openILL: an open source ILL management system

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openILL an open source ILL management system

• Dave Kisly

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Introduction

• Rationale for an OS ILL system
• Genesis Objectives
• What you get with the t-shirt
• interface, the middle stuff, the back-end
• The Biz models
• Membership, Cooperative development, costs

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The rationale

• Project influenced by Costs and Opportunities
  assessment at UWin
• Costs
• Instability in the ILL systems market
• Costs and relative inflexibility of existing
  proprietary systems
• Opportunities
• enhanced interoperability, modularity,
  customization through OS model

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The interface

• Emphasis on
• Functionality (staff workflow), support for ISO
  protocol
• HTML / CSS compliance
• Modules Requests, Directory, Admin, Reports

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The Middle Tier (1/3)

• Implements ISO-ILL protocol
• allowable events, triggers states through the
  life-cycle
• Transfer syntax (ASN.1BER)
• Support for Generic Script

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The Middle Tier (2/3)

• Java-based encoder / decoder
• Converts outgoing request structures (XML) into
  ASN.1-BER packets (email)
• Converts incoming ASN.1-BER packets into XML
  structures (parsed into database)
• Generic Script lt-gt XML packets

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The Middle Tier (3/3)

• Fusebox 4 coding methodology
• FB4 XML-centric coding methodology
• Encoded documentation (Fusedocs)
• Supports plug-ins, extensible
• Model-View-Controller
• Modularity, encapsulation of code

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Middle tiers (4/4)

• MVC/FB4 code is clustered into functionally
  related circuits
• Controller
• Admin, Directory, Reports, Requests
  lthttp//targetinform.com/circuit.txtgt
• Model
• Admin, Directory, Reports, Requests
• View
• Admin, Directory, Reports, Requests

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The back-end (1/2)

• Cold Fusion MX
• Java-based
• Port to PHP?
• SQL database
• Current version MySQL (4.?)
• Earlier versions in MS databases

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The back-end (2/2)

• LDAP directory
• OpenLDAP version of the Canadian Directory of ILL
  Symbols
• Part of a larger, international initiative
  involving National Library of Canada, Australia
  National Library, OCLC

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Status

• LDAP directory component
• NLC, OpenILL
• Integration of ISO and Generic Script
• Staggered implementations

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Requisite management matrix
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Business Models (1/4)

• Download source install and run locally
• OpenILL cooperative membership
• Members non-voting
• Small (1-9 staff) 250 50 renewal
• Medium (10-49) 500 100 renewal
• Large (50) 1000 200 renewal
• Partners voting
• Small (1-9 staff) 2500 250 renewal
• Medium (10-49) 5000 500 renewal
• Large (50) 7500 750 renewal

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Business Models (2/4)

• Cooperative contributions
• Enhancement to code base (prioritized by OpenILL
  group (partners)
• Contributions staff time, e.g.
• Small (1-9) 2 staff days
• Medium (10-49) 4 staff days
• Large (50) 6 staff days

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Business Models (3/4)

• Allocation of fees
• Goal is to ensure a viable open source business
  model that will enable product growth
• Majority of fees will roll back into the
  development, maintenance, hosting

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Business Models (4/4)

• Initial Host Fee
• Small (1-9 library staff) - 250 (125 annual
  maintenance)
• Medium (10-49 staff) - 500 (250 annual
  maintenance)
• Large (50 staff) - 1,000 (500 annual
  maintenance)

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More information

• http//www.openill.org