2. Terminology
• ILS
– An integrated library system (ILS), also known as a library management
system (LMS), is an integrated set of applications designed to perform
the business and technical functions of a library, including acquisitions,
cataloging, circulation, and the provision of public access.*
• Library Services Platform (LSP)
– -library automation platforms or suites of applications which provide
comprehensive print and electronic resources management, deployed
through Web-based platforms, with workflows streamlined through
built-in knowledge bases.**
*ODLIS http://www.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_l.aspx
**Breeding, Marshall. Library Systems Report, American Libraries May 2016.
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2016/05/02/library-systems-report-2016
3. Terminology
• Discovery Systems
– A single interface, providing integrated access to the
multiple information resources (catalogs, publishers' e-
book and e-journal collections, subscription databases,
archival collections) to which a library has rights. Discovery
systems use consolidated subject indexing and metadata.
Search results are generally deduped and relevance
ranked*
• Federated Search
– A search tool designed to query multiple networked
information resources such as local and remote library
catalogs, subscription databases, and digital repositories as
well as Web sites, using standardized protocols, such as
Z39.50 via a single interface. **
*ODLIS http://www.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_l.aspx
**ODLIS http://www.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_f.aspx
5. Proquest
• Recent Important Acquisitions
– Ex Libris 2015
– Coutts Information Services 2015
– EBL 2013
– Serials Solutions 2011
• Main Market
– Large academic libraries
6. Proquest
• Library Management System Products
– Alma (LSP) - 626 installations in 2015
– Aleph (ILS) - 2,412 installations in 2015
– Voyager (ILS) – 1,200 installations in 2015
• Discovery Products
– Summon - 718 installations in 2015
– Primo – 2,100 institutions using total
• Federated Search
– Metalib
• Other - Related
– 360 Link (Open URL resolver)
– SFX (Open URL resolver)
8. EBSCO
• Recent Important Acquisitions
– YBP (Yankee Book Peddler) Library Services 2015
– Learning Express 2015
• Main Market
– Large academic libraries
9. EBSCO
• Library Management System Products
– Currently in partnership with Kuali OLE and Index
Data to develop a competitive open source
resource management system
• Discovery Products
– EBSCO Discovery Service (market leader with
more libraries using than any other discover
service)
17. Sirsi Dynix
• Recent Important Acquisitions
– EOS International 2013
– Acquired themselves by ICV Partners 2015
• Main Market
– Public and special libraries
18. Sirsi Dynix
• Library Management System Products
– Symphony (ILS) – 2,548 installations in 2015
– EOS Web (ILS) - 1,089 installations in 2015
– Horizon (ILS) – 979 installations in 2015
– BLUEcloud (ILS)
• Discovery Products
– Enterprise
30. Open Source LMS Solutions
• Main Support Providers for Library OSS
– Equinox Software (Evergreen)
– ByWater Solutions (Koha) - 919 library clients
– LibLime (Koha)
31. Credits
• Info for this presentation/lecture almost solely
from:
• Breeding, Marshall. Library Systems Report, American Libraries May
2016. https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2016/05/02/library-
systems-report-2016