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SIRSIDynix in Knowsley

SIRSIDynix in Knowsley. Knowsley Library Service Knowsley Community College. Knowsley. Located between Liverpool & Manchester Population 150,861(2005) Eighth most deprived district in England (2005) 10% with degree or higher level qualification compared with 20% nationally.

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SIRSIDynix in Knowsley

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  1. SIRSIDynix in Knowsley Knowsley Library Service Knowsley Community College

  2. Knowsley • Located between Liverpool & Manchester • Population 150,861(2005) • Eighth most deprived district in England (2005) • 10% with degree or higher level qualification compared with 20% nationally

  3. Library Services in Knowsley • Knowsley Library Service • Primary Schools • Secondary Schools - Learning Centres • Knowsley Community College • Health Libraries • Others

  4. Knowsley Library Service • 7 libraries / mobile / kiosks • Community Information Network • People’s Network • Schools and Learning Centres • Electronic delivery

  5. Why libraries should collaborate • Advantages to residents, employees • Easier to use • Access from home, work • Value for money • Co-operative purchasing of books • Common systems for acquiring, cataloguing and lending of materials

  6. Role of SirsiDynix • SirsiDynix • Library Management System - Unicorn • Digital Archive - Hyperion • Resource-sharing solutions - URSA (Universal Resource Sharing Application)

  7. What is Z39.50? • An internationally recognised library protocol that enables users to search other library systems

  8. Configuration • Z39.50 can be configured for Dynamic searching as used at Robert Gordon University • To search individual libraries • Sirsi Single Search will enable federated searching

  9. Dynamic Searching

  10. Searching Individual Libraries

  11. Z39.50 Holdings • As part of the Knowsley College Project Z39.50 holdings will be configured – this works with Unicorn systems only

  12. iBistro & iLink • Simplified searching solutions • Push information towards users based on actual interests • Use of subject cataloguing; descriptive cataloguing • Enriched content

  13. Knowsley Community College • Further Education College • Higher Education courses linked with Edge Hill University • Beacon College for services to 14-19 year olds in Knowsley • Over 12000 students in total

  14. History of joint working • Regular meetings • Library Admin systems • Stock sharing • Stock purchasing (Buy into Better Libraries) • Joint cooperative ventures e.g. ICT bus

  15. Initial Hurdles • Funding. Separate or joint bid? • Hosting server. Direct or indirect servicing?

  16. Joint Project – Going Live • Knowsley Library Service - April 2005 • Knowsley Community College - Sept 2006

  17. Joining two library systems • Membership • Catalogue – viewing rights • Catalogue – lending rights • Reporting systems – borrower profiles • Stock purchasing • Customer profiling

  18. Membership • Who can be members? • Which rules and regulations? • Joint membership • Marketing • Borrowing rights

  19. Membership (cont.) • Visiting rights • Transportation of materials • Barcode compatibility

  20. Relationship to Personalised Learning • Digital Archives searched by an HE student from home • Resources located in KLS Ref library • Added to assignment and learning space

  21. The Future • 2006-7 Joint membership/access • 2007-8 Joint catalogue and borrowing • 2008-9 Stock purchasing • 2010 Customer profiling

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