1. Using CORAL ERM for improving the acquisitions management in LibriSuite
Cristina Gareta
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2. Evolving AMICUS LibriSuite ILS
Annual development plan
Improvements in core modules
Improvements in usability
Bug fixes
Replacement of close code (database, search engine, products, copy cataloguing,…)
Upgrade of software (Java, Hibernate, Struts…)
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3. Evolving AMICUS Librisuite ILS
Integration of new modules
Interoperability (restful web services)
Use of other library software (open source)
Towards a ‘disintegrated library system’
Flexible and extensible systems are the future!
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4. Evolving AMICUS Librisuite ILS
OPAC module: VuFind
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5. Evolving AMICUS Librisuite ILS
Linked Data module: ALIADA
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6. Evolving AMICUS Librisuite ILS
ERM module: CORAL
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7. Using CORAL as the ERM module
What is CORAL (
CORAL is an electronic resource management system started in 2010 by the University of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Libraries.
CORAL consists of 5 modules, Organizations, Resources, Licensing, Management and Statistics.
The CORAL interface relies heavily on AJAX, JQuery and JQuery plugins
Designed to be both simple and highly customizable and each module can be installed independently
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8. Using CORAL as the ERM module
Coral is ‘ILS agnostic’
Currently only Koha is implemented, but interactions with other ILSes could be added in the future (FOLIO, Sirsy Dynix…)
Vendors can be synchronized, but any other integrations are ‘to-do’
Integration via API and web services
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9. Using CORAL as the ERM module
Why use CORAL as add-on for our ILS
Most of the traditional ILS don’t have an ERM module
It can be integrated with the Acquisitions module of the ILS (vendors, funds, subscriptions)
It allows a real-time access control of the licensed resources from the OPAC/Discovery layer (VuFind)
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10. Using CORAL as the ERM module
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11. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !!
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