Systems in production
It runs today at universities using Alma, Koha, OCLC WMS and AbsysNet. Any system with SIP2 enabled is a candidate; we check it before you buy.
For IT, data protection and procurement
What your university
needs to know before buying.
Integration, sign-in, personal data, contract and supplier details on one page. If your university has a security or supplier questionnaire, send it to us and we will answer it in writing.
Send a questionnaire ↗Architecture
How it connects.
The app never talks directly to your library system: the Prestalib service does, translating each transaction into the standard SIP2 protocol.
01User appAndroid · iOS · NFC
↓02Prestalib serviceCheckout, check-in, renewal, account
↓03Your library systemSIP2
Network
Prestalib’s services run in the cloud, outside the university network, and connect directly to your library system’s SIP2 service, which in most cases is also in the cloud. There is nothing to change on the university network and nothing to install on your servers.
Sign-in
Users sign in with their institutional account; we have integrated Microsoft Entra ID and university OAuth2 providers. With institutional sign-in, passwords stay with your identity provider, not with Prestalib.
Tags and security
HF RFID tags (ISO 15693), read with the phone’s NFC; the app changes the tag’s security state on checkout and return. Without RFID, it reads the barcode with the camera. Returns require reading a fixed return-point tag inside the library (we supply those tags): the phone’s location is not used.
IT checklist
What we need from your team.
SIP2 enabled
One SIP2 account per library or site, with the minimum permissions for checkout, check-in, renewal and account information.
SIP2 connection details
The address and port of your library system’s SIP2 service. If it is in the cloud, your vendor provides them.
Identity provider
App registration with your identity provider (for example Microsoft Entra ID) and a test account.
Return points
We supply the RFID tags for the return points, as many as you need. You only decide where to place them inside the library.
App stores
Publication on the App Store and Google Play is included, in your own Apple and Google developer accounts or in Prestalib’s, whichever you prefer.
Testing
A few test books and two or three staff phones to validate before launch.
Data protection
Data processor.
Prestalib acts as the university’s data processor under the GDPR and Spanish data protection law, and signs a data processing agreement with each university. The app shows users their own data (patron ID, name, loans, holds and fines), read from the library system and the sign-in provider. No special-category or location data is processed.
Security
Available on request.
- IT security packArchitecture, data processed and retention, encryption, backups and incident handling.
- Supplier questionnairesWe answer your university’s questionnaire, as we have for others.
- Certificates of experienceIssued by public university clients.
- CertificationsIf your procurement requires specific certifications or security requirements, tell us at the start and we will send you the details.
Contract and purchasing
Clear terms.
- PriceMy Prestalib App from €9,800 implementation and €3,600 per year, unlimited users. Public prices, + VAT.
- Term1, 2 or 3 years, your choice; the contract lasts for the term you buy and then renews yearly. Pay the whole term upfront for 5% off over 2 years or 10% over 3 years.
- ImplementationAbout three weeks from when we have the information and access we need.
- Support24/7, with a response in under 4 hours, by email to hello@prestalib.com.
- QuoteFormal, numbered and valid for 30 days, generated instantly on the website.
- VATSpain: 21%. Rest of the EU with a VAT number: reverse charge. Outside the EU: no Spanish VAT.
- ProcedureOrder straight from the quote, or through your public procurement or supplier onboarding procedure.
Terms of service (Spanish) → · English versions of the terms and the data processing agreement are available on request.
Supplier details
Smart Areas Tech, S.L.
- BrandPrestalib
- Tax ID (NIF)B02753127
- Registered addressCalle Los Monteros, 37, 28922 Alcorcón (Madrid), Spain
- RegistrationInscrita en el Registro Mercantil de Madrid, Tomo 41083, Folio 88, Sección General, Hoja 728538, Inscripción 1.ª (04/11/2020)
- Contacthello@prestalib.com · +34 678 996 632
In writing
Anything missing?
Just ask.
We send the security pack, the English contract or whatever your team needs, and we answer your questionnaires.