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Opac 2025
The document discusses the changing expectations of library users and the OPAC of the future. Users now expect to easily find exactly what they need with no effort. The OPAC of 2025 will have easy search options, minimal yet pertinent search results, intuitive design, and provide contextual information to users. It will utilize what patrons already know rather than requiring new skills.
News from Koha and PTFS Europe
The document provides an update on enhancements to Koha upgrades and the new features in version 18.11. Key points include:
1) PTFS Europe will maintain a branch to cherry-pick bugs and security fixes from the community version and add local fixes/features to support yearly upgrades to the .11 release.
2) Benefits are a known environment, quick security fixes, and potential sharing of customizations.
3) Infrastructure Manager will continue managing upgrades and Customer Services will assist with testing.
4) New features in 18.11 include duplicating order lines, invoice adjustments, currency permissions, and various circulation, reporting, and GDPR enhancements.
Koha plugins
Plugins are optional modules that can extend or modify the functionality of the Koha library system in specific ways without requiring ongoing server configuration. The document discusses what plugins are available, including some from PTFS Europe that enable payment integrations and permissions checks, as well as plugins for coverflow browsing, improved searching, MARC record checking, and batch emailing patrons. Both advantages like easy installation and niche needs, as well as disadvantages like limited community involvement and support are outlined. A demo of the CLA Permissions Check plugin is provided.
ILL is going viral
This document discusses interlibrary loan (ILL) systems and services used in the UK and Ireland. It provides an overview of the ILL options available in different library types and countries. It also describes recent developments to improve ILL functionality within the Koha integrated library system, including the addition of modular backends that allow Koha to connect to different ILL services and exchange requests via APIs or email. The document outlines the configuration and setup needed to enable and use Koha's ILL module with these backends.
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- 1. Implementing Koha, VuFind and Coral in a year and other tips on accelerating your ageing process. Jeff Brown Assistant Director: Support, Collections & Systems
- 2. The inexorable rise of Loughborough University • Achieved university status in 1967 • 2 campuses – Loughborough & London • Student numbers = approx. 17800 (16000 FTE) • Staff numbers = approx. 3800 (3000 FTE) • League tables
- 3. The life & times of a University Library • 2 libraries – Loughborough & London • Staff numbers = 76 (45 FTE) • Materials Budget = approx. £3,250,000 • Stock : approx. 700,000 volumes, access to over 30,000 ejournals & 650,000 ebooks • NSS : joint 2nd overall with 92% (same score as previous year)
- 4. A brief history of library systems • Aleph implemented in 2001 • Primo implemented in 2011 • LORLs (in-house reading list system) implemented in 2000 • Also DSpace (Institutional Repository), figshare (Data Repository) • IT support moved out of Library to IT Services in 2012
- 5. Plans, panic, mayhem & chaos – time to move on • Aleph identified as an at risk system so procurement project initiated at beginning of 2016 • PTFS awarded contract for Koha & Coral in March 2017 • Project plan targeted change of LMS for August 2017 • Major problem identified in July with lack of Primo integration • Project adjusted to include VuFind as a replacement for Primo – new go live date beginning of February 2018 for both Koha & VuFind • Coral delayed
- 6. What a long, strange trip it’s been… • Koha & VuFind went live on 1st February 2018 in inter-semester break • Coral now being implemented • Staff involved : IT Services until project completion, many library staff but primarily 4 • Other projects : implementation of CLA Digital Content Store, migration of Water, Engineering and Development Centre resources to the Library, Institutional Repository modernisation/migration project, De-commissioning of Athens project
- 7. Reflections on : The Good • Costs • Opportunity to review processes and involve staff with little knowledge of Aleph • Working with PTFS more personal, more flexible, and more responsive • Potential for development work
- 8. Reflections on : The Not so good • Functionality lacking in certain areas – a step backwards – ILL, acquisitions, circulation, search • Workarounds have had to be developed • VuFind’s accommodation of Primo Central • Project timings
- 9. Are we still crying into a well of technological despair? • Maintaining throughputs • Stress levels declining? • Coral is currently being implemented • Koha and VuFind work in progress • Further reports required, further functionality to be implemented, further developments being worked on
- 10. Our outstanding campus Largest single site green campus in the UK