logging in or signing up Integrated Library Systems alderskb Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: Embed: Flash iPad Copy Does not support media & animations WordPress Embed Customize Embed URL: Copy Thumbnail: Copy The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 1242 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: July 02, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Integrated Library Systems : Integrated Library Systems by Kelly Fann LI815XR Objectives : Objectives Be able to define Integrated Library System (ILS) Understand the history of ILS development Recognize the purpose of an ILS Know how libraries use ILSs Identify the various functions of an ILS ILS Definition : ILS Definition An automated system providing libraries with a variety of integrated computerized functions, such as Cataloging Circulation OPAC WebOPAC Acquisitions Serial Control The ILS History (in brief) : The ILS History (in brief) Follows the history of computers Emerged in the late 1960s Functionality has evolved and expanded, but the basic modules remain the same Big changes in ILS format Eras of Change (40 years – 1968-Present) Pre-Mainframe Era (Electromechanical automation) Mainframe Era (MARC Record 1968) Client/Server Era – 1990s Open Source Era – 2000s Cloud Era – 2008 (OCLC) ILSs = Mergers & Acquisitions : ILSs = Mergers & Acquisitions The following link will take you to the chronological history of ILS companies: http://www.librarytechnology.org/automationhistory.pl Elements of an ILS: Circulation : Elements of an ILS: Circulation Often the first aspect of libraries to be automated Minimal hardware requirements Records item information: bibliographic records Needs patron records to be effective Elements of an ILS: Cataloging : Elements of an ILS: Cataloging Must be able to handle standard formats such as MARC and MARC Holdings as well as integrate non-MARC formats in certain situations (e.g. archival records) Must maintain Authority Records in a standard manner Must link with appropriate bibliographic utilities (e.g. OCLC and RLIN) Elements of an ILS: Acquisitions : Elements of an ILS: Acquisitions Contains Item record information Vendor/supplier information Account information Maintains standing & serial orders Tracks funds and balance information Can transmit data to vendors Can integrate into the OPAC Elements of an ILS: OPAC : Elements of an ILS: OPAC Many different interfaces over the years Character-based Proprietary GUI Telnet (vt100, etc.) Web-based (I gave the wrong web address in the voiceover – it’s www.jocolibrary.org) Z39.50 interface ILS Providers/Systems : ILS Providers/Systems Two Words: Things Change (and often) The average ILS lifespan is 3-5 years Based on ILS software versions Also based on frequent mergers and consolidations of ILS providers Change effects EVERYTHING Patron experience, staff training, workflow process Planning for upgrades and/or company mergers can mitigate disruptions but never fully eliminate them ILS Options : ILS Options Venture Capital Vendors SirsiDynix Ex Libris 3-I (Innovated Interfaces, Inc.) Polaris Open Source Products Evergreen Koha Opals Cloud Computing The Future of ILS : The Future of ILS Fewer vendors Decline in ILS Sales Expansion of Open Source Options and Functionality Cross-industry opportunities Automation through consortia Small & mid-size consortia merge into larger ones Vendor-hosted automation Vendors get more money from 3rd party products Summary : Summary Integrated library systems are an integral part of the library ILS’s are the backbone Necessity of the ILS makes it susceptible to a wide variety of issues The future of ILS providers is not clear, and libraries have to ride into the storm blind Questions : Questions Any questions or comments you may have, please post in the discussion forum. We can address them in class, during which I will show you an actual ILS in action. You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Integrated Library Systems alderskb Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: Embed: Flash iPad Copy Does not support media & animations WordPress Embed Customize Embed URL: Copy Thumbnail: Copy The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 1242 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: July 02, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Integrated Library Systems : Integrated Library Systems by Kelly Fann LI815XR Objectives : Objectives Be able to define Integrated Library System (ILS) Understand the history of ILS development Recognize the purpose of an ILS Know how libraries use ILSs Identify the various functions of an ILS ILS Definition : ILS Definition An automated system providing libraries with a variety of integrated computerized functions, such as Cataloging Circulation OPAC WebOPAC Acquisitions Serial Control The ILS History (in brief) : The ILS History (in brief) Follows the history of computers Emerged in the late 1960s Functionality has evolved and expanded, but the basic modules remain the same Big changes in ILS format Eras of Change (40 years – 1968-Present) Pre-Mainframe Era (Electromechanical automation) Mainframe Era (MARC Record 1968) Client/Server Era – 1990s Open Source Era – 2000s Cloud Era – 2008 (OCLC) ILSs = Mergers & Acquisitions : ILSs = Mergers & Acquisitions The following link will take you to the chronological history of ILS companies: http://www.librarytechnology.org/automationhistory.pl Elements of an ILS: Circulation : Elements of an ILS: Circulation Often the first aspect of libraries to be automated Minimal hardware requirements Records item information: bibliographic records Needs patron records to be effective Elements of an ILS: Cataloging : Elements of an ILS: Cataloging Must be able to handle standard formats such as MARC and MARC Holdings as well as integrate non-MARC formats in certain situations (e.g. archival records) Must maintain Authority Records in a standard manner Must link with appropriate bibliographic utilities (e.g. OCLC and RLIN) Elements of an ILS: Acquisitions : Elements of an ILS: Acquisitions Contains Item record information Vendor/supplier information Account information Maintains standing & serial orders Tracks funds and balance information Can transmit data to vendors Can integrate into the OPAC Elements of an ILS: OPAC : Elements of an ILS: OPAC Many different interfaces over the years Character-based Proprietary GUI Telnet (vt100, etc.) Web-based (I gave the wrong web address in the voiceover – it’s www.jocolibrary.org) Z39.50 interface ILS Providers/Systems : ILS Providers/Systems Two Words: Things Change (and often) The average ILS lifespan is 3-5 years Based on ILS software versions Also based on frequent mergers and consolidations of ILS providers Change effects EVERYTHING Patron experience, staff training, workflow process Planning for upgrades and/or company mergers can mitigate disruptions but never fully eliminate them ILS Options : ILS Options Venture Capital Vendors SirsiDynix Ex Libris 3-I (Innovated Interfaces, Inc.) Polaris Open Source Products Evergreen Koha Opals Cloud Computing The Future of ILS : The Future of ILS Fewer vendors Decline in ILS Sales Expansion of Open Source Options and Functionality Cross-industry opportunities Automation through consortia Small & mid-size consortia merge into larger ones Vendor-hosted automation Vendors get more money from 3rd party products Summary : Summary Integrated library systems are an integral part of the library ILS’s are the backbone Necessity of the ILS makes it susceptible to a wide variety of issues The future of ILS providers is not clear, and libraries have to ride into the storm blind Questions : Questions Any questions or comments you may have, please post in the discussion forum. We can address them in class, during which I will show you an actual ILS in action.