AMICUS LibriSuite last versions and development plans Cristina Gareta. LibriTech Iberica Centro Congressi Panorama – 22-24 September 2010 29th ADLUG ANNUAL.

AMICUS LibriSuite last versions and development

plansCristina Gareta. LibriTech Iberica

Centro Congressi Panorama – 22-24 September 201029th ADLUG ANNUAL MEETING 29th ADLUG

Evolution of a ILS

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Evolution of a ILS

DOBIS-LIBIS

(text, PL/1)

AMICUS

(graphic, OpenRoad)

AMICUS LIBRISUITE

(web, Java)

1Closer to a full Web based Library Management System...

Evolution of a ILS (II)1

Evolution of a ILS (III)1

Evolution of a ILS (IV)1

Evolution of a ILS (V)1

evolution?

why?

Evolution of a ILS (VI)1

A) Library data model

B) Technology

C) Users

...because our library world is changing:

Evolution of a ILS (VII)1A) Library data model

Changes in description and library data model

Trends: more data, less text, hight quality metadata (DC, RDF), ...

Cataloguing electronic resources: ISBD (CR), ISBD (ER), ...

New cataloguing standards: RDA based on FRBR

Evolution of a ILS (VIII)1

Beyond the record: FRBR based view data

Evolution of a ILS (IX)1

linked data online catalogue(rich context from cataloguing data)

Evolution of a ILS (X)1B) Technology

More electronic data interchange protocols

RFID integration

Crosswalk to MARC XML (MODS, MADS, ...), RDF, ...

Greater variety of digital formats and content to manage

Open access and open source initiatives

Under web environments rules (web 2.0 and 3.0)

Evolution of a ILS (XI)1

Evolution of a ILS (XII)1Ex.:

Language: RDF/XML

Vocabulary: Dublin Core...

Data Model: FRBR

Evolution of a ILS (XIII)1C) Users

Digital users demand online and digital libraries

New library services, new communication channels library-user

OPAC must be "one search", social, linked data, ...

Access to info and related resources quick and easy, from anywhere

What are we doing to make AMICUS be in the way?

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What are we doing2

We are adding features according to trends in library systems...

New export formats (MARCXML)

New MARC codes

E-resources: Open URL search, links to e-resources

Conversions MARC to metadata (DC): integration with OAI

RFID customisations

OPAC: one search, social, FRBR, linked data and open source

Forward to a community software

What are we doing (II)2

...but also working in AMICUS traditional screens:

AMICUS LibriSuite 1.1 (Jan. 2010): review of Cataloguing module

AMICUS LibriSuite 1.2 (Apr. 2010): review of Circulation module

AMICUS LibriSuite 1.3 (Jun. 2010): review of Acquisitions module

- AMICUS LibriSuite 2.0 (scheduled for Dec. 2010)

Last developments

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Last developments3

Reports in Java: Spine labels and barcodes Reports in Crystal Report web Bib. worksheet: Transfer holdings Bib. worksheet: Show order More transactions registered (ex., copy cataloguing, copy from cir.) Contextual help Shelf lists index Visualisation of complex publisher headings in index Copy record button Code clean-up Changes in design and usability Holdings data (new)

Search and Cataloguing module

Last developments (II)3

Ready to upgrade: Cataloguing module

Last developments (III)3

Circulation module

Shared borrowers Offline loan Grouping of aut. high level functions (all under Library menu) Borrowers and copies circulation more controled List of manually generated recalls Inventory: location as a search criteria Status of copy from Cataloguing Reports (Crystal Report) and Statistics (Java) Code clean-up Changes in design and usability Changes in data model (only LibriSuite schema)

Last developments (IV)3

Ready to upgrade: Circulation module

Last developments (V)3

Acquisitions module

No more scroll in order and invoice summaries Archiving Credit/Debit notes List of generated notices for routing list borrowers Reports (Crystal Report) Code clean-up Changes in design and usability Changes in data model (only LibriSuite schema)

Just finished!: New subscription orders and workflow Integration between Acquisitions and Serials Serials holdings claiming agent and claiming list

Last developments (VI)3

Ready to upgrade: Acquisitions module

Last developments (VII)3

Administration module (Client Services web)

Global variables of Circulation Functions authorised in each traditional level Borrower types, Loan periods, Local codes from here Access to own branch data, to own org data or to all data ShelfCheck settings Circulation Groups Acquisitions settings

Last developments (VIII)3

Ready to upgrade: Administration module

Last developments (IX)3

Cataloguing and exporting MARC for holdings

Suscription orders and prediction patterns

Opening Products web module

More e-resources options

Analizing import formats like MARCXML, RDF/XML, Zotero, ...

Implementing views workflow

Analizing bibliographical worksheet workflow

Now working in

Plans for 2011

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Plans for 20114

MODULE FUNCTION DESCRIPTION

CATALOGUING Bib. worksheet Resource Description and access (additional MARC tags) based in FRBR and more...

Copy cataloguing Import of different formats: XML, RDF, ...

ADMINISTRATION Authorisations Into each traditional level of authorisation

Persons Interface to create persons from ALS

Organisations Interface to create orgs and branches from ALS

PRODUCTS Export from ALS LC MARC XML (MODS, MADS), metadata, ...

RFID Inventory Integration with RFID inventory system

CIRCULATION ... ...

ACQUISITIONS ... ...

ALS traditional modules (some ideas)

plans for 2011 (II)4

Metadata for object description standards MARCXML

Metadata for authority description standards MARCXML

First metadata schema for bib items

Bibliographical web references exported into RDF, XML, etc

Resource description and access

(work – expression – manifestation – item)

Conceptual reference model to translate locally into a datamodel, a format. MARC format is limited, so better encapsulated in XML tags. But not every kind of document needs full FRBR

Some standards to follow

plans for 2011 (III)4

...and your requeriments

and suggestions

thank you !!