Shared Integrated Library System Migration From a Technical Services Perspective

Zhu, Lihong; Spidal, Debra

doi:10.1080/07317131.2015.1029844

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“…FOLIO is a 'work in progress' system, as it is a brand-new ILS platform that relies on the FOLIO community and librarians to initiate suggestions and changes to the system so that the workflow is smooth and seamless. According to Zhu and Spidal (2015) a migration can be regarded as a success if the project timelines are met, the extraction and importing of the data is done with few or no failed loads, there is constant communication with the task team, implementers, and the rest of the library staff and when there is an active task team leading the project. The migration project at the DUT library was a successful undertaking despite the rushed and short allocated timeframes.…”

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A leap into the future – migrating to FOLIO: A cataloguer’s perspective

Moonasar

2022

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The aim of this paper is to share the journey of the Durban University of Technology (DUT) Library experience as one of the first African libraries to adopt an open-source integrated library management system. It is hoped that other libraries may benefit from this migration experience. The main aim of an Integrated Library System (ILS) is to improve productivity for both users and librarians. The migration from the old library management system to the new system encountered many challenges which included limited time, data corruption and quality issues. The cataloguing section is usually the main focus area that deals with the bulk of the migration data corruption issues. This paper highlights and focuses on a cataloguer’s perception of the new ILS Future of Libraries is Open (FOLIO) and the way the cataloguers adjusted to the new system. Evidence of the migration process was obtained from reports and active participation in the implementation process.

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A leap into the future – migrating to FOLIO: A cataloguer’s perspective

Moonasar

2022

SAJLIS

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“…As it has already been mentioned, related works regarding the implementation of next-generation shared LMSs/LSPs are rather limited, let alone the evaluation of such services. One of the pioneers in the adoption of shared LMSs, in library consortia, is the Orbis Cascade alliance (OCA), which is a 39 academic libraries consortium in the Pacific Northwest (Zhu and Spidal, 2015). They run a shared LMS since 2015 (Liu and Fu, 2018).…”

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Migrating to a shared Library Management System: evaluation from the perspective of librarians and lessons learned

Kouis

Kyprianos

Efthymiou

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PurposeThe purpose of this article is to investigate certain aspects, problems and benefits from the migration to a shared Library Management System (LMS).Design/methodology/approachA review of the literature and a quantitative survey was conducted, based on a structured questionnaire, with a response rate of 44.7%.FindingsAmong the crucial issues that should be taken seriously into consideration when transiting into a new and shared LMS, are the audit of the data quality before migration, the employees' training design and the composition of the LMS central support team. The benefits of a shared LMS are mainly effectiveness in terms of libraries' budgets and time for the employees' day-to-day work.Originality/valueThe survey presented in this article evaluates the merits of a shared LMS and contributes innovative aspects to the existing bibliography by investigating issues and problems that arose during the transition. This way, the professionals involved in similar initiatives will benefit by avoiding possible mistakes and drawbacks when implementing such a project.

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“…The risks and activities in advance should be considered during migration planning (Jones, 2014).Bryan (2009) discussed the setup of a development environment, logical data models, data manipulation, data transformation and the loading process involved during migration. Several studies and research (Banerjee and Middleton, 2001; Bavousett, 2013; Breeding, 2013; Cervone, 2007; Lawrence and Weber, 2008; Matoria and Upadhyay, 2005; Stump and Torgerson, 2008; Zhu, 2004; Zhu and Spidal, 2015) were carried out by various researchers and library technicians concerning project planning, the need for consultation and general system implementation of data migration. These migrations were all based on command-based library systems, graphical, client–server, Web-based, even cloud-based ILS migration.…”

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Do not perish outdated CDS/ISIS data: ABCD ILS from the same family is there to make it alive

Shoeb

Rahman

2020

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Purpose This paper aims to outline the migration of outdated computerized documentation system/integrated set for information systems (CDS/ISIS) database in to fully functional Web-based Automatización de Bibliotecas y Centros de Documentación (ABCD) integrated library system (ILS), which is derived from the the United Nations educational, scientific and cultural organization (UNESCO) CDS/ISIS software technology. Design/methodology/approach The existing integrated set for information systems (ISIS) tags were needed to be remapped as per the tag of MARC-like or structured bibliographic format database by editing integrated set for information systems print formats. Moreover, a sequence of tasks was required to complete the whole process. The major procedures were accomplished as exporting ISIS data into .iso format, creating ABCD database and uploading .iso file into the new database. The next part was configuration and connection with the Web interface after editing PFT. Findings CDS/ISIS users who have data in the international organization for standardization format on old versions of CDS/ISIS software applications now have the opportunity to migrate their data into the new application. The detailed process had been outlined not an only successful method of migrating outdated valuable records, also creation of ABCD database. Originality/value This paper may help the users of CDS/ISIS or WinISIS to migrate for ABCD and not to expire or give up their valuable data. This is one of the best ways to migrate ISIS data to ABCD with proven functionality. A specific aim of Automatización de Bibliotecas y Centros de Documentación Integrated Library System is to offer a tool for librarians, rather than information communications technology technicians, which is achieved by taking library and information science principles.

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Shared Integrated Library System Migration From a Technical Services Perspective

Cited by 9 publications

References 7 publications

A leap into the future – migrating to FOLIO: A cataloguer’s perspective

A leap into the future – migrating to FOLIO: A cataloguer’s perspective

Migrating to a shared Library Management System: evaluation from the perspective of librarians and lessons learned

Do not perish outdated CDS/ISIS data: ABCD ILS from the same family is there to make it alive

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