Trends in Library Automation
Instructor: Mandy Henk
Dates: March 6-31, 2017
Credits: 1.5 CEUs
Price: $175
http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/116-library-automation.php
The integrated library system (ILS) has undergone dramatic changes in
recent years. Transitioning one of our primary tools from a mature,
client-based system into a newly architected Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
cloud based system, vendors are transforming how we do our daily work. This
class will give students an opportunity to step back and reflect on what
that means and where this change is leading us. We will begin with a
general historical overview of both the ILS software itself and the market
that sprang up to provide it. From there we will explore the evolution of
the software into its mature form and the consolidation of the market over
time into a few large players. We will look briefly at what the ILS did
well and what it never managed to do, before we turn our attention to the
move to the cloud and the more recent “library services platform” style
automation tools. We will carefully examine the SaaS model of software
delivery and how this model impacts our ability to provide high levels of
service to our users while maintaining privacy and security. The class will
conclude with a look at current market offerings, including open source
options.
At the end of this class students will understand:
- The role that the ILS played in library automation in the previous
century and its early evolution
- The final form of the ILS as a client based system
- How the SaaS model of software delivery works and be able to discuss the
impact this model has on library software
- What the new “library services platform” automation tools are and how
they are different from the traditional ILS
- The market as it stands now for cloud based SaaS automation tools
What open source options are available and the pros and cons of
participating in them
Librarian Mandy Henk has been at DePauw since 2006 and was a law librarian
at Vanderbilt before that. She specializes in access to physical materials,
resource sharing, and personnel management. Her interests include social
class and librarian/staff relationships, the development of international
resource sharing systems, and copyright in the academy and the library. She
recently published her first book, Ecology, Economy, Equity: Building the
Carbon Neutral Library, with ALA Editions.
This is an online class that is taught asynchronously, meaning that
participants do the work on their own time as their schedules allow. The
class does not meet together at any particular times, although the
instructor may set up optional sychronous chat sessions. Instruction
includes readings and assignments in one-week segments. Class participation
is in an online forum environment.
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