Update Report 1997-

University of Haifa Library

 

Name of Institution

University of Haifa Library
Haifa, Israel 31905

Library Contact Person:

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

Aleph Configuration:

ALPHA-Server 2100 4/275, 512 mb, 10 gb, OVMS 6.2, ALEPH 3.2-5(16)

In-house ALEPH terminals and PC's: search: 90, full function: 61

Files: Library OPAC (791,000 records), Index to Hebrew Periodicals (513,000 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
• Image data base of reserve offprints linked to ALEPH records
• Management of accounts payable (ILL)

Major Developments since last ICAU-meeting:

EDI - BISAC format orders for uploading by vendors (Beta site)

Beginning of implementing ILL

Major Developments planned:

• Further development of ILL
• Z39.50
• Self-check for circulation activities
• Telephone self service renewal system.
• Improving service and user-friendliness

Open problems:

Circulation module in ALEPH WEB does not allow renewal of all items loaned to a reader. Reader has to renew them one by one.