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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ776326 |
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| author | Bahr, Ellen |
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| collection | Education Resources Information Center |
| contents | Dreaming of a Better ILS Bahr, Ellen Libraries Internet Library Automation Computer Mediated Communication Library Networks Access to Information Information Technology Computer Security Computers Computer Software Online Searching Librarians What would technological librarians like to see in the next generation of Integrated Library Systems (ILS)? This question was asked of several well- known library technology experts, and their responses are presented in this article. Survey respondents expressed a clear desire for the following features and functionality: (1) Direct, read-only access to data, preferably through an open source database management system like MySQL; (2) A standard way to communicate with the ILS, preferably through an application programming interface; (3) Standards-compliant systems including better security and more complete documentation; (4) The ability to run the ILS on hardware that the library selects and on servers that the library administers; (5) Greater interoperability of systems, pertaining to the systems within the library (including components from vendors, open source communities, and homegrown systems) and beyond (enterprise-level systems such as courseware and university portals, and shared library systems such as OCLC); (6) Greater distinction between the ILS (which needs to efficiently manage a library's business processes) and the OPAC (which needs to be a sophisticated finding tool); and (7) Better user interfaces, making use of the most current technologies available and providing a single interface to all of the library's holdings, regardless of format. |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2007 |
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| spellingShingle | Dreaming of a Better ILS Bahr, Ellen Libraries Internet Library Automation Computer Mediated Communication Library Networks Access to Information Information Technology Computer Security Computers Computer Software Online Searching Librarians Dreaming of a Better ILS Bahr, Ellen Libraries Internet Library Automation Computer Mediated Communication Library Networks Access to Information Information Technology Computer Security Computers Computer Software Online Searching Librarians What would technological librarians like to see in the next generation of Integrated Library Systems (ILS)? This question was asked of several well- known library technology experts, and their responses are presented in this article. Survey respondents expressed a clear desire for the following features and functionality: (1) Direct, read-only access to data, preferably through an open source database management system like MySQL; (2) A standard way to communicate with the ILS, preferably through an application programming interface; (3) Standards-compliant systems including better security and more complete documentation; (4) The ability to run the ILS on hardware that the library selects and on servers that the library administers; (5) Greater interoperability of systems, pertaining to the systems within the library (including components from vendors, open source communities, and homegrown systems) and beyond (enterprise-level systems such as courseware and university portals, and shared library systems such as OCLC); (6) Greater distinction between the ILS (which needs to efficiently manage a library's business processes) and the OPAC (which needs to be a sophisticated finding tool); and (7) Better user interfaces, making use of the most current technologies available and providing a single interface to all of the library's holdings, regardless of format. |
| title | Dreaming of a Better ILS |
| topic | Libraries Internet Library Automation Computer Mediated Communication Library Networks Access to Information Information Technology Computer Security Computers Computer Software Online Searching Librarians |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ776326 |