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Jubilee Day
Jack BazuziManaging Director
VTLS Europe
10th Anniversary of NUKAT20th Anniversary of VTLS in Poland Cooperation of Polish VTLS/Virtua Libraries4 September 2012Warsaw
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Notes on 20 Years of Cooperation with Polish Libraries
Then and Now
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1. Integrated Library Systems
2. Institutional Digital Repositories
3. RFID for Libraries
VTLS Has Three Core Businesses
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About VTLS
More than 900 systems worldwide
Serving more than 3000 libraries worldwide
Financially sound, privately held, fast growing
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About VTLS
ISO 9001 Registered Company
Over 30 years experience in library
automation
Strong commitment to libraries
Active in NISO, ALA and IFLA…
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Corporate Headquarters
Virginia Tech research park
Following VT incubation period
Independent, international, successful…
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Corporate Offices
Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Barcelona, Spain (EMEA)
New Delhi, India
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Melbourne, Australia
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VTLS International Advantage
Office of International Operations
Local and regional representation
Globalized (not localized) software design
Multi-lingual UI
Multi-script input, display, storage - UNICODE
Close relationship with local operations
Local supportLocal trainingFrequent visitsLong term partnerships
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VTLS has lead the industry in many things
MARC based system (1979)
Serials Holdings (1980’s)
Authority Control (late 1980s)
Unicode (1998)
RFID (2001)
FRBR (2003); FRBR SaaS (2009)
Commercial support of Open Source software for libraries:
Institutional Repositories (FEDORA) in 2004
VORTEX (OAH-PMH harvesting) in 2004
VALET for ETD’s (Web-submission) in 2005
Drupal integration (2011)
Consortium Database Architecture and Branding (2007)
VTLS Archival System (2008); Chamo (2009)
VITALMedia
Archive Management
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Prestigious Virtua Customers
Hong Kong Public Library
Polish academic libraries [30]
Polish Union Catalog [NUKat]
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Belgian University Collective
Swiss Library Collective [RERO]
All Tunisian University Libraries
Lund, Göteborg & Uppsala Universities
Casablanca Public Library
Queens Public Library
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National Libraries
Swiss National Library
National Library of Wales
National Library of Pakistan
National Library of Slovakia
National Library of Azerbaijan
National Library of Malaysia
National Library of India
National Library of Ireland
National Library of Morocco
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Comprehensive Suite of Products
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Virtua Profiler
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Language Editor
Easy to use facility requiring no programming Translate strings for multilingual support Support of many languages simultaneously including right to left languagesPolish, Welsh, CJK, Arabic, Spanish, Russian, Greek, Urdu…
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RDA Sandbox
Special program designed to provide tools by which
libraries and librarians can practice creating MARC
records following the RDA standard.
Participants have access to a Virtua database with
over 250,000 MARC FRBRized linked records.
Participants are also be provided with a specially
customized Virtua Cataloging Client that will allow
them to create and modify their own RDA records in
the shared database.
Open to all libraries worldwide
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Three items of interest
1.Archives Management
2.Chamo
3.MozGo
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Developed with help of archivists of the NLW
Completely integrated in Virtua
Can also be used separately
ISAD (G) compliant
Archives Management
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Archives cataloguing is different
Archives, unlike printed material, cannot be
described in isolation
An archive requires understanding of both its
content and its context
Collocation is important [not just location]
Archival arrangement is displayed with multilevel
descriptions
Archives Management
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Material is nested and re-nested
Real links between records, not just display
Up to 26 levels
Similar to FRBR model
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Tree display
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What is Chamo Discovery?
Discovery toolYour databaseYour repositoryExternal sources
Social OPAC interface
Option to work with Drupal
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Chamo
Usher your library into the social media age
Why should my library care about social media
It’s a global phenomena
Social networking is the most popular online activity worldwide, surpassing emailing and web searching
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Example of features
Facet based searching
User lists – basis for many workflows like weeding; binding etc.
User reviews, comments and ratings
Links to Google and other bibliographic enhancements
Relevancy ranking
Search crumbs
User Self Registration
User Updates of Contact Information
Social Tagging
Chamo
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Smart phones for smart libraries
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A Look at VTLS in Poland
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Polish Libraries in Early1990s
Libraries static edifices WarehousesOld buildingsFragmented libraries
Dedicated and intelligent staffWishing to modernize but lacking resources
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Provided incentive and funding “Targeted funding” awarded to cogent proposals Market economy and choice
Enter Mellon Program
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Automated a number of important libraries immediatelyMore importantly it provided incentive for additional funding and other projectsSpark that lit the flameReadily accepted with enthusiasm and hard work
Dr. HollanderMrs. Ewa ChrzanMrs. Ewa LankoszDr. Czerminski
Mellon Program
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Early Challenges
Connections to computer networksPreparation of rules for creating authority filesConstruction of authority filesPreparation of unified cataloging rulesStaff training
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Cooperative Members 1992
Warsaw University Library (BUW)Jagiellonian Library (BJ)Gdańsk University Library BGUG)University of Mining and Metallurgy Library (BGAGH)
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Began building authority fileChose USMARC formatStandardization of headings
Names [personal, corporate, uniform and series titles]Subject [KABA*]
Ensured consistency of dataAbility to search and exchange
*Compatible with LCSH & RAMEAU
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If you build it, they will come
At first VTLS libraries onlyGrew to include others
500 librarians, 27 librariesUsing various software [VTLS, Horizon, Aleph, ProlibMany participating passively
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During intro to VTLS at Jagiellonian University Library [fall 1991]First in “Authority Control”What is that!Voice of a quiet lady in the back of the room explainedAnna Paluszkiewicz spoke and everyone listenedAnia went on speaking with others listening for a long timeUntil she passed away in January 2004
Enter VTLS
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November 1992 Gdansk, Warsaw and Krakow university libraries – first contracts Training teams came to PolandVisits to Blacksburg followed
Enter VTLS
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Authority catalog firstBibliographic catalog followedEnsured quality and purityNot the largest catalog we work with, but the purist
Enter NUKAT
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It was Ania Paluszkiewicz who insisted on building this strong foundationMet with some resistance & delayHad many entries for a single author…Ania: to keep it as is would cause more problems than no catalog
Enter NUKAT
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Union Catalog
1996 Proposed by Anna Paluszkiewicz1997 Mellon Foundation indicated interest in creating a “national catalog”1998 work on NUKAT began
National LibraryVTLS Libraries [gang of four]Horizon Libraries [Łodź, Toruń, and Poznań]
1998 Mellon Foundation awarded grant
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Union Catalog [2]
Happy ending?Disagreement on use of unified cataloging rules and the use of authority fileDelays, several meetings ensued Do you want to be happy or do you want to be right?Compromise: collect data w/o authority control in a separate temporary database
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Union Catalog [3]12 primary selection criteria
MARC21 formatauth-bib links,Independent treatment of authority records, Use of different character sets – ISO6937/2,
ALA, UTF8…Plurality of SH schemas [KABA, BN, MeSH…]Z39.50 protocol…
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Union Catalog [4]
No commercial system was foundVirtua came closestMarch 2001Virtua modifications began2 August 2001 SUN Enterprise 450 arrived3 August 2001 Virtua testbed installedMay 2002 new Virtua delivered
600 letters exchanged
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Happy Ending?
YesToday NUKAT enjoys wide loyalty and many followersLibraries transformedNo longer bricks and mortar but beautiful buildings with inviting spacesWith finding tools and connections to the world of scholarship
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Advantages - a reminder…
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Advantages - a reminder…
Strong local presence
VTLS Inc.
VTLS Europe S.L.
VTLS Americas Ltda.
VTLS Technologies Sdn Bhd
VTLS India
VTLS Australia
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Advantages - a reminder…
Quality control – ISO9000 compliant:
Smoother library operations
Improved usability
On-time deliveries
Higher customer satisfaction
Improved value
Continual improvement
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Advantages - a reminder…
Superior designCompletely new generation ILS
True client-server architecture
Clients to optimize productivity
Portals to optimize access
Full utilization of ORACLE
Web services enabled
Data dictionary
Written in C++
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Advantages - a reminder…
Flexible Virtua configured in a variety of ways to meet your needs
Easy system management
Personalized web interfaces
Open Complies with all major standards
Object oriented design provides openness and easy changes
Scalable Grows to meet your changing needs
Runs 1-2 user systems and was used to benchmark OCLC’s new WorldCAT (>45 million records)
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Advantages - a reminder…
Quick installations
Weeks not months (or years)
Quick upgrades
Days not weeks (months)
Why is “quick” important?
Take immediate advantage of new features
Efficient use of staff time
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Advantages - a reminder…
Partnership approach to solutions
Field testing
Users groups
Discovery tools partners
Delivery tools partners
Operations partners
Development partners
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Advantages - a reminder…
Multiple product lines
Assures major changes in any one market don’t derail the company
Global approach to information
UNICODE enabled
Multi-lingual, multi-script, bi-directional
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Advantages - a reminder…
Customer Service is IMPORTANT!
Focus on helping customers
Training programs in place – including training guides
Well documented (electronically searchable manuals)
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Advantages - a reminder…
Dedicated
30 years in business
26 years private company with same ownership
Long term consistency in management
VTLS is strong and financially sound
Strong R & D program
Not as focused on profit
Can invest as needed to stimulate growth
Here for the long term…
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