Bocconi University

• Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi
• Biblioteca Universita' Bocconi
• Bocconi University
• Via Gobbi 5
• 20136 Milano Italy
• Phone: ++39 2 58365101
• fax: ++39 2 58365016

• Alessandra Bezzi System library manager
• Phone: ++39 2 58365017
• fax.: ++39 2 58365016
• e-mail alessandra.bezzi@biblio.uni-bocconi.it

To manage the Library System we use:
• a UNIX-ALEPH (version 3.2.5) licence for 120 users (31 full users, 89 search users) and 220.000 records.
• a dedicated IBM RISC 6000/580 type. 713 with 580 Mb of central memory, 6 Gb disk storage and 668 Mb of paging space.
• a dedicate IBM RISC 6000/43P typ. 100 with 256 Mb of central memory, 2 Gb disk storage and 96 Mb of paging space (with Internet connection secured network gateway a "firewall" software, used to manage a controlled access to our WWW).
• 60 Personal computer (20 reserved for OPAC) and 20 printer.
• PC and printers are linked to the host using TPC/IP protocols.
• host is connected to Internet through our "firewall machine"
• host is connected to the University main frame via SNA in order to daily down-load borrower records from administrative database.
• Aleph WWW address: http://www.biblio.uni-bocconi.it:4001/ALEPH
• Aleph functions implemented and used:
  • ACQUISITION
  • CATALOGUING
  • CIRCULATION
  • ILL
  • IUTIL
  • MAINTENANCE
  • OPAC
  • SERIALS
  • WWW

Major developments since last ICAU meeting:

• Jul '95 Automation of Interlibrary Loan Services
• Apr '96 Implementation of version 3.2.5
  • implementation of automatic printout of user's request for circulation activities (209,801 loans, 204,224 returns and 135,451 on-line request from 96/03/29 to 96/06/20)
  • implementation of WWW server and Firewall machine
• June '96 Availability of our WWW:
  • OPAC
  • Users' request
  • Link to the electronic version of the Library's Journals
  • "Guided way" to the Internet resources in Business and Economics
  • Recent acquisition Bulletin

Our current situation

• "BOC" our online catalog contains:
  • 110,000 monographic volumes (10% of which were derived from "Bibliofile")
  • 6,500 periodicals and government documents and statistical publications
  • 11,000 working papers
  • 15,900 thesis and dissertations (from 1977-)
  • 3,300 annual reports
• On 30/6/96, 17,545 registered users:
  • students 11,451
  • graduating seniors 1,899
  • faculty 560
  • external collaborators of the university 548
  • external users 2967
  • external interlibrary loan users 120
• Circulation statistics for June '96:
  • 13,983 loans
  • 14,256 returns
  • 10,936 online requests
  • 1,997 reservations
• Circulation best score February '96:
  • 18,421 loans
  • 17,922 returns
  • 15,426 online requests

Major developments planed:

• Sep '96 Selective Dissemination of Information (Aleph SDI) for faculty
• Oct '96 Self service circulation (Beta test with Ex-Libris and 3M)
• Retrocon project
• On line Current Contents project
• CD-ROM network
• Nov '96 E-mail delivery of journal's photocopies project (from faculty's on line request)