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Introduction to Integrated Library Systems Lesson What are library management systems? UNESCO ICTLIP Module Lesson 1 Rationale Realizing the important role that the library management system will play in planning and implementing library automation projects, it is necessary to educate ourselves and know more about these systems.This lesson will introduce you to library automation and will focus on integrated library systems (ILS), which is an essential component in library automation UNESCO ICTLIP Module Lesson Scope What is a library management system? What is library automation? What is an integrated library system? What are the general features and functional modules of an integrated library system? What library automation standards are supported by most systems? What is the status of libraries in the Asian region? UNESCO ICTLIP Module Lesson Learning outcomes By the end of the lesson you should be able to: Define library management system, library automation, and integrated library system Describe the general features and basic functional modules of an integrated library system Define the role of standards in library automation and resource sharing Be aware of the situation of libraries in the Asian region concerning integrated library systems UNESCO ICTLIP Module Lesson What is a library management system? A library management system, also known as an automated library system is software that has been developed to handle basic housekeeping functions of a library UNESCO ICTLIP Module Lesson A single function automated library system Bibliographic Database UNESCO’s CDS/ISIS, a powerful information and storage retrieval software is used to create electronic catalogs and indexes and to provide OPAC to library users UNESCO ICTLIP Module Lesson What is library automation? Library automation is the general term for information and communications technologies (ICT) that are used to replace manual systems in the library The functions that may be automated are any or all of the following: acquisition,cataloging, circulation,serials management and reference UNESCO ICTLIP Module Lesson What is an integrated library system? When the library management system shares a common database to perform all the basic functions of a library, the system is integrated UNESCO ICTLIP Module Lesson A library with an integrated library system Reference OPAC OPAC OPAC Cataloging Circulation Acquisition OPAC File Server: Database Serials A Local Area Management Network UNESCO ICTLIP Module Lesson Activity 1-1 Access the following sites to know more about the integrated library systems available on the market AcqWeb's Guide to Automated Library Systems, Library Software, Hardware and Consulting Companies http://acqweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/acqweb/pubr/opac.html Integrated Library System Reports: Vendors info http://www.ilsr.com/search2.cfm UNESCO ICTLIP Module Lesson 10 ... ? ?What is library automation? ? ?What is an integrated library system? ? ?What are the general features and functional modules of an integrated library system? What library automation standards are. .. information and storage retrieval software is used to create electronic catalogs and indexes and to provide OPAC to library users UNESCO ICTLIP Module Lesson What is library automation? Library automation... introduce you to library automation and will focus on integrated library systems (ILS), which is an essential component in library automation UNESCO ICTLIP Module Lesson Scope ? ?What is a library management