LIS 587: Library Technology Systems

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Unit 2:

Overview • Resources • Guest speakers

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Overview

In this unit we will focus on:

• The automation marketplace
• ILS selection
• Open source software

Lecture slides:

• Library automation marketplace
• Beginning to plan for automation
• Selecting an ILS
• Open source systems

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Guest speakers

February: Hollis Near, Director of Library Services, Cornish College of the Arts

 

Resources

Library Journal: Agents of Change (Automation Marketplace 2012)

 Computers in Libraries:

• 2012 Buyers Guide
• 2012 Vendors
• 2012 Vendor addresses

Vendor websites:

• Ex Libris
• Follett
• Inmagic
• Innovative Interfaces, Inc.
• OCLC Web Management Services
• Mandarin
• SirsiDynix
• SydneyPLUS
• TLC - The Library Corporation
• VTLS, Inc.

Open source information:

• Open source, open libraries
• FOSS4LIB site
• Open Source ILS

Open source systems & vendors:

• Blacklight
  • Virgo (University of Virginia Library catalog)
• Bywater Solutions
• Drupal
• Evergreen
  • Georgia PINES
• Greenstone
• Index Data
• Katipo
• Koha
  • Athens County Public Library Q&A on Koha
• LearningAccess
• LibLime
• OLE (Open Library Project)
  • OLE Final Report (October 2009)
• OpenBib
• oss4lib
• Scriblio

 

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