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Managing Automation in a
Multi-Library Environment
S.K.IllangarathneAssistant Librarian,
Rajarata University of Sri [email protected]
Experiences of Library Automation Using Koha LIS At The Library System of
Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.
What is Library Automation ?
Engaged ICT replacing the manual systems to enhance the services in the library
Examples for Library Automation
Card Catalogue Computer Catalogue (OPAC)Manual Circulation (Browns) E-circulation through LMSManual Acquisitions Budget based acquisitions through LMSManual Report Wide angle Report from LMS (Overdue, daily)
LMS – Library Management SystemILS – Integrated Library SystemERP – Enterprise Resource Planning
Why Library Automation ?
• To gain operational efficiencies• To provide user-oriented services (OPAC 2.0) • To Improve • the quality • speed and • effectiveness of services
• To shear resources on other networks (WWW)• To connect and monitor • Resource, • Services and• Users in the Multi-Libraries
What is the multi library Environment ?
The library system consisted withMain Library and Branch Libraries in Different Locations and follow same vision, mission and
objectives.(An umbrella library System)
Eg: Rajarata University of Sri Lanka University of Ruhuna
Library Automation at RUSL (1996-2012)
Medicine LibrarySaliyapura
Anuradhapura
App. Sci. Library
Mihintale
Agriculture LibraryPuliyankulamaAnuradhapura
Main LibraryMihintale
From 1996 to 2006 WIN ISIS
Migrated Koha ILS in 2007
Current Management Process of the Koha ILS
Activity Main Lib App. Sc. Lib Agri. Lib Med. Lib
Server Installation
01 Application Server +01 Replication Server
01 Application Server +01 Replication Server
OPAC http://10.95.8.200 Local IPhttp://192.248.95.7 Real IP
http://192.248.94.140 Real IP
Bibliographic Data Editing 80%
(Migrated from WinISIS)
Fresh Data Entering
70% (Migrated from
WinISIS)
100% (Migrated from
WinISIS)
Circulations Members’ Data Entering
- Members’ Data Entering Ready to Issue
Serial Management - - - -
Acquisitions - - - -
User awareness programs 01 01 02 02
User friendly views of Koha ILS
Special thanks should be go to the..
• Vice chancellor, RUSL (Prof. K.A.Nandasena)
• Acting Librarian, RUSL (Mrs. A.S.Siriwardhana)
• Director, IRQUE project, RUSL
• Activity Coordinator, Activity 7, Faculty of Applied
Sci./RUSL
• Consultant of the Project (Mr. Nimal Hettiarachchi, SAL, Uni.
Of Ruhuna)
• Head and Staff Members, Computer Center, RUSL
• Library Staff of Main Library and Faculty Libraries, RUSL
• And others who helped us to develop the system…
Thank you
Our ultimate goal in 2014
File Server Rep Server
Web Server
CataloguingAcquisitions Member Serial Cont.
Admin.
WEB OPACMed. Lib
http://opac.rjt.ac.lk
http://10.95.8.200
http://192.248.94.140
http://192.248.94.140
WEB OPACAgri. Lib
WEB OPACMain Lib
WEB OPACApp. Lib
From Main Library + Faculty Libraries
WWW