Plagiarism

• What is it?

• Any time a student represents work done by someone else as his or her own, that student has committed an act of plagiarism.

What is the penalty for Plagiarism?

F

ILS

Integrated Library System

software that manages library operations with separate modules that interact and share a central database of records.

Actually two databases.

ILS Modules

• Acquisitions – select, order, budget…

• Cataloging – create bibliographic records

• Serials – check-in serial issues

• Circulation – record circulation in and out

• Interlibrary Loan – lend and borrow from other libraries

• OPAC – Online Public Access Catalog – display holdings to patrons

Acquisitions

• Selection

• Ordering

• Budgeting

• Receiving

• Payments

• Claiming and canceling late and unfulfilled orders

Cataloging

• Create records– Describe materials– Classify materials

Serials

• Describe and check-in serial issues

• Record binding

• Claim late issues

Circulation

• Record circulation in and out of library

Interlibrary Loans

• ILL– Lend and borrow material from other libraries

OPAC

• Online Public Access Catalog

• Display library resources to patrons

• Pulls data from catalog, serials, and circulation modules

ILS Databases

• Bibliographic database– Bib records– Authority records– Order records– Item records– Serial check-in records– MARC data

• Patron database– Borrower records

Bibliographic record

• Description of material– Physical description– Subjects - LCSH– Classification – call number

Bibliographic Utility

• Source for bib records – OCLC

• http://Worldcat.org/

MARC

• MAchine Readable Cataloging

• All the information from a catalog card in machine readable form

Evolution of ILS

• Circulation• OPAC – catalog• Web-based OPAC• Integration of other modules (acquisitions,

serials, ILL)• Revamp of interface for end-user

– Encore - SFPL– Aquabrowser

http://www.tlcdelivers.com/aquabrowser/

The Future

• Disintegrated or Non-integrated System– Various modules/components from various

vendors

• Open Source

Local Databases

• Newspaper indexes

• Community information

• Digital archives

Statistics and Reports

• An important function of the ILS is to provide statistics and reports.– Circulation stats– Budget reports– Collection reports

Accuracy of data

• Any system is only as good as the data it contains.

• Data entry can be the weakest link.

• Importance of security and authorizations

Database Terminology

• Database – electronic filing system• Field

– Category of data or information. Some tools allow you to search within a particular field, such as subject heading, abstract, journal title, or domain name.

• File – a collection of data with a filename• Record – a collection of fields• Transaction - an interaction with a database

management system • Table – where data is stored in a database

Relational Databases

Melton, Beth “Databases: Access Terminology and Relational Database Concepts.”

• http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=73

Is an ILS a relational database

• Microsoft Access

• What is a relational database?

• How does it relate to an ILS?

• One-to-One

• One-to-Many

Database Design

• How do you determine how many tables you need?

• What fields you need?

• How to prevent redundant data?

Authorization

• Public access

• Various levels of staff access

• Grant access that is needed to perform job duties

Turnkey System vs. software only

• Out-of-the-box

• Software needs to be installed on server

Open Source Software

• Software that is freely available for people to use and develop

• Evergreen by Georgia PINES – http://open-ils.org/

Systems Administration

• Backup

• Managing authorizations

Next Generation

• Aquabrowser– http://www.tlcdelivers.com/aquabrowser – Graphical cloud

• Encore– SFPL

• WorldCat.org – http://worldcat.org/ – Faceted browse

• WPopac– http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11133/ – Tagging and comments

Troubleshooting

• Common Knowledge

• Check the obvious

• Look for clues

• Read documentation

• Ask for advice

• Observe and learn

Technologies in Libraries

• Blogs– http://rcpl.info/services/liblog.html

• Chat/IM reference– http://sfpl.org/sfplonline/liveonlineref.htm – http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Libr

aries_Using_IM_Reference#California

Wikis

• Library Best Practices Wiki– http://www.libsuccess.org/

Relational Databases

• For next week read:– Melton, Beth “Databases: Access

Terminology and Relational Database Concepts.”

• http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=73