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Research and identify open source library management systems for installation and further investigation Unlocking Libraries (ULib) City of Glasgow College
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Predefined selection criteria Scalable Transparent cost of ownership Flexible structure Core functionality Mature system Product development roadmap Underpinning code customisable Data migration strategy Data format flexibility No licensing restrictions Unlocking Libraries (ULib) City of Glasgow College
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Library Management SystemDevelopment Status ABCDIn Development BiblioteQProduction/Stable e-libraryHistoric/Abandoned EvergreenProduction/Stable KohaProduction/Stable Koha PlusHistoric/Abandoned Koha Stow ExtrasHistoric/Abandoned MiniSOPULIIdea/Concept NewGenLibProduction/Stable Next-L EnjuProduction/Stable OPALSProduction/Stable Open Library Environment (OLE) by KualiProduction/stable OpenBiblioIn Development OtomiGenXHistoric/Abandoned phpMyLibraryHistoric/Abandoned PMBProduction/Stable Senayan Library Management System (SLiMS)Production/Stable Web LibrarianProduction/Stable
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FOSS Tristan Müller, (2011) "How to choose a free and open source integrated library system“. 1.Community 2.Licensing 3.Functionality Unlocking Libraries (ULib) City of Glasgow College
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Library Management SystemLevel of maturity BiblioteQinactive Evergreensustainable Kohasustainable NewGenLibemerging Open Library Environment(OLE) by Kualisustainable OPALSemerging Senayan Library Management System (SLiMS) emerging
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Practitioner discussions Bloomsbury Group - Kuali OLE SEDAR Consortium - Evergreen Staffordshire University Dublin Business School Koha Scottish Poetry Library Unlocking Libraries (ULib) City of Glasgow College
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Function/moduleEvergreenKoha Administrative interface XX Reports and statistical management XX Acquisitions [EDI] XX Ecommerce xx Circulation XX Student Records Management XX LDAP XX Self-Issue XX RFID XX SIP2 XX Installation and migration XX Consortia/single instance Consortia onlyX Hosting options and service level agreement flexibility XX Library catalogue XX Cataloguing [Authorities Management, z39.50] XX Bibliographic data formats [MARC21, MARCXML, RSS] XX Future bibliographic format support [FRBR, RDA] FRBR in devtX Serial management XX Reading lists rebus:list integration (rebus:list integration Faceted searching XX Discovery searching VuFind Interface flexibility (library app, mobile site) Possible (may be location specific issues within consortia) X Integrated Web Services/API Not standard but community driven
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Koha Hybrid approach catering for individual libraries and consortia. Operates on Linux and Windows. Development costs All basic and core LMS functionality available in Koha Scope to ‘share’ future costs with other Koha installations in the UK/Ireland Integration possibilities with other systems. Unlocking Libraries (ULib) City of Glasgow College
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Koha and integration Library management system Student records VLE Student IT management Discovery service Library website Unlocking Libraries (ULib) City of Glasgow College Finance systems
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Koha catalogue demo Unlocking Libraries (ULib) City of Glasgow College Koha demo bywater
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If Carlsberg made LMS’… Unlocking Libraries (ULib) City of Glasgow College Opportunity to shape functionality Determine the cost of ownership A model that encompasses migration to maturity Scalable, flexible and integrated where appropriate
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Roadmap Unlocking Libraries (ULib) City of Glasgow College U-Lib installation now live at Glasgow Clyde [Cardonald Campus] Set up a suitable test structure Identify core workflows and areas of development Collaborative environment to share ideas and feedback
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Challenges Unlocking Libraries (ULib) City of Glasgow College Identify and implement a ‘best fit’ platform based on existing proprietary workflows and coding. Establish a cost of ownership and support model which appeals to the sector. Learning Curve [constant] v Time [diminishing] Support / interest from the sector.
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Points of Reference Unlocking Libraries (ULib) City of Glasgow College FOSS4LIB - https://foss4lib.org/https://foss4lib.org/ Library Technology Guides - http://www.librarytechnology.org/http://www.librarytechnology.org/ Koha Live Demo - http://koha-community.org/demo/http://koha-community.org/demo/ Evergreen Live Demo - http://evergreen- ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=community_servershttp://evergreen- ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=community_servers Kuali OLE - http://demo.ole.kuali.org/portal.do?selectedTab=oleMaintenance http://demo.ole.kuali.org/portal.do?selectedTab=oleMaintenance ULib Implementation - http://nglkoha.glasgowclyde.ac.ukhttp://nglkoha.glasgowclyde.ac.uk …and finally……Slims Development Team Theme Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UoxsFbd3Rg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UoxsFbd3Rg Presentation - http://slidesha.re/1l2G8duhttp://slidesha.re/1l2G8du
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