"Thank you for all your help over the past 13 years; it really is service, support and data mergers with a smile! We particularly appreciate the support with quarantine and adjusting services for covid. Don’t think we could have done it without you all"

About us

IS Oxford has developed and supported library software for small to medium sized libraries for over thirty years. We are professional in our work, loyal to our customers and committed to providing a great service. Heritage Cirqa is our resource and library management system, used by a wide range of institutions from large, multi-site colleges to small, specialised professional libraries.

Employee Owned

In 2016 we became an Employee Owned Trust, which means that the people who develop, support, market and sell the system are joint owners of the company. No profits go to external shareholders and therefore no external pressures apply to how the company is run. Whilst the bottom line remains crucial – as with any business – the employee owned model encourages greater emphasis on customer requirements and reinvestment and through it we control our destiny to a greater extent.  Additionally, being joint owners of the company also makes for a highly motivated group of people.


Did you know, the average length of service in our company is 23 years

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Visit the Heritage Cirqa Support website

If you are an existing user of Heritage Cirqa or have recently taken a post in a library using Heritage, you can visit the support website from here.

Charitable giving

At IS Oxford we believe it is important to give back, and we are proud to support a number of different charitable causes every year.

As an employee-owned organisation all decisions regarding our charitable giving are made collectively. In recent years we have supported a range of charities based in Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties, including Oxfordshire MIND, The Gatehouse and Community Emergency Foodbank.