University of Haifa Library

• University of Haifa Library
• Haifa, Israel 31905

• Aviva Shichor
• ALEPH coordinator
• tel: 972-4-8240287
• fax: 972-4-8257753
• email: aviva@lib.haifa.ac.il

Configuration, terminals, files

• ALPHA-Server 2100 4/275, 512 mb, 10 gb, VMS 6.2, ALEPH 3.2-5
• In-house ALEPH terminals:
  • search: 90
  • full function: 61
• Files:
  • Library OPAC (744,000 records)
  • Index to Hebrew Periodicals (490,000 records)
  • misc. other bibliographic projects

Local enhancements to ALEPH:

• Automatic shifting of circulation holds
• Automatic shelf search service
• Circulation front-end program with special options
• Queued public printers for user searches
• CD-MARC interface to ALEPH
• Interface to invoice processing system
• Periodical order and invoice update from dealer diskettes
• Spelling checker for ACC fields
• Automatic creation of holdings records
• Batch conversion of bibliographic records
• E-mail letters to readers
• Ongoing enhancement of local quality-control programs
• Uploading issue holdings (recorded on a portable PC)
• An email SDI service (to supplement existing paper SDI)
• Indexed monthly new-books list via general WWW server

  ( http://www-lib.haifa.ac.il/www/sdi/sdi.html)

New developments during 1996:

• Image data base of reserve offprints linked to ALEPH records
• Implementing WWW server

Future plans:

• Answering machine interface for renewal of loaned items
• ILL
• EDI - BISAC format orders for uploading by vendors (Beta site)