The document discusses the use of information technologies at the Ulaanbaatar Public Library in Mongolia. It describes the library software used, including a transition from Alice to the open source Koha system. It also outlines the library's hardware, including 79 computers for staff and patrons. The document details how IT is used for circulation, communication, programs, and services for blind users, including a DAISY studio for producing digital talking books. The library aims to expand IT services and internet access to its branches.

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Information technologies and
electronic resources in
modern libraries
Begzsuren Jamsranjav
IT Manager
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Contents
1. Briefly about Ulaanbaatar Public Library (UPL)
2. IT detail
3. IT for circulation
4. IT for communication
5. IT for programs
6. IT for reading
7. IT for blind users
8. Planning
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1. Briefly about Ulaanbaatar Public Library (UPL)
1980 – established in central district of Ulaanbaatar capital city
1986 – centralized, with 15 branches
1991 – new branch library in Ulaanbaatar city west district
1992 - only 4 branches left, others closed by economic crisis
1998 – Alice software for Library automation by AusAID grant
1999 – Internet connection by CanadaIDRC and ISP Datacom
2003 – Library borrower card replaced by Alice fingerprint recognition module
2004 – American Corner established with cooperation American Embassy
2005 – Braille book center with cooperation National Federation for the Blind
2008 – Service environment shifted to open stacks
2010 – DAISY technology implementation to Braille book center
2011 – Open source, web based Koha LIS implementation with support KOICA
2011 – 1-5 grade pupils are free on borrower registration and home loan
service
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2. IT detail – library software (1/4)
 1998-2011 : Alice for Windows, Softlink International
company, Australia
 Borrower registration, Cataloguing, Periodical indexing, OPAC , webOPAC
modules
 Since 2003 : self programmed client/server Doorcontrol software
 Entrance check, Circulation by barcode, Calculate registration and home loan
fee from library borrowers
 Since June 2011 : Open source Koha LIS
 http://koha.pl.ub.gov.mn
 UNICODE supported
 now using borrower registration, cataloguing and OPAC functions
 planning to use circulation and reporting functions
 No library software implementation at 4 branches
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2. IT detail – library hardware (2/4)
 Computers (79 pc) :
 Onsite servers (6): for Koha, internet connection sharing, internet filter, wifi
internet connection, test server and local Doorcontrol software
 Offsite server : City IT agency freely hosted servers for library website and
email
 for staffs (32): acquisition librarian 1, cataloguer 1, book technical librarian
1, department managers 3, branch managers [4], administration 5, IT staffs
2, circulation librarians 6+[8], DAISY studio 2
 for library users (41): free internet/e-reading 18+[9], opac 4 /n-
computing/, entrance check 1, in-house self check-out 3, blind users 3, chess
room 4
 Web camera to take a borrower photo, num keypad to write PIN
code on registration and circulation
 Barcode readers, receipt printer for circulation
 Magnetic security door with tag activator/deactivator
 Surveillance camera system
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2. IT detail – internet connection (3/4)
 Wireless connection
 1999-2002 by CanadaIDRC and ISP Datacom
 Fiber optic 1.5Mb at central library
 for LAN computers /2007-2017/
 Fiber optic 2Mb at central library
 for 2 WiFi hotspots /2011-2012/
 Still no internet connection for 4 branch libraries
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2. IT detail – IT staffs (4/4)
 Begzsuren Jamsranjav
 since September 1998
 responsible for programming, and social media
 Bumerdene Ulziibat
 March 2011 – May 2012
 Gantulga Lkhagva
 since May 2012
 system administrator and Koha LIS administration
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3. IT for circulation (1/2)
Koha - library integrated system
 open source, UNICODE supported, web based, and
USMARC supported
 For users - http://koha.pl.ub.gov.mn
 OPAC, to search books
 For librarians – http://koha.pl.ub.gov.mn:8080
 Cataloguing books
 Library user registration
 Not yet started to use Koha circulation module, because
UPL’s in-house circulation based on each borrower record
 Not yet started in branches, because no internet
connection
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3. IT for circulation (2/2)
Local client/server software Doorcontrol
 For users
 check valid of registration on entrance,
 Identification by borrower photo on display,
 in-house self check-out
 For Librarians
 user registration,
 in-house check-in,
 home loan check-out,
 home loan check-in,
 daily circulation and financial reports for accountant and head librarians
 Not implemented in branches, because this software suitable for
open stacks service environment
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4. IT for communication
 Social media id : ubpubliclibrary
 Facebook page : joined August 2009, 771 likes
 Twitter : joined August 2009, 344 followers
 Flickr : 60 items
 Hashtag: #ubpl
 Online Reference
 by Yahoo Messenger: ask_library
 Website
 pl.ub.gov.mn – Joomla based CMS administered by City IT agency
 Email
 info@pl.ub.gov.mn
 ubplibrary@gmail.com
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5. IT for programs
 42” LCD TV for digital display in lobby
area
 Projector, Laptop
 MS Powerpoint, Prezi
 Skype
 Digital Video Conference (DVC)
capability at American Corner
 Polycom device
 Internet connection
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6. IT for e-reading
 UPL static websites, Mongolian ebook websites, Mongolian
newspaper online subscription and international free/public digital
library websites
 www.inom.mn
 book.gogo.mn
 www.read.mn, etc
 Web OPAC: http://koha.pl.ub.gov.mn
 Onsite OPAC 4 computers
 N-computing technology – 1 processor and 4 displays
 No time limit to use
 18 desktops with internet connection
 Must be library valid user, to be valid, must register with annual fee
 Free to use
 Each day 1 hour access
 Kindle e-readers at American corner
 Arrived, not yet started on circulation
 eBooks subscribed by reader need and US Embassy policy
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7. IT service for blind
DAISY e-books
 DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System)
 DAISY digital format assists people who, for various
reasons, have challenges using regular printed media. DAISY
digital talking books offer the benefits of regular
audiobooks, but they are superior because DAISY includes
navigation. (http://www.daisy.org)
 2010 - established studio room at UPL to produce Mongolian
DAISY books by grant EIFL-Public Library Innovation Program
 40 BookSense device
 Network with National Federation for the Blinds and
Handicapped agencies and 21 province central libraries of
Mongolia
 Mr. Tsengel Maidar, DAISY Expert, now UPL’s staff to manage
DAISY studio and DAISY books
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8. Planning
 internet connection to 4 branches
 library one card
 digital library service
 e-book service
 RFID
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