technology in libraries in the u.s
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Presented by Prof. Kristin Vogel Mortenson Center for International Library Programs University of Illinois. Technology in Libraries in the U.S. Kristin Vogel Associate Professor Saint Louis University Saint Louis, Missouri Email: [email protected] - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Technology in Libraries in the U.S.
Presented by Prof. Kristin Vogel
Mortenson Center for International Library Programs
University of Illinois
Introduction
Kristin VogelAssociate ProfessorSaint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri
Email: [email protected]
M.L.S. -- Indiana University, Bloomington, IndianaB.A. -- Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana
The approach
Adult learning principles Your background is rich with experience and
serves the group well if it is incorporated into sessions
You are goal-oriented and self-directed You are interested in the practical and in topics
being relevant to your lives at home You are responsible for your learning; together we
make it happen
What are some advantages libraries have now that didn’t occur in the past because the
technology is where it is?
Today's Agenda
Automation ContextHow we structure the organizationTypes of software in use
Key software in libraries
Integrated Library System (ILS)Library 2.0 – related technology – such as reader comments, table of contents /
review services, etc., blogs, wikis
Link resolver software & federated searchingE-resource Management software (ERMS)Website management softwareTutorial & Video editing softwareDigital collectionsFinance/budget managementOffice productivity software – such as Word, Excel, Access,
PowerPoint, calendar, knowledge management systems, email.
“Simple” diagram of system constellation for some libraries
Voyagerby Ex Libris
Modules:Acquisitions
Serials managementCataloging
Circulation & ILLWeb OPAC
SFX (linkresolver) by
Ex Libris
ContentDM(supported by
OCLC)for digital
collections
WebFeat for federated
searching
Syndeticsfor expanded OPAC content
ILLiad(supported by
OCLC)
Ariel & Odyssey
Verde by Ex Libris
for ERMS
Content Management
Softwarefor Library Website
Integrated Library System
-- known as –
Integrated Library System (ILS)Automated Library System
Library Automation SoftwareLibrary Management System
Historically oriented around management of the physical library collection (i.e. inventory control)
Integrated Library Systems (ILS)
Standard Functions include: acquisitions, cataloging & serials
management, circulation, public interface
Characteristics: no repetition of data
entry, instantaneous display of
info across system
Integrated Library Systems (ILS)
ILS may or may not include: course reserves
(traditional and/or electronic collections of text, audio, & video – for academic libraries predominantly),
e-resources management, interlibrary service, digital reference, materials booking
Integrated Library Systems (ILS)
Recent directions: New components in web interfaces
faceted browsing – Ex: NC State catalog (uses Endeca), Queens Library (uses AquaBrowser -- http://aqua.queenslibrary.org/)
relevance-ranked results user rating or tagging (Ex: Amazon.com) Embedded reviews and tables of content –
Ex: I-Share (uses Syndetics) visual navigation (see again Queens Library)
Radio Frequency ID Technology (RFID) E-resource management http://www2.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/?Nty=1&N=0&Ntk=Keyword&Ntt=global%20warming
Integrated Library Systems (ILS)
Commercial, “Homegrown”, and Open Source Ex Libris
commercial Product: Voyager Consortium Catalog: CARLI
Innovative Interfaces commercial Product: Millenium Consortium Catalog: OhioLINK
Georgia PINES Homegrown OpenSource (ACQ & SER modules are in
development.) Product: Evergreen PINES Catalog
ILS Reading Recommendations
**For 2007 industry summary – “An Industry Redefined: private equity moves into ILS and open source support emerges” Library Journal, April 1, 2007
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6429251.html
**For 2008 industry summary – “Opportunity out of Turmoil” Library Journal, April 1, 2008
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6542440.html
ILS Reading Recommendations
“Next-Generation Library Catalogs” by Marshall BreedingLibrary Technology
Reports, July/Aug 2007
(E-Table of Contents at https://publications.techsource.ala.org/products/archive.pl?article=2604)
Link resolver software
“Link resolver software brings together information about the cited resource, the user, and the library's many subscriptions, policies, and services. For the software to work, the content providers must be willing to participate as Sources (databases or sites that can provide a link from a reference).”
The Lure of Linking: Link resolvers are essential to getting optimal usage of electronic content
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA405398.html#LinkResolver
Link resolver software examples
SFX by Ex Libris (used by CARLI libraries) SwetsWise Linker by Swets ArticleLinker by Serial Solutions WebBridge by Innovative Interfaces LinkSource by EBSCO LinkSolver by Ovid Ulrichs Resource Linker by CSA
Link resolver software
Based on OpenURL standards Developed by Herbert Van de Sompel and Oren
Beit-Arie at the University of Ghent (Belgium)
Example URL == http://sfx3.exlibrisgroup.com:9003/library_ID?issn=0021-8537&date=2003&volume=44&issue=2&spage=241
• http://www.library.uiuc.edu/new/index.html
Reading Recommendation
Why OpenURL? D-Lib Magazine, May 2006Author’s AbstractThe improvement of access to scholarly literature caused by electronic journal
publishing quickly led to the wish for seamless linking to referenced articles. This article looks at the evolution of linking technologies with a particular focus on OpenURL, now a NISO standard. The implications for stakeholders in the supply chain are explored, including publishers, intermediaries, libraries and readers. The benefits, expectations and business drivers are examined. The article also highlights some novel, existing and potential future, uses, including increased user-empowerment and possibilities beyond referencing traditional bibliographic material.
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/may06/apps/05apps.html
Digital Asset Management
Software that functions parallel to the online catalog for: Digital slides (art,
science) Video clips Digital maps, etc.
Software examples:
CONTENTdmCumulus 5 WorkgroupDestinyExtensis PortfolioFLEXSTOR.dbGallery Systems EmbARKGreenstone Digital Library SoftwareInformix Media ManagementInsight Software SystemsLizardTech - Imaging SoftwareMadison Digital Image DatabaseSloozeThe Bulldog GroupThe Linux Portal Web-GraphicsWebware Corp (Mambo)
Digital asset collections
To explore from Illinois Wesleyan University: John Wesley Powell Collection of Pueblo Potteryhttp://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm4/index_iwu_enthno.php?CISOROOT=/
iwu_enthno
To explore at University of Illinois: Historical Maps Online -
http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/maps/
Teaching with Digital Content (resource for teachers) - http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/
Another form of digital collections
Institutional repositories capture and make available as much of the research output of an institution (i.e. a university) as possible. In the first instance this might include material such as research papers and electronic versions of documents such as theses, but may also include many of the digital assets generated by normal campus life, such as administrative documents, course notes, or learning objects.
Key reading:Open Society Institute Guide to Institutional Repositories- http://www.soros.org/openaccess/software/
SPARC The case for institutional repositories- http://www.arl.org/sparc/bm~doc/ir_final_release_102.pdf
Reading Recommendation
TechEssence http://techessence.info/
Activity – Building connections
Take a moment to think about technology at your home library
Identify:1. One person there whose work using IT you admire
- Write down three reasons why
2. One challenge you’d like to see your library address in the next year- Write down two specific ways you can use this trip to do problem-
solving & information-gathering related to that challenge
3. One strength you have that is an advantage to your home library
Some ideas for reading
Samples: The Shifted Librarian -
http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/ Karen G. Schneider’s
Free Range Librarian -freerangelibrarian.com/
Marshall Breeding’s Library Technology Guide blog -- http://librarytechnology.org/
Also his monthly columns in Computers in Libraries
Current Cites http://lists.webjunction.org/
currentcites/A monthly annotated
bibliography of key readings
Organizational Structure
Two Models Centralized technology unit
Systems – network, servers, large-scale software
Desktop support -- applications Decentralized technology specializations
University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
Washington University in St. Louis
Wellesley College
Northwestern University Libraries
University of Oregon Libraries
Millikin University
Examples of areas currently undergoing change: Technical Services Digital Collections E-Resources Management
Rapid change influences Organizational Structureand Expertise Needed
A Nimble Organization
Encourage cross-unit conversations and mini-projects
Use team-based management to bring together people Pilot projects – opportunity to experiment with
organizational structure Discover new leaders
Enable rapid response by providing authority to teams