Capita's software services business has been selected by North Yorkshire County Council to deliver its library management system (LMS) following a competitive tender process. The new contract with Capita will help the local authority to reduce costs while protecting the service that it delivers to its customers. The Council will upgrade to Capita's fully-hosted cloud-based Chorus LMS. Chorus will reduce on-site hardware and maintenance overheads, and free library staff from routine administrative responsibilities, enabling them to be re-deployed to customer-facing tasks.

The Council will also utilise Capita's web-based staff interface Soprano, an easy to use cloud-based service that provides staff with real-time access to the LMS on any internet-enabled device. Designed specifically for mobile devices, Soprano will improve stock checking, circulation and picking efficiency, as well as giving staff the ability to issue and return items, make reservations and answer enquiries, without having to be stuck behind the service desk. Soprano's intuitive user interface will also support the council's plans to increase the number of volunteer library staff by providing a method of accessing the library system that requires minimal training.

Further efficiencies will be delivered through integration with the council's finance systems as well as providing customers with the ability to pay library fines and fees online. This will provide the library users of North Yorkshire with the online services they expect from the Council.