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Unit 14: Selected Library Packages: Winisis, .........

8=D:\WINISIS\DATA\CDS\
9=D:\WINISIS\DATA\CDS\ Notes
10=D:\WINISIS\DATA\CDS\
A data base (i.e. CDS) opened from a local machine, will show the following path:
H:\WINISIS\DATA\CDS\

The same data base opened from the Server machine will show the following path:
D:\WINISIS\DATA\CDS\

It is the very same data base, located in the same directory on the Server's Hard disk.
Note that on the Server's Hard disk the directories C:\WISISRES\DATA\ and D:\WINISIS\DATA\
are and must be different because the files xxx.PAR they contain are specific to the Winisis
installations accessing the data base (Server or clients PCs).

14.2 LibSys

LibSys is the prime mission of New Delhi based software company - Info-Tek Consultants Pvt. Ltd.,
engaged in providing software solutions for General Insurance and ERP/CRM since 1984. Its
continuous growth for the last 12 years, has made LibSys a defacto standard for libraries in India.
Its acceptance in global market further strengthens its popularity across the country as the most
field proven library system in a wide spectrum of libraries with unmatchable depth in functionality
and features.
LibSys is an integrated multiuser library management software, that caters to the needs of an
advanced library and information professionals. It provides a tree structure system with each system
comprising of several sub-systems having unmatchable depth in functionality.
It has a powerful and user-friendly WEB-OPAC along with Windows-based OPAC.
It runs on various platforms such as WINDOWS (95/98/NT/2000/XP), UNIX (various flavors),
LINUXM, etc. Further, it adheres to standards such as MARC and Z39.50 that makes it suitable for
cooperative networking and resource sharing.
The LibSys systems at a glance:
• Acquisition System
• Cataloguing System
• Circulation System
• Serial System
• Article Indexing System
• OPAC System

Acquisition System
It deals with approval and ordering of library materials, monitoring their receipt, invoice processing
and accessioning. It also maintains expenditure and budget analyses under a variety of accounts/
heads.
The Acquisition process consists of:
• Selecting materials for a library;
• Placing orders for the supply of books to be purchased;

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