LEXINGTON, Va. March 11, 2025 — Preston Library at Virginia Military Institute has been chosen to be the first institution in Virginia to implement FOLIO, a new integrated library system (ILS), to track items owned, orders made, bills paid, and patrons who have borrowed. FOLIO is comprised of apps which allow the library to customize and optimize workflows and systems including circulation, acquisitions, cataloging, digital resources management, administration, analytics, and tasks.  

“With the adoption of FOLIO, Preston Library will be able to better manage its digital collections and make them easier to search and discover. FOLIO is a state-of-the-art system, which will allow the library to operate more efficiently. Users will not notice a change, as the appearance of the search window on the website will remain the same. We decided to go with FOLIO because it is a more modern and better integrated solution than what we have currently,” said Col. Pongracz Sennyey, director of Preston Library.  

The new system will go live summer 2025.    

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