INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEMS

A Brief View of the Industry

Now That You’ve Used a System… Less intimidation Accurate mental model Firsthand and practical knowledge Can now use any system? No/Yes!

Academic & Public Library Top Integrated Library Systems

ExLibris

Innovative Interfaces

The Library Corporation

OCLC Worldcat Local

Polaris

SirsiDynix

VTLS

Special Library Top Integrated Library Systems

EOS

Cybertools

InMagic

Softlink

SLMS Top Integrated Library Systems

Follett

Book Systems

COMPanion

ExLibrisAn Israeli based company and one of the largest in the industry, Ex Libris is a leader worldwide. The company focuses primarily on academic and research institutions and offers two primary systems – Aleph and Voyager. Worth noting as well, the company is seeing success with its new discovery platform, Primo. This is a solid company that has seen very solid sales even through the recession.

ExLibris

Primo (also Aleph & Voyager as legacy systems)

Metalib (federated search tool)

SFX link resolver

Verde e-resource management

DigiTool (DAM) & Rosetta (Digital Preservation)

Bx Recommender Service for usage based recommendations

Polaris

Polaris System (NextGen)

Polaris Fusion (Cataloging Digital Content)

Authorities Weekly

Simply Reports

Innovative Interfaces Inc.Perhaps “the Cadillac” of integrated library systems, Innovative (or “triple i” as they are referred to in the industry offers a suite of products and cater to all markets. Their flagship ILS, Millennium, shows strong sales and offers a number of add-ons to include a mobile version, AirPAC, and  My Millennium – a dashboard interface for the end-user. Innovative has also moved into the discovery platform market with not just a discovery platform, but rather a discovery suite. III is a privately owned company and has been since its formation.

Innovative Interfaces Inc.Millennium System

Research Pro

Pathfinder Pro

Encore

DAM

Metadata Builders

Webridge LR (Link Resolver)

SirsiDynixSirsi is the system used here at the Indiana University and IUPUI campus libraries (as well as other sister campuses). This is perhaps the largest ILS in the industry or one of them. Sirsi offers two primary systems – Horizon and Symphony – and they also produce a discovery platform titled Enterprise. The market for Sirsi products is wide covering special, public and academic libraries. This is a solid company with a good standing in the library world.

SirsiDynix

Symphony (NextGen)

Unicorn

Horizon

*Company has worked in recent years to improve reputation

Miscellaneous Top RunnersVirtua ILS (VTLS)

Worldcat Local (OCLC)

Library Solution (The Library Corporation)

Small-Medium Public LibrariesApollo (Biblionix)Agent Verso (AutoGraphics)

Serial Solutions

360 SuiteCore

Link

Search

MARC Update

Resource Manager

Counter

Summon

Aquabrowser

NextGen Tools/ILS

*Primo, Polaris, *Encore, *Summon & Symphony“Discovery Layers”Faceted SearchImproved interfaceTagging/Social NetworkingRanked and relevant resultsImproved overall searchInteroperabilityOften lay over existing ILS

*Not an actual ILS

The Special Library ILS

Knowledge Based – Not Book Based

Enterprise Solutions

Corporate Centric Focus

Integration Taxonomy/Search

Wikis

RSS

CMS

Multi-Format

Web Content Capable

The Special Library ILS Cont.Inmagic – Presto & Genie (ILS Suite)

EOS Web Express

Web Enterprise

Web Media

Softlink – Liberty

Cybertools – Cybertools for LibrariesERM Built-in

EOSEOS primarily markets to the special library and has been producing technology for libraries for 30 years. EOS has recently launched EOS.Web Academic – an ILS designed to meet the needs of academic libraries and give the company a share in this market. EOS is a solid company with a good standing.

InmagicInmagic is an interesting company that once had a focus on the special library. But with a recent infusion of cash investments has been able to branch out in another direction. The company now focuses primarily on a knowledge-driven system in the form of their newest ILS – Presto. They still support Genie, but now market it as part of a Library Suite. Presto represents a new direction being taken in terms of managing knowledge and support knowledge networks through the use of social networking concepts and tools. With customers such as NASA using their products, Inmagic is a top-notch company. And, it may be unfair to have them in this category.

SoftlinkAn Australian-based company, Softlink markets their Liberty ILS all over the world. They primarily focus on special libraries, but also market to school libraries and smaller public libraries. One item of note in relation to Softlink is they pride themselves on customer service. I can validate this because I was a customer for several years.

CybertoolsCybertools designs a system for special and academic libraries with a concentration on serials and electronic resource management (ERM).

From Cybertools:

CyberTools for Libraries is a high-end Integrated Library System with one of the most powerful Serials Management and ERM modules available. Unique and powerful research tools, with elegant product design focused on finely-tuned efficiencies for time-challenged information managers, make CyberTools a great fit for all Special and Academic Libraries.

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Summary

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Thus far in this course -

Brief overview of ILS Importance of ILS – Digital Divide Design of OPAC issues ILS Practical Experience ILS Commercial Landscape

What’s Next

Open source ILS Standards ILS Integration/Migration Change and Project Management OPAC future