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Trends in Integrated Library Systems: Are traditional vendors going the way of the dinosaur ? ahead
Rodney FoleyEmpowering Users ConferenceNovember 2009
Introduction
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Presentation Outline.
What issues do we have Are they currently being satisfied Where can we look for solutions
• Proprietary Vendors• Open Source• Other alternatives
Will they Help Questions
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Our Current Dilemmas
Better management or our collections Reducing costs Exposing our collections Integration with corporate systems More collaborative publishing model Better support for developing technologies Customising our services to our clients
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How can we deal with issues?
Current vendor offering Future vendor offering Open sources Cloud / Network Layer solutions
Library Systems environmental
scan: a feasibility study to
recommend options
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Library Systems environmental scan: a feasibility study to recommend options
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Library Systems environmental scan: a feasibility study to recommend options
“Procuring a new LMS is a time consuming and costly process…. In mature markets products typically lack significant differentiation and so changing systems can be a poor return on investment.”
- “Library Management Systems Study” commissioned by JISC and SCONSUL - 2007
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Current Vendor Offerings
Little to differentiate productsFocused on print materialLittle interest in rewriting the back-endLittle corporate system interaction
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Future vendor offerings
Evolution rather than revolution Concentrate on look and feel rather
than back-end functionality ERMS may be difficult to integrate Driven by corporate goals
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ExLibris URM Open Source (Koha / Evergreen) OLE WorldCat Local
Where can we look for alternatives.
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Unified Resource Management
New ILS from ExLibrisUnify the management of back-office operations saving staff time and resourcesLower cost of metadata managementAid the library in managing the intellectual output of the institution.
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What will it do?Current ILS FunctionalityAcquisitions including financial and licensing management Support for current and emerging metadata standardsTools to publish library collections in user-discovery spacesElectronic resources knowledge base to aid in linking to electronic resources
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A Brief History of Open Source
What is open source ? Koha Evergreen Project Conifer vuFind
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Its Free Ownership of the source code Customisation Potentially quicker development Integration with other systems
Open Source Benefits
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Features and Functionality Cost of Implementation In-House / Vendor support Coordination of development Scalability Testing Licensing
Open Source Questions
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What is OLE How did it come into existence What has happened so far What will it offer How will it progress Timeline How do we get involved
Open Library Environment
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Characteristics of OLE
Enterprise-Level Integration Service Oriented Flexibility Community Ownership Governance Academic Focus
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When will OLE be Available? Final Report has been released Awaiting funding and development partners Development starts 2010 Beta Version 2013 First release late 2013
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WorldCat Local OCLC What is WorldCat What will it do How will we benefit
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Conclusions
If it doesn’t exist why talk about it Are any of these likely to deliver results
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Our Current Dilemmas
Better management or our collections Reducing costs Exposing our collections Integration with corporate systems More collaborative publishing model Better support for developing technologies Customising our services to our clients.
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Get Involved !!!!