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Unit 3: Basic Knowledge of Library Software

OPAC must track users’ preferences and interests, organised into a list of favourites. Notes
These favourites shall be included in a user’s personal online account.
4. Outreach Services: An outreach services module should be available to automate the
process required to:
deliver materials to patrons who cannot physically enter the library;

create patron interest profiles and reading histories;
initiate easy selection, delivery and return of items; and
deliver local history collection and community information services.
5. Digital Media Archive (DMA) System: The aim of DMA subsystem is to support search,
retrieval and viewing of multiple media formats from client machines by using a web
browser. It should be able to:

browse and search (full text and metadata based) contents of text and images in
ASCII, HTML, SGML, PDF, TIFF, JPEG, GIF, BMP, PCX, DCX etc. formats, audio and
video clips and streaming audio and video;

link itself with library OPAC through electronic access field (MARC/UNIMARC
856 field);
receive and register published documents from an electronic document management
system;
help a user to import one or more files from the user’s system and associate them
with a metadata schema within the archive;
support metadata harvesting by using Open Archive Initiative (OAI)/Protocol for
Metadata Harvesting (PMH);

extend support for various Document Object Identifier (DOI) schemes; and
accommodate remote document submission system.
6. System Administration: The administrator or super user should control the overall
administration of LMS through a highly secured module for managing the following
activities.

Access control for individual user, for each module and for each function;
System security to prevent unauthorised access to databases;
Module should support a standard implementation plan; and
Module should keep a log of each transaction, which alters the database.

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
6. Libraries would like to …………………… a LMS that provides the most forward-looking,
flexible, extensible and cost efficient solution.
7. The …………………… must allow unlimited number of records, users and organization
specific parameters.
8. LMS must provide continuous …………………… in suitable media so that all transactions
can be recovered to the point of failure.

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