Abstract (Summary)
Open source software has caught on in a big way within the library automation arena, but we'll see that this is not the only approach possible as libraries seek options to gain more access and control over their data and other aspects of their technology environment. The Z39.50 protocol provides a standard approach for search and retrieval for information systems and has been very effective as the basis for library applications such as federated search among information resources, virtual union catalogs for library consortia, search and selection of MARC records from bibliographic services or peer libraries, and other scenarios.
Information Today, Inc.-ARCHIVED Feb 2009| [Headnote] |
| IN TODAY'S WORLD WHERE LIBRARIES FACE INCREDIBLE CHALLENGES TO BE EVER MORE INTERCONNECTED, WE NEED TO CONSTANTLY WORK TOWARD HIGHER LEVELS OF OPENNESS. |
One of the major themes that I've observed in the recent era of the library involves the demand for more openness in all aspects of the technology infrastructure. Libraries often articulate frustration at automation systems that fail to offer adequate access to the data and functionality of their automation systems. Libraries increasingly resist rigidly closed automation products that do not provide flexible access to the data and provide ways to connect to other products. Today's library automation environment favors systems that can deliver, in one way or another, products that break away from closed, proprietary systems to allow libraries more liberal access to their data. Open source software has caught on in a big way within the library automation arena, but we'll see that this is not the only approach possible as libraries seek options to gain more access and control over their data and other aspects of their technology environment.
The need to protect a library's investment in its data provides one of the key drivers for increased openness. The data that describes the collections and reflects the operations of the library represents one of a library's most important assets. The value of the cumulative investment of library personnel to create a database that accurately reflects its collection probably outweighs the value of the software used to produce and maintain that data. Likewise, data endures longer than any given software product. In the course of a library's automation history, it will likely migrate through multiple automation systems, yet the data created should pass intact from one to the next.
An interest in interoperability with other software products and information systems also fuels demand for openness. Libraries increasingly expect to do more with their data than simply use it within a single automation product. A typical library technology environment includes multiple interrelated systems, many of which need to access data and functionality from others. In order for multiple systems to communicate with each other and work together efficiently, library automation products need to embody a high level of interoperability.
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THREE Things I learned from my Reading Assignment (RA)
make it more convenient for the end-user to access and retrieve information.
2. Computer System is essential in Information Retrieval. Without Computer System
storage, preservation. retrieval, and dissemination of materials in digital format are not possible.
3.Through computer system automation is possible, access to resources no longer geographically limited to the library where resources are physically housed, now access to resources can be used by numerous end-users at the same time.
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