Pierre Malan

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Pierre Malan Director Client Services
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• AMLIB
• Developed by OCLC
• Windows
• MS SQL or Oracle
• KOHA
• Open source
• Unix Debian
• My SQL

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AMLIB Introduction

• First released in 1994. Over 700 libraries
  worldwide
• Developed in Australia with new releases approx
  every 18 months and updates in-between
• Client-server or browser interface
• Parameter driven
• Reads any barcode
• MARC21 based
• Customisable reports
• Output notices to hardcopy, email, SMS
• Runs on industry-standard platforms
• For small libraries to consortia

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AMLIB Introduction

• Online manuals
• Offline Circulation (simple and advanced)
• Mobile Library
• Integrated ZClient for cataloguers
• Groups (Institutions) and Group Security
• Dump statistics into Excel
• Separate settings for each location
• Import/Export between libraries on different
  systems
• Linking of borrowers
• Immediate indexing

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AMLIB Main Modules

• Circulation (issues, returns, renewals,
  transfers)
• Offline Circulation (simple, advanced)
• Borrower Management
• Advance Bookings
• DIY Self Issues
• Catalogue Authority Control
• Item Management
• Interlibrary Loans
• Community Information
• Periodicals/Serials Management
• Orders Finance (budget control)
• Reports Statistics

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AMLIB Technology User Platforms

• NetOpacs (Web OPAC)
• Windows staff Client
• Windows OPAC
• ZOpac (Z39.50 web client add-on to NetOpacs)
• ZServer (Z39.50 server)
• MARC 21

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KOHA Introduction

• an open-source integrated library system (ILS)
• the first open-source ILS, created in 1999 for
  the Horowhenua Library Trust in New Zealand
• the first installation went live in 2000
• In 2001, Paul Poulain (France) began adding
  features to Koha, esp. support for additional
  languages, and MARC and Z39.50 features (added
  2002)
• LibLime (Ohio) established to support Koha have
  added many new features
• Koha is distributed under the open-source General
  Public License (GPL)

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KOHA Modules

• Acquisitions module
• Cataloguing
• Circulation
• Serials
• Reserves
• Borrower management
• Ability to cope with any number of branches,
  borrowers, borrower categories, item categories,
  items, currencies
• Reading lists
• Print barcodes
• E-mail overdues and notices
• Notice on new acquisitions

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KOHA Modules

• All Modules web based
• Koha applies library standards and protocols,
  thereby ensuring interoperability between Koha
  and other systems and technologies, e.g.
• MARC21 and Z39.50
• Koha is therefore compatible with WorldCat

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Indicative Pricing

• AMLIB
• Based on staff users
• Licence implementation R 75 000
• Annual Licence support R 34 000
• KOHA
• Based on catalogue size
• Implementation R 40 000
• Annual support R 24 000

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