LSC555 IS Webliography

LSC 555 Information Systems Webliography: Integrated Library Systems
by
Bo Ram Lee

Resources | Analysis | Vendors

Integrated Library Systems Resources
- Integrated Library System Report
  Produced by Mary Dzurinko & Nina Platt
  ILSR is an e-newsletter providing information about integrated library systems. This site offers various information about ILS such as articles, reviews, sample RFPs, press release and vendor informations, etc. However, the last update date of this site is May 17, 2001, so this site doesn't contain up-to-date information.
- Library Automation Resources
  Produced by LibraryHQ.com
  This website contains lots of information about Library Automation Systems such as resources, articles, publications, organizations, conferences and seminars. This site also offers links to other valuable resources of ILS, but this site doesn't have any search tools within the site, so it is difficult to find needed information fast.
- Biblio Tech Review
  Produced by Biblio Tech Ltd.
  This site is an electronic journal for library automation systems. This journal is issued monthly, so this offers up-to-date news about ILS industry, product reviews, vendor directory, technology briefings and exhibition list. The interface of this site doesn't look good and makes eyes tired. Also, the search tool of this site is not easy to do.
- Library Technology Guides
  Produced by Marshall Breeding, Jean and Alexander Heard Library at Vanderbilt University
  This site finds and posts information related to the field of library automation from e-journals and each vendors' own newsletters. The strength of this site is having various useful resources such as a press release archive, a directory of libraries, a bibliographic database and a database of library automaton companies. However, this doesn't have comparisons and analysis of library automation vendors.
Integrated Library Systems Analysis
- Integrated Library Systems. ERIC Digest
  by Cynthia L. Lopata, ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology Syracuse NY
  This article introduces general aspects of Integrated Library Systems such as the concept and kinds of ILS, selecting methods, current issues and future trends, etc. This is a good introduction for the people who want to newly learn ILS, but this doesn't contain in-depth research of ILS.
- The Advantages and Disadvantages of Sharing an Automated Library System
  by Bob Bocher
  This article shows what is a shared system and the advantages and the disadvantages of sharing an Automated Library Systems. The author tells the advantages and the disadvantages of sharing ILS objectively and in detail. This would be better if the author suggested the solutions for the problems.
- The Future of Integrated Library Systems: An LJ Round Table
  by Brian Kenney, Library Jounal
  This article shows the discussion among the representatives of leading ILS vendors about current issues of ILS. From the discussion, we can see various opinions from them and find solutions for the future ILS, but this article doesn't show all of their opinions and it is difficult follow the conversation because this shows only some important parts.
- Migration Down Innovation Up: Automated System Marketplace 2004
  by Marshall Breeding, Library Journal
  This report shows the most important trends of ILS market in 2003. This is a great resource for knowing overall ILS market situation because of the tables which contains information about almost all vendors, but, if you want to learn one specific vendor in detail, this is not so enough.
- Developments in Integrated Library Systems
  by Pulman Network
  This article shows the functions of integrated library systems and the guidelines for the evaluation of ILS. This informs the core functions and the functions followed to new technology of ILS and the future direction of ILS. Yet, this doesn't contain enough practical examples.
- Turning Patrons into Partners When Choosing an Integrated Library System
  by Terry Ryan
  The author shows the path she followed for selecting integrated library systems for the library where she is working in this article. The author analyzed and explained it in detail very well. However, she need to mention patrons' participation more like the title.
- Dismantling Integrated Library Systems
  by Andrew K. Pace
  This article shows the future of integrated library systems and the vendors. The author explains it in detail and various aspects. However, this can be difficult to understand for non library professionals.
Information of ILS Vendors
- Library Automation Systems / Vendors on the WWW
  by Andrew Osborne
  List of Library Automation Systems and ILS vendors providing short descriptions of ILS and the vendors and links to the vendors' website. The information of this webpage is up-to-date and the descriptions shows the characteristics of each ILS and vendors to help our understandings. However, the descriptions contains the author's personal opinions, so it can't be said that the information is totally objective.
- Library Automated Systems
  by Vianne Tang Sha & InfoWorks Technology Company
  List of Integrated Library Systems and vendors with descriptions, website links, e-mail addresses and keywords. The strength of this page is the easiness of comparing systems and vendors. The weakness is that the description parts don't have same length and format, so it doesn't look objective because the vendors with longer descriptions look more important comparing others.
- Company Profiles for Automated System Marketplace 2004
  by Library Jounal
  List of Automated System vendors providing addresses, phone numbers, website addresses and financial and marketing information of vendors. This is a good resource for ILS market condition and each vendors' financial situations. Yet, this doesn't have vendors' general information and background.
- Open Source Integrated Library Systems: An Overview
  by Eric Anctil
  This article introduces Open Source Integrated Library Systems with open source movement related to library, open source ILS projects and its future direction. This article shows various open source integrated library systems and analyzes them well. Yet, this article is not complete and still in progressing, so this is lack of authority.