November 20, 2011 MLIS 7550 Carol Waggoner-Angleton Melissa
Johnson
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Dublin, Georgia Student Population 1200 Liberal Arts Education,
Business, Biology, English 50 Full-time faculty Student Faculty
Ratio 15:1
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Mission Statement: The Angleton Johnson Library supports the
mission of Hangleson College by providing services that are
essential for advancing knowledge and scholarship and enriching the
lives of students, faculty, and staff in a climate which encourages
academic achievement and fosters a love of learning.
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Currently 175,000 Print Volumes 30,000 e-books 150+ online
resources through GALILEO 10,000 periodicals 30 computers for
patrons 2 microfiche/microfilm readers 3 patron printers 2
circulation computers 20 employee work station computers
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Current system Built in-house in 1999 Maintained by College ITS
Maintenance intensive Cost Prohibitive Anticipated growth not
supported by current system Replacement supported by technology
plan goals
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Vendor Hosted System Compatible with existing college system
Compatible with existing hardware and peripherals Compatible with
planned hardware acquisitions Expandable/Scalable Priced within
budget
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Core: Cataloging Circulation Public Access Catalog w/Federated
Searching Additional: Acquisitions Academic Reserves Additional:
Serial Control Authority Control Backup Circulation Patron Access
E-Commerce Remote Log-In
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MARC 21 Formats Compliant Z39.50 (Information Retrieval
Standard) Compliant ANSI/NISO Z39.85 (Dublin Core Metadata Element
Set) Compliant OAI Protocol for Metadata Harvesting Electronic Data
Interchange Web 2.0 Compatible Must support existing
peripherals
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Dual processor 2.5 GHz 3 GB RAM 20 Monitor Video card Hard
Drive : 320 GB SATA Sound: Internal speaker CD/DVD: 16x DVD +/- RW
Keyboard USB, Mouse 2-button USB Gigabit Ethernet network card
Webber and Peters (2010). Integrated library systems: Planning,
selecting, and implementing. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries
Unlimited. 34.
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2011- 2016 2011-2013The library will investigate and purchase a
new Integrated Library system with features to better serve the
college including 10 new patron workstations and an upgraded MS
Office Suite. 2013-2014The library will upgrade to WiFi
capabilities and scheduled software updates will occur. Web 2.0
features will be implemented including Facebook and OPAC
enhancements. 2014-2015Integrate Live Chat off-site reference
service and upgrade one circulation workstation and printers.
Assess computer operating systems for upgrade. Perform scheduled
software updates. 2015-2016The library will purchase 10 new patron
workstations to replace outdated hardware. Scheduled software
updates will occur. Reassess library web-site for possible
updating.