long period of time and have always been more than satisfied.

Continued development along the lines of where I'd like to go with sharing our data; having the access to flexible data design and redefinition and display. Getting at least to the basics of that with relatively complete ease.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Facilitates customer driven design; flexibility, avoids rigid constraints of many other systems; potential for integrating data in diverse formats into system; excellent customer service and support.

Cons:

The con is really the constraints on my own time; I look forward enriching our content and developing specialized access routines for our staff.

Jennifer F.

Verified reviewer

Performing Arts

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2024

GeniePLUS review

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

We upgraded to GeniePLUS in 2021 and it could not have come at a better time. Knowing that our catalogue and data is secure gives us a big peace of mind. During lockdown, we had great customer service and were able to customise the database to suit our needs.

Cons:

The adding multiple inventory records function does not work as well as in the previous version of Genie.

Sandra E.

Law Practice

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2017

SydneyEnterprise is flexible and easy to use

We have easily made changes to the library catalog and OPAC with the changes happening in the firm. It's easy to train new employees and the Sydney customer support is always great.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The flexibility and ease of making custom databases and views. I have been using Sydney since 2007 and it keeps getting better. They listen to their users. They also have excellent customer service.

Cons:

The manuals could be a bit more detailed, but the tutorials are great for learning specific modules.

Terry P.

Law Practice

501-1000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2017

Review of SydneyEnterprise

I have use Sydney products for over 10 years. I find have found the use of this product very easy to use and easy to train the users in my library. The customer support is awesome! Sydney has help us with every question we have every had about this software.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Library mail check-in.

Cons:

Book check-out system. But we do not have bar coding in all our libraries nation wide.

Jennifer L.

Verified reviewer

Used unspecified for unspecified

Review source

Reviewed March 2017

Flexible Catalog for Managing Online Resources

I have been working with Lucidea for about four years. In that time, customer service has consistently been highly responsive to my needs. Sydney Enterprise is stable, flexible and easy to use. I have access to all the modules but only those that make sense for my work are utilized. The software allows me to create custom metadata fields which make searching easier for my users. I have a great number of full text attachments which are quickly searchable because they are indexed. Overall, I am pleased with the software's performance. These comments are based on my own opinion and not that of my company.

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Value for money

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Russell R.

Used unspecified for unspecified

Review source

Reviewed March 2017

Versatile Software Package to meet the needs of Library staff and users alike

We have been customers of Lucidea for some time now and are very happy with their latest iteration - Sydney Enterprise. Having used other Library systems I can say that Sydney Enterprise is able to meet both the needs of staff and end users with an nice User Interface. Ease of use for staff and end user coupled with a very intricate database system allows both first time and power users to navigate easily to the information they require.

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Value for money

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Functionality

Pros:

Ease of use. Customer Service. Customizable. Active Development and responsiveness to clients requests for enhancements.

Karen M.

Used unspecified for unspecified

Review source

Reviewed April 2017

Lucidea Works to Find Best Solutions for Your Information Environment

We use Lucidea's SydneyPlus. The customer service has been excellent. The staff is knowledgeable. If you pose your knowledge or information storage, access, or retrieval problem to them, they will help you figure out the best solution. Their databases are flexible enough to create a catalog of any kind of materials or data you have.

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Elaine D.

Used unspecified for unspecified

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Reviewed October 2016

Extremely powerful and versatile product. Great Customer Service.

I've been using InMagic at work for nearly 20 years. It's an excellent product. We use it to track action items and our complete records management search library.

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