The Integrated Library System: From Daring to Dinosaur?

Kinner, Laura; Rigda, Christine

doi:10.1080/01930820902832546

Cited by 16 publications

(12 citation statements)

References 6 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Synergy OSS/libraries Chudnov (1999), Caldwell (2007), Chad (2007), Jaffe and Careaga (2007), Tedd (2007), Bissels (2008), Krishnamurthy (2008), Rhyno (2008), Rafiq (2009) Procurement process barriers Chad (2007), Jaffe and Careaga (2007), Adamson et al (2008), Breeding (2008a), Pace (2009) Commercial support issues Breeding (2002), Adamson et al (2008), Breeding (2008), Hopkinson (2009) Coding and documentation Abram (2009), Hopkinson (2009), Schneider (2009) Interoperability Breeding (2007), Kinner and Rigda (2009), Ruschoff (2008), Pace (2009), Hughes (2010) Methodology A quantitative online questionnaire and qualitative interviews were used to gain an understanding of attitudes towards open source LMSs in UK higher education libraries and to establish why the sector has been slow to adopt this emerging technology. The choice of questionnaire and interview was deliberate to ensure the richness and completeness of the data.…”

Section: Open Source Lmssmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The LMS replacement cycle in UK higher education is particularly slow with one difference to the North American market being the lack of rich, privately funded UK institutions (Adamson et al, 2008). Some commentators (Kinner and Rigda, 2009) believe that the future of the LMS will depend on the willingness of vendors to allow other products to work with core modules, for example with Finance and Human Resources systems (Ruschoff, 2008), or integration with the Virtual Learning Environment in academic environments (Adamson et al, 2008). Vendors have recognised that interoperability can create new business opportunities in a saturated market (Adamson et al, 2008), and this has led to the development of application programming interfaces (APIs).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Open source, open minds?

Dalling

Rafferty

2013

Program

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose -This paper aims to report a small-scale study that investigated attitudes to open source library management systems (LMS)s in UK higher education libraries. The study sought to establish why the sector has been slow to adopt this technology, and how attitudes towards it in UK universities might change in the future. Design/methodology/approach -A quantitative online questionnaire was sent to all 181 libraries within the UK higher education sector and received a response rate of 46.4 per cent. The questionnaire was followed by qualitative telephone interviews with five selected professionals. Findings -UK higher education libraries rely on peer feedback when choosing a LMS. With limited experience and a need for strong commercial support given uncertainty about staffing in the present financial climate, HE librarians are reluctant to choose open source LMSs. Participants also demonstrated a lack of motivation to change from current LMSs, suggesting limited adoption of alternatives in the near future. A higher number of questionnaire respondents reported considering adopting an open source LMS than in Adamson et al.; however, this may be due to open source advocates being more likely to participate. Originality/value -Drawing on Adamson's survey as a starting point, this study enriches the body of knowledge on open source LMSs by reporting and reflecting on the results of a survey and set of interviews with higher education information professionals. It adds to the small but growing literature in this field.

show abstract

Section: Open Source Lmssmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Open source, open minds?

Dalling

Rafferty

2013

Program

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Similarly, after arrival of the Internet, developments in information technologies, ever increasing number of electronic resources and growing expectations of users have caused further development in ILS. The ever changing needs of ILS have caused a great challenge for vendors and library professionals to work hard to meet new requirements of libraries (Kinner and Rigda 2009).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Combating problems related to library software in higher education institutions of Pakistan: An analysis of focus groups

Siddique¹,

Mahmood

2016

MJLIS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The absence of standard library software is one of the main hinderance in the effective automation of libraries of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) of Pakistan. A review of the literature does not provide the actual requirements of the libraries in Pakistan related to library software and highlights the absence of library software selection criteria. This paper explores the opinion of the experts about the current status of library software, problems faced by the libraries and needs relevant to library software in order to suggest a sustainable solution for the automation of the libraries of HEIs of Pakistan. This study was conducted using qualitative approach and three focus groups were conducted in Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi. The participants of all three focus groups comprised librarians from HEIs, Library and Information Science (LIS) experts with experience in designing and implementing library software, LIS educators with experience of teaching library automation and computer science professionals having experience with library software. A purposive sampling was made in this regard. A discussion guide was prepared on the basis of literature review and expert opinions. Data were analyzed qualitatively. The analysis of focus groups revealed that there was a shortage of library software and the libraries of HEIs were still in the process of automation. Few libraries were using standard software but most of the libraries had implemented cataloguing module only. The non-availability of standard library software, regional languages, lack of awareness, lack of funds and lack of vision in the top management of HEIs were the common problems causing hinderance in the effective automation of the libraries. The experts suggested formulation of a consortium under the umbrella of HEC that takes the resposibility of development and distribution of the software.

show abstract

“…These changes are reflected in the conceptual differences between the ALS and the Integrated Library System (ILS). The ALS is identified as simply a database to house and retrieve a library's holdings while ILS is identified as robust clusters of systems involving every process and module related to library operations (Kinner and Rigda, 2009). The main type of software in use in libraries today is the ILS, which are multifunction adaptable software applications that allow libraries to manage, catalog and circulate their materials to patrons.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Open Source Automation Software: Stirring Automated to Integrated Library System

Moruf¹,

Sani²,

A-bu³

2020

jasem

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The explosion of the World Wide Web; dynamic nature of information technologies, such as open source; the increase in electronic resources; and the rising expectations of library users have contributed to the changing nature of the Automated Library System (ALS) since its inception in the 1970s. These changes are reflected in the conceptual differences between the ALS and the Integrated Library System (ILS). The ALS is identified as simply a database to house and retrieve a library’s holdings while ILS is identified as robust clusters of systems involving every process and module related to library operations. This article presents a review on the evolving features of some commonly adopted Open-Source ILS Software (Koha, NewGenLib, Evergreen, PMB and OpenBiblio) which had stirred ALS to ILS, as well as justifications and barriers to the use of open source software in academic libraries. Keywords: Automation, integrated library system, library, software

show abstract

The Integrated Library System: From Daring to Dinosaur?

Cited by 16 publications

References 6 publications

Open source, open minds?

Open source, open minds?

Combating problems related to library software in higher education institutions of Pakistan: An analysis of focus groups

Open Source Automation Software: Stirring Automated to Integrated Library System

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About