1. Library Management System
Presentation by
Resource Centre Team
07th Sept., 2010

2. Outline Library as a system Broad Functions of Library
RC Major Functions
Integrated Library Management System
SLIM ++ as a ILMS
SLIM ++ Modules (RC has)
Live Demo of SLIM (ILMS)

3. Library – A System Staff Users Collection
Library is a Trinity of Users, Staff and Collection
Librarian
Professionals Staff
Semi Prof. Staff
Trainees
Attendants
Faculty
Management
Student
Staff
Other users
Staff
Users
Collection
Print
Digital
Books
CD/DVD
Journals
Online
Resources

4. Broad Functions of a Library
Acquisition
Cataloguing & Classification (organisation)
Circulation
Serials
Reference & Information Services
Access to Resources (OPAC)

5. RC Major Functions Collection Development & Technical Services
Acquisition of all types of materials
Classification and processing
Cataloguing and creating metadata
Information Access Services
Circulation
Reference Service
Network Based Information Service
Digital Media Resources
Digital Resources Access and Preview facilities
RC web site related activities
Virtual library and systems management

6. Integrated Library Management System
Functional modules : Automates in-house library operations
Operating system : Windows/Linux platform
Database system : RDBMS offered by different vendors like Oracle, Informix, MS SQL
Network architecture : Client-server architecture and use TCP-IP to communicate across networks (LANs and WANs)
User interface : User friendly, menu driven graphical user interface (GUI) with Tool tips

7. Integrated Library Management System
Library automation standards : compliant with standards, including XML, AACR2, MARC, Dublin Core and Z39.50, the emerging standard for communication between systems and integration of libraries and the sharing of resources
Customizable OPAC : Query result can be presented as a neatly formatted bibliography in multiple sorting orders using Indexing, Boolean, Wild card matching, Proximity and adjacency operators, Set formation and combination operators

8. Integrated Library Management System
Cataloguing
Integrated
Library
Management
System
Acquisition
Circulation
Serials
Control
OPAC

9. SLIM ++ as a ILMS Acquisition Cataloguing Circulation Serials Control
OPAC
Current Awareness Service (CAS)
Inter Library Loan (ILL)
Utilities & Administration
Statistics

10. LAN Internet Acquisition Cataloguing Application Server Circulation
ORACLE Database
on Linux
Internet
Serials Control
IIS for
Web OPAC
ILL/CAS
Client PC/OPAC

11. SLIM++ Deployment diagram explaining the architecture
Database Server
OS: Linux
Oracle
Library Database
Web Server
OS: Windows
IIS
For IIS :
Web-OPAC (ASPX)
Web Services
Config files (XML)
Style Sheets (XSLT, XSL)
.Net Framework
MDAC 2.7
MSXSL Parser
TCP/IP
SOAP/HTTP
TCP/IP
Library Staff Machine
OS: Windows
SLIM Assemblies
Config files (XML)
Style Sheets (XSLT, XSL)
.Net Framework
Oracle Client
HTTP
Reader’s
Desktop
OPAC
Web Browser

12. Acquisition Proposal for material acquisition
Purchase orders (foreign / local)  
Purchase bills & its payment details
Budget
Detailed information about vendors/suppliers
Multiple currencies and conversion rates
Reports
Help

13. Cataloguing Cataloguing Classification Catalogue Browser
Authority control on author / publisher name / keyword and more
Accession register
Catalogues and labels printing
Reports
Help

14. Circulation Member Information User code/categories of member ID
Check-in, check-out, reissue, reservation, late fee
Defining lending policy- different item type
Overdue notice
Binding (issues / receipts)
ID Card; Borrower Barcode Labels
Calendar master maintains holidays
Reports
Help

15. Serials Control New subscription Renewal of subscription
Generation of arrival schedule for issues
Check in of issues
Reminders / replacements for issues
Budget
Detail information about Suppliers
Reports
Help

16. Online Public Access Catalogue
Boolean search facility
Browse Collection
Recent arrivals list for Books & Journal issues
Personalized Loan status & My Readings
Bibliographic details with abstract, keywords, number of copies
Inventory status such as lost / missing /withdrawn
Borrowing Privileges (Rules)
Help

17. Inter Library Loan (ILL)
Request for books to another library
Acknowledgment letter for received books
Dispatch transaction for sending the books
Reports ILL books issued out
Detailed information about Libraries
Reports
Help

18. Current Awareness Service (CAS)
Borrower Groups
Subject Groups
Alert Services

19. Utilities & Administration
Generate Barcodes
Print ID Card for Borrowers
Backup
Export & Import of Data
Borrowers Category- Creation & Updation
Various Customization
Letter Formats

20. Statistics
Distribution of transactions over working-hours, week-days, or months
Popularity of subjects
Popularity of item types
Most active or inactive items and members

21. Let us watch SLIM++ in action!