Library Automation

Mechanization – doing what we are already

doing though more efficiently
Innovation – experimenting with new
capabilities, that the ICT makes possible
Transformation – fundamentally altering the
nature of the library operations and services
though capabilities extended by ICT

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Software

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Application of LMS

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Evolution of Library Automation
The First Automation Age:
commercial automation package or software developed in-house
shared copy–cataloguing system  
The Second Automation Age:
arrival of OPAC as a replacement for the traditional card
catalogue
online access to abstracting & indexing databases
union catalogues, resource sharing networks and library consortia

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Evolution of Library Automation
The Third Automation Age:
full text access to electronic documents over high-speed
communication channels
advent of Internet as global publishing platform and largest
repository of information bearing objects  
The Fourth Automation Age:
a vast constellation of digital contents and services that are
accessible through the network at any time, from any place
digital libraries, multimedia databases and virtual libraries are
major achievements in the present era

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 Generations of LMSs
The first generations LMSs were module-based systems with
no or very little integration between modules. Circulation
module & cataloguing module was the priority issue for
these systems and were developed to run on specific
hardware platform and proprietary operating systems
The second generations LMSs become portable between
various platforms with the introduction of UNIX and DOS
based systems. The LMSs of this generation offer links
between systems for specific function and are command
driven or menu driven systems

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 Generations of LMSs
The third generation LMSs are fully integrated systems based
upon relational database structures and client-server
architecture. They embodied a range of standards, which
were a significant step towards open system
interconnection. Colour and GUI features, such as
windows, icons, menus and direct manipulation have
become standards and norms in this generation
The fourth generation LMSs are based on web-centric
architecture and facilitate access to other servers over the
Internet. These systems are Unicode complaint and allow
accessing multiple sources from one multimedia graphical
user interface
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• LMSs in India
  Application Domain

Large System Medium Range Small System

System
Origin
 
 
LMSs of foreign Alice for WINDOWS KOHA Not Available
origin BASISplus & TECHLIBplus
VIRTUA ILS

LMSs developed NG-TLMS.NET WINSANJAY LAMP

over LMS of foreign (over TLMS package) (Over CDS/ISIS) (Over CDS/ISIS)
origin  

LMSs of Indian LIBSUITE AUTOLIB ARCHIVES

origin LIBSYS DLMS CATMAN
MECSYS GRANTHALAYA E-GRANTHALAYA
NEWGENLIB Krvger Library GOLDEN LIBRA
NEXLIB Manager LIBMAN
SLIM 21 LIBRA LIBRARY- MANAGER
SOUL LIBRARIAN LIBRIS
SUCHIKA LISTPLUS LIBSOFT
TULIPS NETLIB LOAN-SOFT
ULYSIS NIRMALS SALIM
WILISYS SLIM ++

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 Trends & Future
• Unicode Compliant
• Z39.50 Protocol
• Web-centric Architecture
• Integrated Access Interface
• FRBR as Bibliographic Data Model
• Interoperability and Crosswalk
• RFID based Inventory Management and
• OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE 9
 Features of OSS
• Gives freedom to operate at system level
• Helps community computing
• Allows extensive customization through
GPL
• Provides power to modify and distribute
• Based on L A M P architecture
• Free < Free(dom)>
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 Features of OSS
• OSS offers substantial cost saving for
automation
• Support is not locked to a single vendor
• Generates international collaboration
• Based on open source companion software
• Can be customized to meet individual
library needs
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 Evaluation
• Vendor viability
• Services availability
• Functional features
• Data conversion and backup utility
• Training, documentation and customer support
• Hardware and third-party software requirement
• Performance testing

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OSS in Library Automation Domain

• Koha
• MyLibrary
• Avantika
• Weblis
• Lamp

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 Features of Koha
• Free to download
• No license fees
• Web-centric architecture
• Fully customizable
• Supports MARC 21
• Available in Linux & Windows platform
• Requires only PC-grade hardware
• User driven reservation through OPAC
• Powerful search facilities
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 Features of Koha
• One stop membership management
• Can manage branch libraries
• Z 39.50 support
• Virtual book shelves
• Unicode compliant
• Barcode support
• Web-OPAC
• Real time web support
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