INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM FUNCTIONS

Acquisitions

Rosann Bazirjian, Chair

Interfaces
Record Content and Format
Budget/Fund Accounting
Ordering
Receiving
Invoicing/Payments
History
Reports

Serials Control

Janice Donahue, Chair

Predictive check-in
Routing
Reports
Looseleaf check-in
Claiming
Binding records

Cataloging & Authorities

Martha Hruska, Chair

User Interface -- in this case, staff are users

Inputting/editing/updating
Record views
Diacritics/nonRoman alphabet support
The Shared Cataloging Environment
Catalog Creation and Maintenance
Bibliographic Records
Authority Records
Holdings Records (volumes & copies)
Links among these records
Indexing & Displays
Authority Control & Maintenance
Labeling
System Interfaces
Data import/export
Other system modules
Interactive request forms
Other databases
Searching & Navigation
Reports
Documentation

Collection Maintenance

John Hein, Chair

Inventory Control
Bindery Control (also listed as a subfunction by Serials SubTaskForce)
Preservation (Including Digitization) and Repair
Materials Processing and Labeling

Circulation

Shixing Wen, Chair

System Characteristics

Full Integration with other Modules
Client/Server Architecture
Web Interface
Relational Databases

Record Types

Item Records
Patron Records

Local Circulation Functions

Staff-Initiated Functions
Charge
Renewal
Hold
Recall
Discharge
Search
Patron Accounts
Patron-Initiated Functions

Circulation Between SUS Libraries

Staff-Initiated Functions
Request
Renewal
Hold
Recall
Tracking
Delivery
Patron-Initiated Inter-SUS Circulation

Reserve Functions

OPAC Display
Search
Request
Charge
Discharge
Loan Period
Scan
Copyright Management
Hyperlink to E-text

Patron Notices

Overdue
Billing
Hold
Recall
Return
Reminder
Renewal

Fines/Replacement Management

Reports and Statistics

Circulation
Reserve

Circulation Backup Functions

ILL

Sherry Carrillo, Chair

Online request system

automatic transfer of patron information
bibliographic data transfer (when available)
delivery options
copyright warning
customization capabilities for individual libraries
generic form to handle all types of materials
verification of patron eligibility
online acknowledgment to user that request is accepted
checks requested information against the user's OPAC
compatible with OCLC, RLIN
mediated or unmediated option
routing (to predetermined lenders (regional, consortia, etc.)
tracking capability
user ability to check status of request
converts to "hold" for items found in users library

Management system

borrowed materials managed by OPAC circulation function
automatic overdues, billing, invoices
mailing labels
customized reports
generates pickup notices

OPAC/Databases/Gateways

Pam Tucker, Chair

Searchable fields
Search logic
Word proximity
Truncation
Ability to rerun search strategy
Ability to search multiple databases
Marking/sorting
Display options
Output - email, downloading, printing
Hook to holdings (print and electronic)
Search saves
Ability to handle all types of data
Customized displays
User friendly
Help screens
Navigability
Authentication
Gateway to other systems

System Administration

Michele Newberry/Mark Hinnebusch, Co-Chairs

Architectural Flexibility
Functional Flexibility
Interoperability
Modifiability
Manageability
Performance
Scalability
Security