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Library Automation

Notes Cataloguing module, apart from supporting regular activities manages multi-format
materials, generates entire status i.e. total number of books, number of books issued
and number of books available on stack;
Circulation module supports all the required operations including ILL and generation
of photograph of the member in circulation panel;

System administration module supports controls over the access, creation of authority
entries and setting of parameters for cataloguing, circulation, etc.;
Supports stock verification and global addition and deletion;
Acquisition module supports all media and production of accession register;
Web-centric architecture ensures use of any machine as client as it does not require
the installation of client-side software;
Provides easy user interface and ensures seamless navigation through Intranet, and
login and password based access as security measure;
Includes various utilities like calculator and calendar.
5. LIBSYS: LIBSYS is a fully integrated multi-user library management system based on
client-server model and supports open system architecture, web-based access and GUI.
This indigenous LMS is designed and developed by LibSys Corporation, New Delhi.
LIBSYS has seven basic modules – Acquisition; Cataloguing; Circulation; Serials; OPAC;
Web-OPAC and Article indexing. The leading features of the different LIBSYS products
such as LIBSYS 4.0, LS-Premia, LS-Digital, LSmart and LSEase are as follows:

Based on client-server model and TCP/IP for communication and networking;
Provides ANSI Z39.50 complaint web access for making the server accessible through
Internet/Intranet;

Supports web OPAC for accessing bibliographic databases through Internet/Intranet;
Supports standard bibliographic formats like MARC 21, UNIMARC, CCF etc.;
Includes images and multimedia interfaces with LIBSYS search engine;
Supports barcode technology for membership card production and circulation;
Offers SDI, CAS, fine calculation, e-mail reminders etc.;
Provides flexibility in choosing operating platforms (UNIX, Windows, NT, Novell
NetWare) and backend RDBMS (SQL server, Oracle);
Supports Web-OPAC through PERL/CGI access mechanism;
Offers a range of products suitable for different types of organisation e.g. LSEase is
an affordable solution for small and medium sized organisation;

Provides RFID technology (in cooperation with TAGSYS – the largest smart card
solution provider) for inventory management and smart card technology integration
for identification of individuals;

The LSPremia provides full UNICODE support and management of multisite
libraries;
Offers digital resource management system through LS-Digital suite. It supports
resource structure definition, scanning, PDF conversion, multimedia database
management and metadata based searching and retrieval;

LIBSYS supports operating systems Unix, Windows NT and Novell NetWare in
client-server environment using TCP/IP protocol. It does not require any RDBMS as

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