Laszlo GercsovFiona Burton

11.11 First Alma ASRS Live @ Macquarie

IGeLU 2015 Budapest

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agenda

Macquarie University Library

• Macquarie University• The original Library• The new Library• ASRS• ASRS with Voyager• the plan• the implementation• ASRS with Alma

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Macquarie University

Macquarie University Library

North Ryde, Sydney, Australia.

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The original library

Macquarie University Library

• Opened 1967• built in 4 stages• completed 1978• seating 1,000• 75,000 items offsite by 2007

Before we got the ASRS

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Macquarie University Library

Macquarie University Library

North Ryde, Sydney, Australia.

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In the Library

Macquarie University Library

gardened light wells give natural lighting

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New ASRS and a new library

Macquarie University Library

A Green building

• condensed storage• immediate access • more space • capacity for many years of growth

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what is an ASRS ?

Macquarie University Library

Automated Storage and Retrieval System !

• high density shelving• robotic cranes• computer controlled inventory• secured area • access only for trained service technicians

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Our ASRS

Macquarie University Library

We store our books in it

• 4 robot cranes• 14 landing zones• 4 storeys high shelvesasrs at work

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Our bins

Macquarie University Library

We store our books in it

• 17,394 bins• capacity for 2.3 million items• 800,000 items now• around 80% of the physical collection

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Landing zones

Macquarie University Library

Where the books are put in the bins

• enter item barcode• bin is retrieved• to a landing zone• screen displays location within bin

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Our books

Macquarie University Library

We colour code them

• 4 height bins• colour coded books• 4 storeys high workstations • 2 digits on top edge

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Our collections

Macquarie University Library

Items in the ASRS

ARC Closed Access BrunnerARC PalaeontologyARC Rare BookARC ThesisARC MapARC ex Offsite Store7day ARCARC Closed AccessARC (standard loan)ARC CurriculumARC Reference

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Loans and new items

Macquarie University Library

• ASRS delivers bin• ASRS displays request• item scanned out• slip printed

• scan in returned item• release bin• ASRS stores bin

Voyager sends requests to ASRS

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ASRS with Voyager

Macquarie University Library

• ASRS items with barcode but no author/title until requested• No ASRS response to Voyager request• No ASRS check in message to Voyager • Voyager check in assumes ASRS check in

Keeping it in sync

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what we had using Voyager

Macquarie University Library

• ASRS items with barcode but no author/title until requested• No ASRS response to Voyager request• No ASRS check in message to Voyager • Voyager check in assumes ASRS check in

Keeping it in sync

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what we wanted

Macquarie University Library

• all ASRS items with author/title• ASRS messages to circ system• circ system to be use ASRS items status

Automated synch

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The Voyager experience

Macquarie University Library

10 years

Customisations

Macquarie apps

Mature and familiar

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Virtual Book Shelf

Macquarie University Library

Virtual Browse in Voyager

A “must have”

ASRS app stack changes

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• migration diagram

Nearly everything changes !

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ASRS implementation

Macquarie University Library

the infrastructure

migration

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• migration diagram

the Primary identifier and friends

post migration

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• integrations diagram

using shibboleth

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Are we there yet ?

Macquarie University Library

I’ll have one with the lot !

• alma data flow diagram

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Are we there yet ?

Macquarie University Library

I’ll have one with the lot !

• alma data flow diagram

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references

Macquarie University Library

Support and advice from Fiona Burton and Andrew Aupek

The referencelinksare in thenotes !

Thank youlaszlo.gercsov@mq.edu.au

Macquarie University Library, Sydney, Australia