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Information and Communication Technology Applications
• Processing materials received as gifts;
Notes • Arranging for exchange of books;
• Receiving the books in the library;
• Accessioning them; and
• Passing the bill for payment for the books purchased.
Cataloguing System
It provides online catalogues in various orders maintained in traditional libraries. Additionally, it
makes available instant listings under a variety of searchable fields to suit the requirements of a
modern reference center.
Other than data entry facility, the system has the additional facility to accept data in standard machine
readable formats such as CCF (ISO-2709), MARC (ANSI-Z39.x), etc. This makes import/export of
bibliographic data in standard exchange formats possible. The system provides facilities to generate
bibliographies, current awareness services and selective dissemination of information (SDI).
Multimedia files can be attached and viewed in OPAC, meeting the requirements of certain specific
libraries.
Circulation System
It maintains up-to-date membership records as well as the latest status of the collection meant for
circulation. It facilitates printing of bar-coded ID cards, along with an optional facility to attach
member's photograph. It performs all the functions related to circulation, providing suitable checks
at every stage. It also takes care of infrequent but routine functions such as bindery record
management, books on display in the library, latest additions to the library, etc.
Serial System
It provides control of subscription of periodicals and subsequent monitoring of the scheduled arrival
of individual issues.It maintains records of the budget sanctioned for serials under different
categories, amounts spent, thus providing complete budgetary control. It also handles serials which
are received gratis or in exchange.
Article Indexing System
It provides the facility to create and maintain a separate articles database. It facilitates special services
such as SDI, listing of current articles, bibliographies, etc.
OPAC System
As the acronym suggests, it provides an Online Public Access Catalogue. The bibliographic databases
can be accessed with printed indexes. The system includes a word-based search facility using Boolean
operators that can narrow down a search to meet very specific needs. Additional features of this
system are:
• Periodic listing of recent additions to the library;
• Members can find the materials checked-out to them; and
• Reserve materials that are currently in circulation.
WEB-OPAC System
It is an optional module and provides an advanced GUI interface to enable searching of the library
database through an industry standard Web browser having all the features of OPAC.
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