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LITTERAre

🇩🇪 DE

German library management software for cataloging, circulation and OPAC

EU hostedGDPR
LITTERAre is a German library management system designed for public, private and school libraries, as well as archives and museums. It supports RDA cataloging, OPAC, e-media integration and barcode scanning. Pricing is negotiated individually based on library size, requirements and selected modules.

Replaces

LITTERAre is sought as a European alternative to:

Features

Cataloging and data exchange

  • ISBN-based catalog data lookup via DNB, BVÖ, and LOC
  • GND authority data integration
  • MARC21XML import and export at manifestation and copy level

Circulation and reservations

  • Lending and returns processing
  • Automatic identification of lent or returned items
  • Reservations via staff workflow or OPAC with email confirmation

OPAC and digital media

  • Unified search for physical and digital media in OPAC

E-media and patron exports

  • Automated, filtered customer data exports to supported e-media portals

School administration

  • Import student data from Sokrates, LUSD, and ASV
  • Import school lists from Excel

Reading promotion

  • Antolin availability displayed in catalog and OPAC

Catalog and customer exports

  • Automated catalog export to union catalogs
  • Filtered, scheduled customer exports to external providers

Integrations for bibliographic data

  • Connection to bibliotheken.at

EU Trust Profile

What we verified against public sources, last checked 2026-11-09. Every point links to its evidence.

  • EU data residency

    Website and related database are hosted by Hetzner with server locations in the EU.

    Evidence →
  • European legal entity

    Registered entities in Germany (Munich) and Austria (Hall in Tirol) are listed in the imprint.

    Evidence →
  • ISO 27001ISO/IEC 27001:2022

    Certificate is publicly linked from the About and LITTERAre pages.

    Evidence →
  • Local-language support

    Support hours and contact information are provided in German.

    Evidence →

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Reviews

Recurring themes, synthesized from public reviews across portals.

What users value

  • Attractive and intuitive public catalog with rich media details
  • Friendly, helpful, and competent customer support
  • Personalized 1:1 onboarding and training
  • Fixed-date appointment reservations for lending
  • Patron self-registration and self-management of account details
  • Backend becomes manageable after initial learning period
  • Continual product development with vendor openness to feedback
  • Web-based solution addressing legacy client performance issues

Where users see room to improve

  • · Adjustment challenges for staff migrating from LitteraWindows to LITTERAre
  • · Initial backend learning curve before routine use feels straightforward

Integrations

Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (DNB)Büchereiverband Österreichs (BVÖ)Library of Congress (LOC)GNDOnleihe/divibibfilmfriendPolylinoOverdriveSokratesLUSDASVAntolinbibliotheken.at

LITTERAre: frequently asked questions

Which tools does LITTERAre integrate with?
LITTERAre connects with Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (DNB), Büchereiverband Österreichs (BVÖ), Library of Congress (LOC), GND, Onleihe/divibib, filmfriend, Polylino and Overdrive, plus 5 more integrations we found.
Where does LITTERAre store its data?
Website and related database are hosted by Hetzner with server locations in the EU.

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Feature, pricing and integration details are based on web research (as of 2026-11-09), without guarantee, errors are possible. The vendor's website prevails.