C.S.I.T.A. Centro Servizi Informatici e Telematici Ateneo -
Universita' di Genova
Institution name:
- C.S.I.T.A. Centro Servizi Informatici e Telematici Ateneo;
Universita' di Genova (C.S.I.T.A., University of Genoa)
Library contact person:
- Antonio Scolari, Chef Library
- Engineering Library
- via Montallegro 1, 16145 Genova, Italy
- tel. +39-10-3532545; fax. +39-10-318709
- e-mail: ing1_b@igebib.cisi.unige.it
Automation contact person:
- Angiola Maria Rizzuto, Manager
- C.S.I.T.A.
- via Brigata Salerno, 16147 Genova, Italy
- tel. +39-10-3532611; fax. +39-10-3532102
- e-mail: rizzuto@unige.it
- Lucia Casanova, System manager
- C.S.I.T.A.
- via Brigata Salerno, 16147 Genova, Italy
- tel. +39-10-3532622; fax. +39-10-3532102
- e-mail: lucia@igebib.cisi.unige.it
Aleph configuration:
- ALEPH version 3.2.4 is installed at C.S.I.T.A. on a VAX 4000-
100
- with 128 Mb of Main Memory
- three disks RF73 and a disk RF35
- the total size is 7 gigabytes
- the operating system is OPEN-VMS 5.5-2
- About 20 Libraries are connected to C.S.I.T.A. by 15 router
CISCO with protocol TCP-IP.
- The librarians work with terminal vt420, PC and MACINTOSH
- Function used actually: OPAC, CATALOGING, MAINTANACE, SERIAL
- Function implemented: CIRCULATION, ACQUISITION
The Library System of Genoa University is based on a Central
Service and 14 Faculty Libraries.
During 1995 the University of Genoa is still working on
retrospective conversion of monografies and serials: monografies
are recovered by convertion from previous automation systems and
by traditional methodologies; serial are imported from ISSN
compact and from the CD of Library of Congress. It was planned
for the next months that also the retrospective conversion of
monographies will be made using utilities on-line and CD-ROM
downloading. At present time in database there are about 200,000
records. About OPAC we are testing the Client-Server to inquire
ALEPH-database by WWW. Actually there are still some problems and
we hope EX-LIBRIS is interest in its developement.
About Circulation common rules for all libraries were defined and
the file of borrowers was imported. Each library is provided with
badge readers and optical pens.
For Acquisition the file of vendors was imported. The full use
of the module will be possible only when ALEPH will yield
controlled inventory number, as we previously asked.
In the next months and the early months of 1996, University of
Genoa is improving the following services:
Experiment with services of information retrieval
by establishing local online access within our library management
system, ALEPH Users - students and professors - will be able to
use four database in a custom ALEPH installation. During the
first three months this experiment will be free. The database
available will be: "Environmental science & pollution Management
database" and "Expanded Life Sciences collection Plus Marine
Biology & BioEngineering Databases" of the Cambridge Scientific
Abstracts, "Periodical Contents Index" of the Chadwyck-Healey
"Inside Information" of the British Library Supply
The aim of this experiment is to made the potentiality of online
search known and to estimate the cost and the interest in this
service.
About cataloging
To guarantee the standardization of Genoa's catalog we have a
mind to adopte UNIMARC format, that also the National Italian
Bibliography use.
The adoption of a MARC format makes easier both the
rectrospective and current cataloging from bibliographic
utilities (e.g. OCLC) and from CD-ROM (e.g. National Italian
Bibliography , CD-MARC).
Moreover an improvement of correctness of catalog will be
provided.
The aim is to make better the quality of records by correcting
mistakes and deleting duplications that were yielded in the
authority files by retrospective conversion.
Rectrospective conversion
The plane of retrospective conversion forecasts the recovery of
at least 39,000 records and will be made using both, utilities
on-line and CD-ROM downloading.
Experiment of the 3M Self Issue System
The aim of the experiment is verifing the possibility of allowing
the overnigth access to authorized users to borrow books by
oneself, in libraries with open shelves. A self issue system 3M
(self-check 5210) will be acquired; it will be installed in the
Matematics Departement Library where there are open shelves, all
books are registered in ALEPH and provided of barcode.
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