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Gegnir A National Library System

Gegnir A National Library System. June 2003 Sigrún Hauksdóttir Consortium of Icelandic Libraries. Overview. One National library system Selecting a library system Ownership and management Implementation System´s architecture. One National library system. Two obsolete union catalogs:

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Gegnir A National Library System

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  1. GegnirA National Library System June 2003 Sigrún Hauksdóttir Consortium of Icelandic Libraries

  2. Overview • One National library system • Selecting a library system • Ownership and management • Implementation • System´s architecture

  3. One National library system • Two obsolete union catalogs: • Gegnir • National and University Library and most of the other universities • National bibliography and various union catalogs • Fengur • Reykjavík City Library • Hospitals and 90 other libraries in the public and sector

  4. Mission To select a library system for all Icelandic libraries, including university-, public-, school and research libraries. The guideline is to connect all Icelandic libraries so their databases will appear uniformed or as one database from the user’s point of view.

  5. Goals and Objectives • To increase proficiency in administration and management of the libraries • To select the most cost effective library system that fulfills the requirements for the system • To eliminate multiplications of tasks within the libraries both regarding to cataloging and patron information • To grant all Icelanders access to individual library collections or all collections of Icelandic libraries as unity

  6. Union Catalogs • Catalog that everyone catalogs into and the libraries retrieve relevant records • Libraries and systems are connected by the Z39.50 protocol • Library catalogs are merged together and cleaned up afterwards, not real time • One union catalog, one library catalog

  7. Scenario • The union catalogs, Gegnir and Fengur, contain 2/3 of the library usage • Other systems are: • MikroMarc • Metrabók • Bókver • Embla

  8. Demographics Population 286.000 Libraries 350 Universities 8 Students in universities 9.000 Elementary schools 192 Students in elementary schools 43.000 Secondary Schools 43 Students in secondary schools 20.000

  9. RFT and selection • Promoting the idea • Preparing the RFT • Tender process • Selection • Comparing • Library visits • Vendor demostrations • Focal groups

  10. Ownership and management • Homeless staff • Limited company • Landskerfi bókasafna hf. • Ownership • State • Municipalities

  11. Implementation • Libraries converted into the system by system. • The Libertas system first • Endless conversion problems

  12. Libraries by system type • Libertas 11 • Dobis /Libis 90 • No converion / new begining • MikroMarc 30 • Metrabók 80 • Alice or Embla 30 • Other libraries 100

  13. ADMs are divided by: • Type of library • University libraries • Research libraries • Geographical areas • Public libraries • Elementary school libraries

  14. ADMs Public libraries in greater Reykjavik area Elementary schools in greater Reykjavik area Secondary schools in greater Reykjavik area The National and University library Library of University of Education Other university libraries Govermental libraries Eastern part of Iceland Various special libraries Reykjanes and southern part of Iceland Northern part of Iceland Western part of Iceland and the Vestfjords

  15. The company • Landskerfi bókasafna • Consortium of Icelandic Libraries • Web: www.landskerfi.is • There is every kind of information you possible need for the conversion, in icelandic of course • Conversion docs in english are at www.landskerfi.is/vinnugogn.php

  16. Staff • Árni Sigurjónsson • arni@landskerfi.is • Dögg Hringsdóttir • doggh@landskerfi.is • Harpa Rós Jónsdóttir • harparos@landskerfi.is • Sigrún Hauksdóttir • sigrun@landskerfi.is • Hildur Gunnlaugsdóttir (temporary) • hildugun@bok.hi.is

  17. Phone numbers • Main + 354 514 5050 • Sigrún + 354 514 5053 Mobil + 354 896 4623 • Fax + 354 514 5055 • Service number +354 821 8200 • Anza + 354 522 5000

  18. Anza • The servers / computer part of the operation is outsourced to a firm called ANZA • Web: www.anza.is • Mail: UNIX@ANZA.IS • Phone: +354 522 5000 • Contact: Stefán Hreinsson

  19. Setup • Two installations • Two servers for each setup • IP-addresses • Operating environment • 213.167.155.250 • 213.167.155.248 • Test environment • 213.167.155.251 • 213.167.155.249

  20. Future plans • Complete to connect all Icelandic libraries into one library system • Integrate new technology to enrich the usage and access of electronic material

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