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JerseyCat:JerseyCat:New Jersey’s Virtual New Jersey’s Virtual
Catalog and Catalog and Interlibrary Loan Interlibrary Loan
SystemSystemScherelene SchatzScherelene Schatz
New Jersey State LibraryNew Jersey State LibraryTrenton, NJ 08625Trenton, NJ 08625
[email protected]@njstatelib.org
OverviewOverview
New Jersey’s libraries – Organization and New Jersey’s libraries – Organization and structurestructure
History of the ProjectHistory of the Project Choosing our vendor and the migration Choosing our vendor and the migration
processprocess Implementing a hybrid system that includes Implementing a hybrid system that includes
Z39.50 catalogs and a union catalogZ39.50 catalogs and a union catalog Training and supportTraining and support Lessons learnedLessons learned
New Jersey’s LibrariesNew Jersey’s Libraries
306 public libraries306 public libraries 52 academic libraries52 academic libraries 616 public school districts616 public school districts Hundreds of special librariesHundreds of special libraries
New Jersey’s Regional New Jersey’s Regional Library CooperativesLibrary Cooperatives
Central Jersey Regional Library Central Jersey Regional Library CooperativeCooperative
Highlands Regional Library Highlands Regional Library CooperativeCooperative
InfolinkInfolink South Jersey Regional CooperativeSouth Jersey Regional Cooperative
Early History of the Early History of the ProjectProject
A goal of the New Jersey State A goal of the New Jersey State Library’s “Libraries 2000” five-year Library’s “Libraries 2000” five-year plan.plan.
58 libraries were funded for Z39.50 58 libraries were funded for Z39.50 and WebPac technology over a four and WebPac technology over a four year period.year period.
A vendor was chosen for building our A vendor was chosen for building our virtual catalog and interlibrary loan virtual catalog and interlibrary loan system.system.
Problems encountered with Problems encountered with early ISO compliant systemearly ISO compliant system
Client/server architectureClient/server architecture Slow response timeSlow response time Not user friendlyNot user friendly Non-Z39.50 compliant libraries could Non-Z39.50 compliant libraries could
not be lendersnot be lenders
Migration to Auto-Graphic Migration to Auto-Graphic AGentAGent
Needed to include small, non-Z39.50 Needed to include small, non-Z39.50 compliant libraries of New Jersey as compliant libraries of New Jersey as lending librarieslending libraries
Agent’s hybrid model allowed us to Agent’s hybrid model allowed us to accomplish this:accomplish this: A union catalog for small libraries of A union catalog for small libraries of
100,000 volumes or less100,000 volumes or less Z39.50 technology for catalogs that Z39.50 technology for catalogs that
were already Z39.50 compliant.were already Z39.50 compliant.
Windows open and Windows open and close according to close according to customers’ customers’ preferencespreferences
Results can be sorted Results can be sorted by resource, author, by resource, author, title, or datetitle, or date
What drives the What drives the system?system?
Local Library Participant Local Library Participant RecordsRecords
The Preferred Lender The Preferred Lender List is the route the List is the route the request will take.request will take.
Shipping address Shipping address provided in provided in participant record participant record transfers to transfers to individual individual requests.requests.
Requests will not go to a Requests will not go to a library if they are closed.library if they are closed.
E-mail notices for E-mail notices for many different many different status changesstatus changes
If a library doesn’t If a library doesn’t lend a particular lend a particular format, the system format, the system will not send them will not send them the request.the request.
What about What about statistics?statistics?
Statistical Reports that are Statistical Reports that are offeredoffered
Import into Import into Excel Excel spreadsheetspreadsheet
Training and SupportTraining and Support Hands-on training in computer labsHands-on training in computer labs WebinarsWebinars Annual User Group sessionsAnnual User Group sessions JerseyCat listservJerseyCat listserv JerseyCat website – www.jerseycat.orgJerseyCat website – www.jerseycat.org JerseyCat blog – JerseyCat blog –
http://www.jerseycat.blogspot.comhttp://www.jerseycat.blogspot.com Help Desk telephoneHelp Desk telephone JerseyCat Community WikiJerseyCat Community Wiki
Contact InformationContact InformationScherelene SchatzScherelene Schatz
Library Development BureauLibrary Development BureauNJ State Library NJ State Library
PO Box 520PO Box 520Trenton, NJ 08625-0520Trenton, NJ 08625-0520
[email protected]@njstatelib.org
