The Academic Library Scene

Alan Benton

Academic library supply

• Larger range of titles supplied– 10.7 million title records– 450,000 titles supplied

• Non stockholding

• Outstanding order lines– 100,000 dues (publisher reports)

• Multiple Loan types

Key Issues• Standardisation of existing EDI

implementation across Library systems

• Loan type specific EDI data

• Shelf-ready information

• E-procurement systems

• RFID standardisation

• Ebook metadata

EDI messages• Library orders

• Status reports (acknowledgements)

• Invoices– includes priced delivery notes

• Fulfilment records

• Proposals– Marc records with embedded data– Edifact Quotes

Loan data• Edifact Orders: GIR segment

– Not implemented at all• Use #3xWL,1xREF#

– No quantities specified

Shelf-Ready Information

• 314 shelf-ready libraries

• Shelfmarks– Use the space provided– *339.47REP*

• Codes– Shelfmark but no marc record S**– Marc record but no shelfmark X**– Do not make shelf-ready E**

Other Issues• E-procurement systems

– Interaction with library systems?– Interaction with library suppliers?

• RFID standardisation– Essential as volumes increase

• Ebook metadata– Multiple ISBNs for a title

• How do libraries avoid duplication?