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Integrated Library Systems
Moving to the Cloud: Fair Skies or . . .
Joseph R. Matthews
September 2014
Agenda
Integrated Library System
Cloud-based Computing
A library eco-system in the Cloud
I L S
The ILS
Serials ControlCirculationOPAC
AcquisitionsCataloging
Electronic Resource Management
Digital Asset Management
Repository
Link Resolver
Authentication
Metasearch
Discovery Service
Citation Managers
Change
Library customers are at the network level
Library customers able to adopt and discard tools that make sense for them very quickly
Libraries (and vendors) seemingly unable to do anything other than operate at glacial speed (compared to network level offerings)
What’s Hot – @ the Network Level
Mobile
Cloud
Apps
Internet of
Things
Big Data
AnalyticsIntegrated Ecosystems
… the integrated library system (ILS), has not changed much for the past two decades.
Library staff becomes even more frustrated with the ILS
It is obvious we are at the tipping point for a dramatic change in the area of library automation system.
• OPAC customer must go to the information
• Web destinations deliver information
• OPAC tied to a specific place
• OPAC is good at books
Not an afterthought
Exploding digital content
Multiple & different user interfaces
ILS is library-centric
OPAC single search box?
Not a starting point
High quality data
Library data rarely repurposed – not working very hard
OPAC is really a data-driven Web site
Content Management System
Content resides in data tables
Queries assemble content
Style sheets determine how content is displayed
Same InfrastructureBibliographic and
authority recordsWeb sitesMobile devicesMulti-mediaRSS feedsXML and other
easily shared data extracts
Set My Data Free
Set Your Interface Free
Set Your Search Free
Library Services Platform
Discoverable data
Accessible data
Searchable data
User-focused systems
Single point of entry
New ways to present & share information
“. . . in an environment of change while overall
mission and values may remain the same, new
and shifting goals become the norm.
As goals shift in a changing environment, so does the
need to think about how to marshal the means to meet
them. This may need reorganization, new staff skills,
changing priorities, reallocation of staff and
resources . . .
BenefitsReduced costs
Displaces the need for local hardware and software – computing power has become a commodity
Ability to quickly add IT resources – scalability, flexibility
Mobility
Improve security
Agile (as needed) software releases
Focus on adding value
Gartner Hype Cycle for Technology
ILS in the Cloud
EOS.Web
Ex Libris Alma
Innovative Interfaces Sierra
OCLC WorldShare Management System
SirsiDynix Blue Cloud
Kuali Open Library Environment
Performance standards
System reliability
Response times
Software testing
Security features
System failures
Disaster recover
Data backup
Multiple broadband connections
UPS
Customer support
Training
Maintenance
Limits
there may be significant advantages (in terms of
both cost and efficiency) in moving more
acquisitions and licensing data and processes
to the network level where they can be shared
with other libraries.
Mix & Match
The emergence of a new genre of library services
platforms that comprehensively manage library
resources across all formats, based on service-
oriented architecture with web-based interfaces
designed for deployment through SaaS, stands to
reshape the industry over the next decade.
User Needs
The focus needs to be on the
“jobs-to-be-done”
Suggested Readings
Marshall Breeding. Cloud Computing for Libraries. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2012.
Edward Corrodo and Heather Moulaison. Getting Started with Cloud Computing: A LITA Guide. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2011.
Carl Grant. The Future of Library Systems: Library Services Platform. Information Standards Quarterly, 24 (4), Fall 2012, 4 – 15.
Robin Hastings. Making the Most of the Cloud: How to Choose and Implement the Best Services for Your Library. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2014.
Erik Mitchell. Cloud-Based Services for Your Library. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2012.
Contact
• Joe AT JoeMatthews.Org
