New and Noteworthy

Library Hi Tech News

ISSN: 0741-9058

Article publication date: 1 September 1999

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(1999), "New and Noteworthy", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 16 No. 9/10. https://doi.org/10.1108/lhtn.1999.23916iab.002

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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New and Noteworthy

NISOReleases New Standard on Holdings Statements for Bib Items

The National Information Standards Organization has released the new ANSI/NISO Z39.71-1999 Holdings Statements for Bibliographic Items. This new standard describes how to create holdings statements for bibliographic items in any physical or electronic medium.

Holdings statements are an important part of the bibliographic database that libraries worldwide build and maintain. Holdings statements allow libraries to identify what they own at the copy level. Details such as what items are held, where they are located within the institution, what physical format they are in, and their conditions can be included in a holdings statement. For serially issued publications such as journals, holdings statements show which particular issues are held. Holdings statements can also include important local processing information such as details on the completeness of a serially issued publication, acquisition status (is the item being acquired?), and retention status (how long is the item held?). Using this standard will help libraries create uniform, consistent records that can be understood and shared across institutions.

Holdings Statements for Bibliographic Items brings together in one document two earlier standards for holdings statements: ANSI Z39.44 for serials and ANSI/NISO Z39.57 for non-serials. In developing Z39.71, according to a recent NISO release, the NISO Standards Committee grappled with this issue of whether NISO should continue to support two standards. The US library community expressed support for the concept of integration by merging bibliographic MARC formats into one document. Since the principles of bibliographic and holdings data are interrelated, the committee concluded that the concept of a single standard should apply to holdings as it does to bibliographic data. ANSI/NISO Z39.71-1999 replaces both ANSI/NISO Z39.44 and ANSI/NISO Z39.57, which have now been withdrawn as NISO American National Standards.

Holdings Statements for Bibliographic Items is available in print and electronic format and can be purchased on the NISO Web site for $49.

The members of the NISO Standards Committee that developed this standard include Martha Hruska, co-chair, University of Florida; Ellen C. Rappaport, co-chair, Albany Law School; Marjorie E. Bloss, Center for Research Libraries, John Espley, VTLS, Inc.; Helen E. Gbala, Ameritech Library Services; Rebecca S. Guenther, Library of Congress; Elaine Henjum, Florida Center for Library Automation; Myrtle Myers, Online Computer Library, Inc.; and Suzanne Thomas, University of Pittsburgh.

NISO: c/o Nancy Knight, 473 Bethesda Ave., Ste. 300, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-5248; (301) 654-2512, fax (301) 654-1721, nisohq@ niso.org, http://www.niso.org

SPARCAnd Four Collaborators Develop BioOne

A public-private collaboration of five organizations, including the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), the Big 12 Plus Libraries Consortium, the University of Kansas, and Allen Press, have announced the development of BioOne. BioOne is an electronic aggregation of the full texts of dozens of leading research journals in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences.

According to a recent SPARC release, BioOne will provide Internet access, "for the first time, to a common database of leading journals in their fields ­ at prices and under usage terms sensitive to the interests of both society publishers and institutional subscribers". The project will be launched with a broad selection of the journals and bulletins published by the 55 AIBS member societies. Additional publishers and journals will be added over time. Ultimately, the BioOne aggregation could include nearly 200 science titles, including those from non-AIBS members.

Despite their significance in their respective fields, few of the AIBS-affiliated journals are currently available electronically. The Internet delivery system will provide state-of-the-art functionality based on an archival SGML database and will offer cross-journal searches and inter-journal linking from references

According to the release, BioOne is scheduled for beta release in early 2001 and expects to be operational soon thereafter. "Its financing model will enable libraries and societies to fashion a mutually beneficial relationship in which customers have an opportunity to influence service features and moderate the pricing of information resources".

Each of the collaborating organizations has been deeply involved in various aspects of the scientific communications process. AIBS, publisher of the journal BioScience, is a federation of scientific societies that facilitates the exchange and dissemination of scientific information among its members and with the public at large. SPARC is a coalition of libraries that promotes and facilitates expanded competition in the scientific journals market. The Big 12 Plus Libraries Consortium represents 23 major research libraries with common objectives related to scholarly communications. The University of Kansas is a major comprehensive research and teaching university committed to research as a means of mutually reinforcing the scholarly inquiry underlying and informing the educational experience. Allen Press is a leading producer of scientific, academic, and medical journals and has been providing its clients with SGML-based Web delivery of journals since 1997.

BioOne has been featured in Science (25 June 1999), Nature, (24 June 1999), and Chronicle of Higher Education (2 July 1999).

SPARC: c/o Alison Buckholtz, Communications Manager, Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, 21 Dupont Circle, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 296-2296 #115, fax (202) 872-0884, alison@arl.org, http://www.arl.org/sparc/bio1.html

Ameritech Library ServicesAwarded Smithsonian Contract

Ameritech Library Services (ALS) has been awarded a contract by the Smithsonian Institution Libraries to install its Horizon Automation System. The new system will replace the Smithsonian's existing NOTIS system.

Established in 1846, the Smithsonian Institution is a museum and research complex that holds more than 141 million artifacts and specimens for the purposes of exhibition, public education, and research in the arts, sciences, and history. The Smithsonian Institution Research Information Systems (SIRIS) includes the holdings of the Smithsonian Institution's 18 libraries, 16 museums and galleries, and numerous research facilities in the United States and abroad. SIRIS has six catalogs that have diverse materials and include 1.2 million volumes, 145,000 archival records, 335,000 records that describe American paintings and sculptures, and 127,000 photographic images.

According to an ALS release, Ameritech has installed library automation systems in more than 5,200 client libraries worldwide.

Ameritech Library Systems: c/o Ron Passmore, (519) 883-6900, rhp@amlibs.ca

Checkpoint SystemsInstalls 2d Intelligent Library System in Michigan

Fremont District Library in Michigan will be installing Checkpoint Systems' Intelligent Library System (ILS) during the construction phase of a new library scheduled to open in January 2000. The LIS relies on a Circulation Circuit, a paper-thin, flexible tag containing a 96-bit microchip, that is permanently applied to each book, videotape, and other library items. The LIS does not require line-of-sight reading, which traditional bar code systems require. With radio frequency identification, the information contained on the tags is "grabbed" regardless of item alignment, thus enabling self-checkout and rapid inventory, according to a recent Checkpoint release.

Fremont District Library joins Farmington Community Libraries, also in Michigan; Rockefeller University Library in New York; and the Gloucester County Library System in New Jersey as ILS users

Fremont District Library, which will initially use the ILS for both patron self-checkout and loss prevention, plans to add the "self-drop" ILS component in the future. This component, which uses the library's existing book return outfitted with an ILS reader, immediately reactivates the security function and automatically updates the circulation system upon the item's return.

The ILS is a complete library security and collection management system integrated with circulation systems through application software.

Checkpoint Systems: c/o Emmett Erwin, Director, Library Division, 101 Wolf Dr., PO Box 188, Thorofare, NJ 08086; (800) 257-5540 #3102, fax (609) 848-0937, eerwin@nj.checkpt.com

CARL CorporationConverts Phoenix Public Library System

Phoenix Public Library has converted to the CARL Information Management and Delivery System (IMDS) from their previous Dynix system in its Central Library and 12 branches. The first phase of the installation includes CARL's graphical client/server Circulation module and CARLweb, CARL's Web-based interface to the library's online public access catalog.

Phoenix Public Library is implementing a multilingual CARLweb in English and Spanish and is using self-service features such as patron account information and Phone Notification/ Phone Circulation (PN/PC). The Library is also using CARLweb's validation software to verify patron access to third-party Web databases.

Phoenix Public Library is using CARLweb as their in-house online catalog. The library collection numbers 600,000 titles and 1.8 million physical items, serves over 600,000 users, and has circulation of over six million items each year.

CARL Corporation: c/o Jeff Holland, Marketing Communications Manager, (303) 758-3030 #140, jholland@carl.org, http://www.carl.org

Ex LibrisTo Install ALEPH 500 at University of Iowa

Ex Libris has signed a contract with University of Iowa to install its ALEPH 500 system. The University of Iowa Libraries consist of a Main Library, 11 branch libraries, and a Law Library. The library, an Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member, has holdings of nearly four million bound volumes and an annual operating budget of over $18 million. The school, founded in 1847, is located in Iowa City and has an enrollment of over 28,000.

The ALEPH 500 system will replace a NOTIS system. The ALEPH 500 system to be installed at the University of Iowa will run on an IBM RS/6000, S70 system, supporting 500 concurrent users. The system will be installed in November with full implementation planned for August 2000.

According to a recent Ex Libris release, ALEPH is now in over 450 installations.

ExLibris: c/o Carl Grant, (312) 397-1590, cgrant@exlibris-usa.com

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