1. The Italian National Library Service (SBN)
The Italian National Library Catalogue
04 February 2019
The Italian National Library Service (SBN)
Evolution of a Cooperative Library Service Infrastructure
04 February 2019
Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico (ICCU)

2. The Italian National Library Catalogue
04 February 2019
SBN Today
An architecture for a cooperative library services network.
Central Union Catalogue (Index) at national level
Union Catalogues (Poli) at regional and local levels
Maintains: bibliografical and holdings information.
Provides services: OPAC, Collective cataloguing, localisation, ILL.
04 February 2019
Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico (ICCU)

3. The Italian National Library Catalogue
04 February 2019
SBN Today - Statistics
47 - union catalogues (Poli) participate
1.558 Libraries
National, University, Local and Specialist
Over 5,5 milion titles
Authors: 1,8 milion.
Localisations: 15 milion.
Public libraries capture over 90%.
2,400 subjects are captured per day.
OPAC – over 4 milion hits / month
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4. SBN Evolution: Requirements
The Italian National Library Catalogue
04 February 2019
SBN Evolution: Requirements
100% compatibility with existing SBN software used by the cooperation.
Integration of existing national databases
Music (printed and Manuscript), Antique and Modern Documents
Extension to new types of material
eDocuments, prints, fotographic material etc..
Open technological architecture
Allows access from other LMS
Adoption of international standards
04 February 2019
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5. The Italian National Library Catalogue
04 February 2019
SBN Evolution: Scope
Provision of an open architecture keyed on the following services:
Access by SBN and non SBN LMSs.
Cataloguing support
Localisation (Holdings – support for ILL)
Repository Management
Provision of support for Librarians in their work
Provision of quality control using statistical and monitoring data
04 February 2019
Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico (ICCU)

6. SBN Evolution: Administrative Objectives
The Italian National Library Catalogue
04 February 2019
SBN Evolution: Administrative Objectives
Different levels of cooperation
Full adhesion.
Bibliographic record supplier (“off-line”).
Bibliographic capture and localisation.
Bibliographic capture only.
User Profiling
Descriptive detail (from MARC to full SBN).
Level of authority of the descriptions.
Data synchronization requirements.
04 February 2019
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7. SBN Evolution: Functional Objectives
The Italian National Library Catalogue
04 February 2019
SBN Evolution: Functional Objectives
Open access for SBN and NON SBN LMSs
One-step simple catalogue procedure
Using SBN-MARC Protocol – Publicly available API
100% compatible with UNIMARC
Extends UNIMARC does NOT replace UNIMARC
Minimum description based on UNIMARC requirements
Extension of material types managed
Centered on a common standard cataloguing process.
Improved statistical / quality management services
04 February 2019
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8. SBN Evolution: Technical Objectives
The Italian National Library Catalogue
04 February 2019
SBN Evolution: Technical Objectives
Open architecture based on common internet protocols:
TCP/IP, HTTP, XML/XSL, SOAP, JMS etc..
Technological strategy provides easier integration with other systems:
Based on Java Platform 2 Enterprise Edition
High performance and reliability
Unix platforms and Java multi-threaded services
High performance relational DBMSs
04 February 2019
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9. SBN Evolution: Software Architecture
The Italian National Library Catalogue
04 February 2019
SBN Evolution: Software Architecture
{Java JMS + XML}
Server Dati
EIS
Server Applicativo
Enterprise
Implementazione dei Protocolli SBN e SBN-MARC
Server Web
Presentazione
Client / Sistema Remoto
EJB
JSP
Java
Servlet
Java ORB
Gateway SBN
Int. Diretta
Ammin.
Nuovo Polo
DBMS
{JDBC v3 - SQL 92/99}
{HTTP + HTML e
XML /XSL}
{HTTP / IIOP / TCP Sockets / SNA}
Polo SBN Attuale
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10. SBN Evolution: Project
The Italian National Library Catalogue
04 February 2019
SBN Evolution: Project
RTI – Consortium:
Finsiel S.p.A.
Akros Informatica s.r.l.
The project is divided into 4 parts
Server SBN
Web Interface
Administration, Statistics and Monitor
Migration
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11. The Italian National Library Catalogue
04 February 2019
The SBN Server
Two publicly available protocols:
SBN (existing services) / SBN-MARC (new services).
Extension of material types managed.
Localisation of documents including digital documents and versions.
With or without synchronisation.
Different levels of description.
Multiple import of descriptions (batch).
04 February 2019
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12. The Italian National Library Catalogue
04 February 2019
The Web Interface
Existing functions accessed using a Web Interface.
Authority file management.
Authors, subjects, classifications, places, uniform titles, repertories.
Quality control and revision.
Corrections, elimination of duplicates.
04 February 2019
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13. Administration, Statistics and Monitor
The Italian National Library Catalogue
04 February 2019
Administration, Statistics and Monitor
Administrative extension of Web Interface:
Statistics maintenance and display
National and regional
Tools to check and control duplicate records
Performance management and technical support functions
04 February 2019
Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico (ICCU)

14. The Italian National Library Catalogue
04 February 2019
Migration
Migration of the existing Union Catalogues (Poli).
Migration of the existing network and connections to the new service
Unification of the national databases:
Modern books and periodicals
Antique books
Music
04 February 2019
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15. Project Time-Line: Work Completed
The Italian National Library Catalogue
04 February 2019
Project Time-Line: Work Completed
Start of Project:
Functional Requirements delivered on :
Protocol SBN
Protocol SBN-MARC
Administration, Statistics and Monitor
Integrated Data Base Design
04 February 2019
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16. Project Time-Line: Work in Progress
The Italian National Library Catalogue
04 February 2019
Project Time-Line: Work in Progress
Before September 2002:
UML Analisis of the API and Protocols
Before December 2002:
Source code and executables
Before July 2003:
End of test period
August 2003
Database migration (final)
September 2003
Inauguration of the new service
04 February 2019
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17. The Italian National Library Catalogue
04 February 2019
SBN The Future
Towards a Service Network for Libraries.
04 February 2019
Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico (ICCU)