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Collaborative open bibliographic network for Malaysian school libraries

Collaborative bibliographic network among libraries has long gained its popularity not only due to the sheer cost of integrated library systems (ILS) but also the many benefits gained from being a member of library network or consortium. The emerging trend of the use of open source ILS in consortia...

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Main Authors: Raja Ismail, Nik Roslina, Mansor, Yushiana, Awang Abu Bakar, Normi Sham
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources
Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/34567/1/Collaborative_Open_Bibliographic_Network_for_Malaysian_School_Libraries.pdf
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spelling my.usm.eprints.34567 http://eprints.usm.my/34567/ Collaborative open bibliographic network for Malaysian school libraries Raja Ismail, Nik Roslina Mansor, Yushiana Awang Abu Bakar, Normi Sham Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources Collaborative bibliographic network among libraries has long gained its popularity not only due to the sheer cost of integrated library systems (ILS) but also the many benefits gained from being a member of library network or consortium. The emerging trend of the use of open source ILS in consortia has already marked successful results including among school libraries. Among the prominent ones is the development of virtual union catalog which not only promotes resource sharing, but also has great potentials in making school resource centres (SRC) online catalogues as a tool for information resource discovery. The paper will specifically explore the feasibility of building such network within school resource centers in Malaysia. The awareness, benefits and issues like interoperability will also be discussed. This paper will discover the potential of setting up a collaborative bibliographic network among SRC in Malaysia by deploying open source ILS. A general framework in setting up SRC bibliographic network in Malaysia will be proposed with focus on the creation of compatible library catalog that could support the distributed environment and Z39.50 protocol. Popular ILS such as Koha, OPALS, and Evergreen will be presented and their applications in library network will be appraised in light of Malaysian SRC environment. Finally, the paper will propose potential research areas that would position and enhance the role of school resource centres in producing life-long learners and bridging the digital divide through the deployment of open source ILS in Malaysian SRC. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by http://eprints.usm.my/34567/1/Collaborative_Open_Bibliographic_Network_for_Malaysian_School_Libraries.pdf Raja Ismail, Nik Roslina and Mansor, Yushiana and Awang Abu Bakar, Normi Sham (2012) Collaborative open bibliographic network for Malaysian school libraries. In: International Conference On Libraries (ICOL) 2012: Transformation To Humanize Libraries, 2-4 July 2012, Renaissance Hotel, Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
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topic Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources
spellingShingle Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources
Raja Ismail, Nik Roslina
Mansor, Yushiana
Awang Abu Bakar, Normi Sham
Collaborative open bibliographic network for Malaysian school libraries
description Collaborative bibliographic network among libraries has long gained its popularity not only due to the sheer cost of integrated library systems (ILS) but also the many benefits gained from being a member of library network or consortium. The emerging trend of the use of open source ILS in consortia has already marked successful results including among school libraries. Among the prominent ones is the development of virtual union catalog which not only promotes resource sharing, but also has great potentials in making school resource centres (SRC) online catalogues as a tool for information resource discovery. The paper will specifically explore the feasibility of building such network within school resource centers in Malaysia. The awareness, benefits and issues like interoperability will also be discussed. This paper will discover the potential of setting up a collaborative bibliographic network among SRC in Malaysia by deploying open source ILS. A general framework in setting up SRC bibliographic network in Malaysia will be proposed with focus on the creation of compatible library catalog that could support the distributed environment and Z39.50 protocol. Popular ILS such as Koha, OPALS, and Evergreen will be presented and their applications in library network will be appraised in light of Malaysian SRC environment. Finally, the paper will propose potential research areas that would position and enhance the role of school resource centres in producing life-long learners and bridging the digital divide through the deployment of open source ILS in Malaysian SRC.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Raja Ismail, Nik Roslina
Mansor, Yushiana
Awang Abu Bakar, Normi Sham
author_facet Raja Ismail, Nik Roslina
Mansor, Yushiana
Awang Abu Bakar, Normi Sham
author_sort Raja Ismail, Nik Roslina
title Collaborative open bibliographic network for Malaysian school libraries
title_short Collaborative open bibliographic network for Malaysian school libraries
title_full Collaborative open bibliographic network for Malaysian school libraries
title_fullStr Collaborative open bibliographic network for Malaysian school libraries
title_full_unstemmed Collaborative open bibliographic network for Malaysian school libraries
title_sort collaborative open bibliographic network for malaysian school libraries
publishDate 2012
url http://eprints.usm.my/34567/1/Collaborative_Open_Bibliographic_Network_for_Malaysian_School_Libraries.pdf
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