Transcript September 16 - fog.ccsf.edu

Plagiarism
• What is it?
• Any time a student represents work done
by someone else as his or her own, that
student has committed an act of
plagiarism.
What is the penalty for Plagiarism?
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ILS
Integrated Library System
software that manages library operations
with separate modules that interact and
share a central database of records.
Actually two databases.
ILS Modules
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Acquisitions – select, order, budget…
Cataloging – create bibliographic records
Serials – check-in serial issues
Circulation – record circulation in and out
Interlibrary Loan – lend and borrow from
other libraries
• OPAC – Online Public Access Catalog –
display holdings to patrons
Acquisitions
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Selection
Ordering
Budgeting
Receiving
Payments
Claiming and canceling late and unfulfilled
orders
Cataloging
• Create records
– Describe materials
– Classify materials
Serials
• Describe and check-in serial issues
• Record binding
• Claim late issues
Circulation
• Record circulation in and out of library
Interlibrary Loans
• ILL
– Lend and borrow material from other libraries
OPAC
• Online Public Access Catalog
• Display library resources to patrons
• Pulls data from catalog, serials, and
circulation modules
ILS Databases
• Bibliographic database
– Bib records
– Authority records
– Order records
– Item records
– Serial check-in records
– MARC data
• Patron database
– Borrower records
Bibliographic record
• Description of material
– Physical description
– Subjects - LCSH
– Classification – call number
Bibliographic Utility
• Source for bib records – OCLC
• http://Worldcat.org/
MARC
• MAchine Readable Cataloging
• All the information from a catalog card
in machine readable form
Evolution of ILS
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Circulation
OPAC – catalog
Web-based OPAC
Integration of other modules (acquisitions,
serials, ILL)
• Revamp of interface for end-user
– Encore - SFPL
– Aquabrowser
http://www.tlcdelivers.com/aquabrowser/
The Future
• Disintegrated or Non-integrated System
– Various modules/components from various
vendors
• Open Source
Local Databases
• Newspaper indexes
• Community information
• Digital archives
Statistics and Reports
• An important function of the ILS is to
provide statistics and reports.
– Circulation stats
– Budget reports
– Collection reports
Accuracy of data
• Any system is only as good as the data it
contains.
• Data entry can be the weakest link.
• Importance of security and authorizations
Database Terminology
• Database – electronic filing system
• Field
– Category of data or information. Some tools allow you
to search within a particular field, such as subject
heading, abstract, journal title, or domain name.
• File – a collection of data with a filename
• Record – a collection of fields
• Transaction - an interaction with a database
management system
• Table – where data is stored in a database
Relational Databases
Melton, Beth “Databases: Access
Terminology and Relational Database
Concepts.”
• http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub00
09/LPMArticle.asp?ID=73
Is an ILS a relational database
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Microsoft Access
What is a relational database?
How does it relate to an ILS?
One-to-One
One-to-Many
Database Design
• How do you determine how many tables
you need?
• What fields you need?
• How to prevent redundant data?
Authorization
• Public access
• Various levels of staff access
• Grant access that is needed to perform
job duties
Turnkey System vs. software only
• Out-of-the-box
• Software needs to be installed on
server
Open Source Software
• Software that is freely available for people
to use and develop
• Evergreen by Georgia PINES
– http://open-ils.org/
Systems Administration
• Backup
• Managing authorizations
Next Generation
• Aquabrowser
– http://www.tlcdelivers.com/aquabrowser
– Graphical cloud
• Encore
– SFPL
• WorldCat.org
– http://worldcat.org/
– Faceted browse
• WPopac
– http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11133/
– Tagging and comments
Troubleshooting
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Common Knowledge
Check the obvious
Look for clues
Read documentation
Ask for advice
Observe and learn
Technologies in Libraries
• Blogs
– http://rcpl.info/services/liblog.html
• Chat/IM reference
– http://sfpl.org/sfplonline/liveonlineref.htm
– http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Libr
aries_Using_IM_Reference#California
Wikis
• Library Best Practices Wiki
– http://www.libsuccess.org/
Relational Databases
• For next week read:
– Melton, Beth “Databases: Access Terminology
and Relational Database Concepts.”
• http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub00
09/LPMArticle.asp?ID=73