The Essex Problem! How Essex migrated from an offline to an online system

Essex has one of the country's largest library systems with 92 libraries and issues running at over 18 million per annum. A system of this size was bound to represent a challenge to any system supplier. After a period of evaluation Essex chose Geac to supply a system to meet their needs. The article describes the selection and implementation of the system, some of the benefits which have accrued and the developments, both current and future.