OLIB

OLIB Overview

OLIB Essential Facts

OLIB Features & Benefits


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Features and Benefits

Feature Benefit

Range of ‘usability’ features for library staff:

  • Adopts a Microsoft look and feel and style of operation including drag and drop, cut and paste and full screen editing
  • Workbook facility places tabs on open screens
  • Saved searches available across all modules
  • Fully integrated modules with hypertext links

Offers a commonly used interface style to library staff, enabling them to utilise Microsoft application skills to both reduce the initial learning curve and to simplify daily system use.

Enables time-saving navigation between functions either by tabbing on commonly used screens, open in Workbook, or via intuitive hypertext links.

Reduces time spent on repetitive tasks with saved searches available for tasks such as serial subscription renewal, request management and enquiry handling.

User services available in the WebView OPAC including:

  • Links to new additions lists, reading lists and bibliographies
  • Saved search options
  • View of user account, current loans and circulation list membership
  • Optional self-service facilities for requests, renewals, issue, return, purchase suggestions and enquiries

Empowers users to help themselves by providing access to usefully packaged data; e.g. reading lists and by offering self-service functions.

Reduces staff time spent on routine circulation queries.

Enables the library to extend services beyond traditional catalogue searching to offer enquiry and purchase request facilities.

Offers the Layout Manager configuration tool that can be used to:

  • Remove unwanted fields
  • Change field labels
  • Create user-defined data entry screens
  • Design print formats for reporting

Enables authorised library staff to ‘customise’ the system to meet local requirements in terms of terminology, workflow and general working practices whilst maintaining a supportable environment.

Provides the flexibility to broaden the scope of the catalogue to deliver information on any media type, with options to create user-defined catalogue screens for media as diverse as www sites and key contacts.

Data conversion facilities that have been used to convert data from a variety of systems including:

  • Heritage
  • Unicorn
  • CAIRS
  • Soutron
 Ensures smooth and efficient data migration from current library management systems to OLIB7. Also offers options to improve quality of data by removing inconsistencies and inaccuracies as part of the process, saving valuable staff time in manual data tidying whilst improving data recall.

Compliant with wide range of library and IT standards including:

  • MARC21
  • Z39.50
  • SIP
  • ISO ILL
 Ensures interoperability with 3rd party systems and data sources, enabling bibliographic and user data import, cross-searching of 3rd party catalogues and integration with self-issue devices.


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