1. CSG Meeting - Boulder, CO
What Is An ILS Anyway?
CSG Meeting - Boulder, CO
Robert H. McDonald
Associate Dean for Library Technologies
Indiana University
November 19, 2018

2. Charleston and ILS
What is an ILS? - McDonald
11/19/2018

3. Outline ILS Defined History of Academic Integrated Library Systems
Current Marketplace for Academic Libraries
Core Functionality of Academic ILS
Core Functionality Needs of Academic Libraries
Developments in the Open Source Community
What is an ILS? - McDonald
11/19/2018

4. ILS Defined Integrated Library System - Legacy Concept
ILS = Integrated Library System
(Cataloging + Serials + Acquisitions + Circulation + Catalog)
Focused on print and physical inventory
Electronic content at the Journal Title or collection level
Emerged in the 1960’s – 1970’s
Functionality has evolved and expanded, but basic concepts and modules remain intact
What is an ILS? - McDonald
11/19/2018

5. ILS Defined Continued
In addition to the core ILS layer libraries operate seperate systems to handle the following:
Electronic Resources Management System
OpenURL Linking Systems
Proxy or VPN Systems/Identity Mgmt Systems
Advanced Discovery Systems
Digital Library Content Systems
Digital Preservation Systems
What is an ILS? - McDonald
11/19/2018

6. ILS History History of Library Automation Follows history of computing
Eras of Change (40 years – 1968-Present)
Pre-Mainframe Era
Electromechanical automation
Mainframe Era
MARC Record 1968
Client/Server Era – 1990s
Open Source Era – 2000s
Cloud Era – OCLC
What is an ILS? - McDonald
11/19/2018

7. Current Academic ILS Market
Ex Libris/Endeavor
Voyager - 862
Aleph 500 – 603
Innovative Interfaces
Millennium – 1163
SirsiDynix
Unicorn - 740
Horizon/Symphony – 336
What is an ILS? - McDonald
11/19/2018

8. Legacy ILS Functionality
Public User
Interface:
Circulation
Acquisitions
Vendor Based ePurchasing
Functional
modules:
Cataloging
Serials
Vendor Based Metadata Enhancement
Data Stores:
Staff Interfaces:
What is an ILS? - McDonald
11/19/2018

9. Legacy ILS Functionality + eContent Module + Advanced Discovery Interface
Learning Mgmt./Campus Portal Feeds
Proxy/VPN for eContent Access
Federated
Search/
Advanced
Discovery
OpenURL
Linking
Electronic
Resource
Mgmt.
System
Circulation
Acquisitions
Cataloging
Serials
Unified Workflow Interface for Staff
What is an ILS? - McDonald
11/19/2018

10. National Library of Australia
Four Reorganized Areas of an ILS
Bibliographic Subsystem
Search/Discovery Subsystem
Customer Management Subsystem
Document Delivery Subsystem
What is an ILS? - McDonald
11/19/2018

11. Current Academic ILS Needs
Bibliographic Subsystem
Electronic Leased Content
Electronic Owned Content
Physical Inventory
Search/Discovery Subsystem
Customer Management Subsystem
Document Delivery Subsystem
Physical Delivery Library to Library
Electronic Delivery to Customer
Digital Preservation System
What is an ILS? - McDonald
11/19/2018

12. New ILS Needs Enterprise Layer: Can this be an SOA Model?
Composite
Applications
Reusable
Business
Services
Rule Oriented
Workflow Process
Data Stores:
What is an ILS? - McDonald
11/19/2018

13. Developments in Open Source ILS
Evergreen
Koha
OPALS
Learning Access ILS
NexGenLib
What is an ILS? - McDonald
11/19/2018

14. Evergreen Developed by the Georgia Public Library Service
Small development team
June 2004 – development begins
Sept 5, 2006 – live production
Currently a group in Canada is developing Serials and other academic library requirements for Evergreen - called Conifer Project
Includes a Business Service Bus called OpenSRF
Supported vendor services provided by Equinox
What is an ILS? - McDonald
11/19/2018

15. Libraries Using Evergreen
Georgia PINES
Georgia PINES:
1 Installation
54 Public Library Systems
260+ library facilities
Does not include municipal systems: Atlanta-Fulton County, Cobb County
Province of British Columbia in Canada – SITKA
Kent County, MD
Evergreen Indiana (Consortium of 35 Public Libraries)
Under consideration by academic libraries in Canada
What is an ILS? - McDonald
11/19/2018

16. Evergreen

17. Koha First open source ILS
Includes Serials functionality in latest version (required for academic functionality)
Includes Federated Search and Discovery System
Supported vendor services provided by LibLime
What is an ILS? - McDonald
11/19/2018

18. Libraries using Koha 300+ libraries Horowhenua Library Trust
Nelsonville Public Library
Athens County, OH
Crawford County Federated Library System
10 Libraries in PA
Howard County, MD
Service area population:
4.7 million circulation transactions in 2006
1 million volumes
Central Kansas Library System
Santa Cruz Public Library
Central, 9 branches
2 million volumes
Near East University Library
1.5 million volumes
What is an ILS? - McDonald
11/19/2018

19. Koha

20. Works Cited
Antelman, K., E. Lynema, and A. Pace Toward a Twenty-First-Century Library Catalog. Information Technology and Libraries. 25(3):
Borgman, C. L From Acting Locally to Thinking Globally : A Brief History of Library Automation. The Library Quarterly. 67(3):
Breeding, M Making a Case for Open-Source ILS. Computers in Libraries. 28(3): 36-9.
An Industry Redefined. Library Journal. 132(6).
The Sun Sets on Horizon. Computers in Libraries
Cervone, F ILS Migration in the 21st Century. Computers in Libraries. 27(7).
Demspey, L Always On: Libraries in a World of Permanent Connectivity. First Monday 14(1):
Pace, A In the Beginning… A Historical Glimpse into Library Automation. American Libraries. 38(6).
What is an ILS? - McDonald
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21. Web Sites of Interest Library Technology Reports Evergreen ILS
Evergreen ILS
Ga Pines –
Evergreen Indiana -
Equinox -
Evergreen -
Koha ILS
Koha -
LibLime -
National Library of Australia ILS Redesign
What is an ILS? - McDonald
11/19/2018

22. Questions and Discussion
Most current ILS systems are out of date
Old code
Last generation technology
No means for innovation (dwindling market)
Do NOT handle digital content well
Do not function at an enterprise level with current ERP systems
Which direction should libraries be pushing toward in regards to enterprise functionality for the academic arena?

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Thank You
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What is an ILS? - McDonald
11/19/2018