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

Open Library Systems Center, St.Petersburg State Technical University Progress Report 2001

  1. Institution

    2. Open Library Systems Center, St.Petersburg State Technical University
    29, Politekhnitcheskaya str.
    St.Petersburg,  196240  Russian Federation

    ELAG Contact Person:
    Mr. Anton Morozov (Engineer-programmer) , anton@unilib.neva.ru , phone:+7(812)5527654 , fax:+7(812)5527654

    Institution Type: Software Developer, University Library

  2. Mission Statement


    3. The Open Library System Center as a part of St. Petersburg State Technical University, provides automated system for the Basic University's Library functioning. The Center is developing the Ruslan library system, which is based on Z39.50 protocol. The Ruslan system, consisting of Z39.50 server, cataloguing client, ILL client, OPAC client, circulation client has been installed in the Basic Library. The Center is deeply involved in future improvement of the Ruslan system and perfection of the library services. The Center is also a leading member of the RUSLANet (Regional University and Science Library Advanced Network in the North-West of Russia) library consortium. The Center provides technical support and future development for the consortium services, which are based on the union catalogue. The specific feature is that the libraries use different library systems, producing bibliographic records in different formats. The RUSLANet system supports the networking Z39.50-oriented environment for the consortium interconnection as well as for external access.

  3. Library automation

    4. Hardware:

      Servers: AlphaServer 400, AlphaServer 1000, Compaq Proliant 530
      Workstations: PC Pentium II in the library and the center

    Software:

      RUSLAN Library System

  4. Union Catalogue

    5. Software used:

      Based on RUSLAN Library System

    New features:


      Catalogue of different types of documents (electronic resources, multimedia resources, etc), electronic registration, ordering and circulation, ILL services. Navigation through catalogue by bibliographic record links and URLs to fulltext resources.

  5. Digital Library

    1. Based on your own production of digital documents

      2. “Grey literature” databases (thesis and dissertations)

    2. Based on external sources

      3. Web portal providing the access points to the external fulltext databases available through Z39.50 and HTTP (EBSCO, UMI,etc.)

  6. Special web services

    7. Electronic ordering service

  7. Electronic document delivery services

    8. Thesis and dissertations are available from our web portal

  8. Research and technology development projects

    9. RUSLANet – Regional University and Science Library Advanced Network in the North-West of Russia

  9. Other important projects

    10. Training courses in information technologies for the librarians

Reported by Anton Morozov <anton@unilib.neva.ru>

St.Petersburg, Russia, 12 May 2001

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