ELAG 2001 - Integrating Heterogeneous Resources - Prague, 6-8 June 2001

KBR Progress Report 2001

1. Institution

   KBR (Royal Library Brussels).
   Keizerslaan 4
   B1000 Brussels

   ELAG Contact Person:
   Dr. Paula Goossens, paula.goossens@kbr.be , phone:+32 2519 56 48 , fax:+32 2519 56 46

   Institution Type: Library

   Mission Statement: National Library and scientific library for foreign publications

2. Computer networks and Internet connectivity

   1. In general HW, SW

      Fiberoptic network with individual 10MHz lines to the client. Connection to the WWW is a 256K line.
      The network is TCP/IP based.
      There are 6 main switches, fiber optic interconnected with a 100MHz copper line to each server and a 10MHz line to each client, all upgradable to 100 Mhz.
      There are 260 in-house clients

   2. New HW, SW; connectivity upgrades

3. Library automation

   1. In general HW/SW

      Our library management system is a Vubis system, written in MUMPS. It is open software: we have the source code.
      The database is a "Caché"-system (InterSystems). The system is highly patched with "home-made" soft.
      
      Current data for the bibliographic database:
      - Monographs and series: 1.200.000 records (5.2 Gigabyte)
      - Periodicals: 50.000 records (2.4 Gigabyte)
      - External MARC files: 3.100.000 records (2.7 Gigabyte)

   2. New HW, SW, other

      Speed-up of more than 100% of the SUN-javastations was achieved by installing Linux on the client side, according to R.S. Dubinsky (http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/JavaStation-HOWTO/). Until now about 50% of the javastations is converted to Linux.

4. Union Catalogue

   1. Software used

   2. New features

5. Digital Library

   1. Based on your own production of digital documents

   2. If so, what is new in your digitization programmes?

   3. Based on external sources

   4. Important commercial web services accessible to your users

6. New in-house databases

7. Special web services

   OPAC, Belgian Bibliography since 1874

8. Electronic document delivery services

   Virlib II system

9. Research and technology development projects

   - Development of a common Z3950 interface to the Belgian scientific institutions

10. Other important projects

    - Replacement or upgrade of the current Vubis LMS.
    - Installation of a new CD-rom server
    - Full conversion of the javastations to Linux

Reported by Paul Brioen <pol@kbr.be>

Brussels, 6 june 2001

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