Tag Archives: Integrated Library Systems

Making a Business Case for Open Source ILS

Posted on 6 June 2008 by Rick Mason

Making a Business Case for Open Source ILS is a column by Marshall Breeding that appeared in the March 2008 issue of Computers in Libraries. You may remember Marshall from his annual survey of Integrated Library Systems (the words behind … Continue reading →

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Perceptions 2007

Posted on 10 January 2008 by Rick Mason

Perceptions 2007: An International Survey of Library Automation contains the results of a survey conducted by Marshall Breeding.  He explored the relationship between libraries and their Integrated Library Systems (ILS). The results are interesting.  Without going into my own views … Continue reading →

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Code4Lib Journal

Posted on 17 December 2007 by Rick Mason

Issue 1 of the Code4Lib Journal is now available! The journal is an open-access journal dealing with, well, the more techie aspects of libraries. Even if you aren’t into systems and web coding, you should still look this over. The … Continue reading →

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ILS usage in the ARL

Posted on 8 November 2007 by Rick Mason

Marshall Breeding has posted a chart detailing the various brands of Integrated Library Systems (ILS) software used by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Most interesting, from my own perspective, is that Voyager and Millennium are the top two systems. … Continue reading →

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ILS Assessment

Posted on 20 August 2007 by Rick Mason

ILS Assessment : A Background Document (Pdf) is an excellent overview of the Integrated Library System issues facing libraries today. Created by the Leddy Library at the University of Windsor (Canada), it is their first step towards “evaluating the current … Continue reading →

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Library Classification Systems

Posted on 23 August 2006 by Rick Mason

The New York Public Library is changing classification systems for their reference collection.  Over the years they have used a unique system developed by their first library director, Dr. John Shaw Billings, appropriately named the Billings System.  It hasn’t been … Continue reading →

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