EUUG 3rd June 2005 News from SIRSI

Jonathan Field (Software Development Director)

New Sales• Belfast Government Library Service• Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust• AWE Systems• Scottish Libraries Consortium (EPS/Rooms)• Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya

Software Releases• GL3.0 (formerly: 2005) – in beta right now;

release August 2005.• GL3.1 (formerly: 2006) – beta starts July 1st;

release December 2005• GL3.2 – coding underway now; beta starts

April 2006; release October 2006

Rooms

EPS/Rooms• Next generation OPAC• Production release this month• Hosted option

My LibraryGraphical configuration toolReading RoomContent (optional)

OPACWeb SiteOnline CalendarRSS Feeds

Single SearchResolverBuilder Subject Rooms

Ability to createCustomized RoomsBest of Web

User Group Meeting

Dublin 2005

Dublin Conference• New web site – www.euug.org.uk• 7th – 9th September 2005• Closing date for bookings – 31st July• Pre-conference workshop (£70)• Library tours – National Gallery of Ireland• Evening entertainment• Main conference – Stephen Abram

Inter Library Loans

History• 1994 – CHUI module released• 1997 – ARTEmail starts to gain popularity• 2000 – Release of ILL module for WorkFlows

XVT client• 2002 – ISO ILL with OCLC• 2003 – Relais Partnership

Protocols• z39.50 – resource discovery• ISOILL - requesting• OpenURL – linking• SIP2/NCIP

Questions• Can the internet replace ILL?• From the point of discovery?• Are their benefits in Consortia?• Is anyone using ISOILL?• Do you get your material from one source?• Is Copyright Clearance still an issue?

Who’s doing it?• SIRSI/Relais• Dynix URSA• RLG – ILL Manager• OCLC ILLiad• VDX• And others …

What are we doing?• Existing ILL in Java WorkFlows – end 2005• Copyright Clearance – via www.copyright.com

• OpenURL linking from Resolver and SingleSearch

• Relais alternative

Relais• Relais Enterprise

– Integrated request management– Z39.50– Routing lists– Scanning (optional)– Invoice calculation

• Relais ILL– Good for small libraries– Hosted option– Annual subscription

• Relais Access– Web interface

Resource Discovery

ILL Request is initiated

User identification

Relais does ‘LookupUser’ to get user information using NCIP

When item is requested

Pre-populated request formNCIP ‘LookupUser’Confirmation page is displayed with Request NumberConfirmation email is sent to user

After Request is submitted

Goes to Relais Auto-search processZ39.50 search against a pre-defined set of cataloguesIf Auto-search finds results a routing list is created for the requestOrder of routing list is library-defined

Staff interface for creating/reviewing routing list

Library A holds the requested title

Library A is added to the routing list

Library B does not hold the requested item

BL holds the requested item

BL is added to the routing list

Routing list for this request

The order can be changed by staff

Request sent to Library A – ISO ILL transaction

Library A responded with an ILL Answer – Not on Shelf

Request sent to BL – ISO ILL transaction

Item is supplied by BL – Loaned to user

Loan Period

Renewable

Conditions with use of item

Loan of item triggers a series of actions

Sends an email to user indicating the book is available for pickupPrints a cover page including the duedate and conditions of use to insert in itemGenerates and sends an ISO ILL Received message to BLWith NCIP Unicorn integration will create record in iLink/EPS

Loan of the item triggers a series of actions

Responding to requests from other libraries

Requests received in a variety of ways:ISO ILL RequestsAs files in pre-defined formatentered by staff

Once requests are received Relais Auto-search checks your library catalogueLocal location, class number & title are retrieved and added to requestRequest is sent to Print Request QueueRequests can be printed as frequently as required

Location, classnumber and title from the catalogue

Example of printed request

Loaning item to another library

With Unicorn integration this will trigger NCIP message to update the item in Circulation

Item is returned in Relais

With Unicorn integration this will trigger NCIP message to update the item in Circulation

Questions?