automation and integrated library systems
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Simmons LIS 489: Technology Foundations for Information Science Social and Professional Aspects Final Presentation: Automation and Integrated Library Systems. Focuses on two different automation systems used by libraries.TRANSCRIPT
489: Social and Professional Aspects
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Automation and Integrated Library
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Julie Goldman April 2013
The Past
• no WWW
• no personal computers
• no cell phones
• no information at our fingertips
Changes
• 1960s: MARC standards & OCLC
• 1970s - 1980s: automation & ILS vendors
• 1990s: Internet & OPACs
Explosion of Information
• emphasis on more than just the library collection
• changed the role of the library and what it makes available
• place to find information without entering the library or talking to a librarian
• defining the library becomes important to defining the role and function of the Integrated Library System
What is a Library?
• organization of intellectual content for the purpose of research through acquisition and dissemination
Automation
Automation
• fixed process developed and carried out by a machine to eliminate tedious processes formally carried out by humans
• automating all the manual functions of the library
Need for Automation
• increase operational efficiencies of library staff
• improve speed, quality, efficiency, accuracy and effectiveness of services
• better access to other networks, systems, Internet
• facilitate wider access to information for users
• wider dissemination of information products and services
Relational Database
• organized body of related information
• multiple dimensions in the data
• break up data into multiple tables
• single schema define tables and attributes
• structured objects with attribute-value pairs
RDBMS
• data independence: abstract view of data
• efficient data access: store & retrieve data efficiently
• reduce application development time
• centralized data administration
• data integrity and security
RDBMS
Patron tablePatron ID*Last nameFirst nameForm
Loan tablePatron IDBook IDDate issuedDate due
Book tableBook ID*TitleAuthorPublisher
* primary key field
Integrated Library System
• integrate internal & external activities of the library
• relational database & graphical user interfaces
• modules for staff: orders, patron records, ect
• OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) for patrons
ILS Purpose
• automation
• acquire information
• store and organize information
• disseminate information
• track all library activities
ILS
ILS
Modules• WWW & OPAC: interchange information
• database/server: external or at the library
• cataloging, circulation, reserves, serials, acquisitions
• link resolver: link to electronic resources
• federated search: search multiple databases
• staff interface: add resources & manage resources in the library electronically
ILS RDBMS
OPAC
• displays electronic bibliographic catalog of the library holdings with an interface for both the user and administrator
• access point and search capabilities
• command and control
• records, search logs
• online, anywhere, 24/7 access
Challenges• new formats and domains
• competition
• fewer ILS vendors
• OCLC: hub for information
• economics and cost
• design and functionality
vs.
Innovative vs. Polaris
ILS Contracts
• Innovative Interfaces led with 238 contracts including 32 for Millennium
• Polaris led in new-name sales more than doubling its 2010 total with 53
Innovative Interfaces
• Java Script
• platform-independent
• multi-tier client-server architecture
• handling & transmitting data
• has been called a closed system
Multi-tier Architecture
Millennium
Encore
• overlays the OPAC
• displays search results similar to social media (SOPAC)
• access to data in Millennium through web services
Polaris
• Asynchronous Javascript and XML (AJAX)
• HTML & CSS
• multi-dimensional data
• table-based visualizations
• requires a recent Web browser
Polaris
Polaris
E-book Integration
Mobility
• mobile-friendly online catalog
• library resources into one convenient interface
• libraries relevant in digital world
Open Source
Technology
Future
• completely database driven websites
• open content to external searches
• one interface for all types of content
• inward integration
• increasing ability to share data