History 2006 2012 Founded in the UK - now in over Launched in the US - now in over 50% of UK Public Libraries 200 library locations 2016 In over 1,000 libraries locations worldwide
We are a library company, passionate about user experience. Development and enhancements are guided by our user community.
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What do you do? Communico is an integrated, suite of cloud based applications which has been built from the ground up to enable Libraries to better communicate to their patrons. 8 integrated applications, 1 great platform Sites Broadcast Attend Reserve Mobile Roam Discover Read on COMING COMING SOON SOON
The whole platform is designed so that any user can start creating content straight out of the box. We are a library company Development and enhancements are guided by our user community.
Control Panel The Communico Cloud has a single, unified control panel where you manage and maintain all your applications and modules. Branches Themes Users This is where all of the data for your Themes makes it quick and easy for you to Communico has been designed so that you branches is stored: locations, contact build content by storing all of your color can give users tiered access levels, from a numbers, opening hours, GPS coordinates, palettes, fonts, headers and footers in one single widget to the whole platform. Within etc. The individual applications then pull from place. Just select the theme you want to use the Users module you define your custom this data as it is required. Update once and it and start typing. user categories and then apply. updates across the whole platform. 10
Communico Connect Communico Connect talks to all of the external data sources you may want to feed into Communico, in addition to the data stored within our central repository. Data can be fed into Communico from third party providers via APIs, XML & RSS and Communico Connect has built-in drivers for the major social media platforms. 12
A Responsive CMS Sites • Customers and staff expect and deserve a great browsing experience regardless of the device they use. • Sites allows you to build beautiful responsive websites without a single line of code • …email landing pages, kiosk sites, reference guides, blogs and intranets.
A Responsive CMS Sites • Easy creation of content - libraries don't have 100’s of programmers. • Multiple themes, just select the theme for your page and start typing • Communico Connect is fully integrated within sites. Keep patrons on your website and domain. • All of Communico’s Widgets are available for you to use on the pages you create in Sites.
Sites Easy to use • Drag and drop, libraries don’t have 100s of programmers, Sites allows libraries to build beautiful, responsive websites without a line of code.
Sites Multiple themes • The Themes module stores all of your branding information such as color palettes, fonts and custom CSS making it quick and easy for you to build your content. Just select a theme to use on your page and start typing.
Sites Widget builder Sites also includes our widget builder, so if you have just rebuilt your website or prefer another CMS but would like to dynamically feature Communico data on your existing pages, that’s ok - just build a widget and embed it on your site. Location Aware Export to other websites &platforms
Multiple widgets Sites Events, social media, recommended reads, slideshows, plus many more…
Intelligent, Flexible Widgets Sites Broadcast Sites Attend Mobile Display your content from a single widget across the platform
Broadcast Broadcast Broadcast is our digital signage application built just for libraries. It allows you to turn any device into a digital sign.
Broadcast Broadcast lets you use any device to power your digital signage
Broadcast hierarchy Broadcast Channels (contain shows) Shows (made up of scenes) Scenes (made up of layers) Layers Image Text Widget Shape
Broadcast Easy to create • Anyone can create shows from the intuitive drag and drop interface.
Broadcast Scheduling • Adjust your Shows as your demographic changes during the day.
Communico Connect Broadcast Feature data within your shows from other 3rd party vendors
Make use of your public access PCs Broadcast You have more digital signs than you think and the shows you build for Public Access PCs can also interact with your patrons.
Make use of your public access PCs Broadcast
Search & Discovery Broadcast • Promote library resources to patrons as they search the web with Google
App Builder Mobile • Build branded native mobile apps for your library patrons • Create and maintain in real time from within the Control Panel
App Builder Mobile • News • Full ILS integration inc e-books & e-audio • Check my account • Branch locator • Social media • Recommended reads • Virtual library • Events • Tablet version • e-Library card • Scan an ISBN barcode
Mobile Check my account • Patrons can check their accounts, view holds and renew items from within the app.
Mobile Branch locator • Find the nearest branch, check opening hours and telephone numbers.
Mobile Search the catalog • Search the catalog and reserve books or check out ebooks from the app.
Mobile One click checkout • eBooks and Audiobooks appear on your bookshelf shortly after checking them out.
Mobile Ready to read • You can read and listen to your eBooks and Audiobooks straightaway.
Mobile Library recommends • Allows you to promote the latest material for patrons to read, watch or listen.
Mobile e-Library card • Patrons will always have their library card to hand with our scannable e- library card.
Mobile Scan a barcode • Patrons can quickly scan a barcode to determine if your library has an item.
Mobile News & events • Latest library news headlines and featured events linked to your news and events pages.
Mobile Social media • Share the latest news from your library through the app's news and social media channels.
Attend - Easy, Elegant, Engaging Attend • Own domain/website • Full integration with room booking & patron app • Automatic wait list handling inc postponement & cancellations • Register by library card or Social media • Single event pages • Mediate content - up to 6 level approval process • Search Tags • Full custom report manager • Export data • Featured event function • Build widgets and export to other websites
Attend Easy for staff to use • Create and manage programs and events from anywhere.
Attend Built in approval levels • Allow branches to create events and then Program Directors and Marketing Teams to approve or edit before publishing.
Attend Elegant workflows Attend seamlessly handles registrations with built-in workflows for wait lists, cancellations and postponements.
Attend Simple events forms Add your event detail to a new form or use a pre-populated template
Attend Registration • Use Communico’s built in events registration to create max numbers and waitlists. • Third party registration systems can be used for the external events you manage too.
Attend Event pages • Custom designed events pages pull their data from the Communico Cloud. • Event information and branch location, directions and opening hours are all included. • Discoverable by search engines
Attend Register • Patrons and non-card holders can register directly from the page
Attend Multiple registration • Individuals can add family members or friends to create a group registration.
Reserve - Manage, Market, Mediate Reserve • Own domain • Asset lists • Set up & breakdown times • Integration with events module & app • Report builder • Integration with Broadcast (Tablet App Q2 2016) • ILS Authentication • Mediation • ecommerce 2016 • Static pages
Reserve Book venues • Reserve rooms for your events from your available venues. • Repeating events can have different venues.
Reserve Custom times • Set up and breakdown times are easily changed for your event.
Key features Reserve Widgets Reservations Smart widgets are available for promoting Reserve authenticates with your ILS, branch specific information on the web and allowing patrons to book rooms with their digital signage. library cards. Reporting Own domain Built-in custom report builders with the ability Your content and data is all hosted in the to export data to other platforms. Communico Cloud but you can still use your own domain names.
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