Introduction to Total Library Solution- TLS

TOTAL LIBRARY SOLUTION - TLS

Introduction

By: Ata ur Rehman

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Concept Sheet

Computer

HW

SW

Commercial / Proprietary Software

Free / Donated Software

Open Source Software (Not Free)

Free & Open Source Software

System

Software

Application Software

•Programming

•Instructions

•Computer Languages

•C, C++, Java

Finance SW

Management SW

Graphics SW

Library Management SW

Digital Library Management System

Integrated Library System

Content Management System

Research, Social Media, etc.

GSDL, DSpace, EPrints

Koha, EverGreen, PML

Joomla, Mambo, Drupal

Zotero, LimeSurvey, FBLib

rary

Po

rtal

TLS – CONT.

Base / OS – Linux Server

Three types of basic library operations

Integrated Library System

Digital Library System

Content Management System

Other Operations

Interaction with users / Social Media

Forums, Blogs, Research, etc

TLS - COMPONENTS

Operating System - Linux

Linux Server

LTS Concept

User Friendly, Reliable

Dynamic Community

Koha – ILS

Dspace

GSDL

CONT..

Joomla

Award Winning Content Management System

WordPress

Best blogging Software

LimeSurvey

Online Research

phpBB

Forum Management

INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM - ILS

An integrated library system (ILS), also known as a

library management system (LMS), is an enterprise

resource planning system for a library, used to track

items owned, orders made, bills paid, and patrons who

have borrowed.

An ILS usually comprises a relational database,

software to interact with that database, and two

graphical user interfaces (one for patrons, one for staff).

Most ILSes separate software functions into discrete

programs called modules, each of them integrated with

a unified interface. Examples of modules might include:

CONT…

Acquisitions (ordering, receiving, and

invoicing materials)

Cataloging (classifying and indexing

materials)

Circulation (lending materials to patrons and

receiving them back)

Serials (tracking magazine and newspaper

holdings)

OPAC (public interface for users)

Koha - Architecture

Components

Operating System - Linux

DBMS - MySQL

Web Server - Apache

Programming / Scripting

Language - Perl

LA

MP

Model

Web Based

Client / Server Based

FEATURES OF KOHA

Web-based Interfaces

OPAC Module

Staff Client

Free / Open Source

No Vendor Lock-in

Full-featured ILS

Acquisition Module

Cataloging Module

Circulation Module

Serials Module

Dual Database Design

Public Use: Zebra

Staff Use: MySQL

Library Standards Compliant

MARC

z39.50

OAI-PMH - The Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting is a low-barrier mechanism for repository interoperability.

DEPLOYMENT MODELS IN ORGANIZATIONS

Separate installation for each library

Centralized installation

SEPARATE SERVER FOR EACH LIB

Lib 1

Server 1

Lib 2

Server 2

Lib 3

Server 3

Lib 4

Server 4

Users

TLS – Union

Catalogue

CENTRALIZED INSTALLATION

12

Intranet / LAN /WAN / Secure Network

TLS Server

Lib3Lib 2Lib 1Users / Public

Firewall

Windows Client

Win

dow

s C

lient

USEFUL LINKS

TLS: http://www.lisolutions.org/tls

Koha: http://www.koha-community.org

Q/A

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