Name of Institution
Universita' Commerciale Luigi Bocconi
Bocconi University
Library Contact Person:
Marisa Santarsiero
Director
Biblioteca Universita' Bocconi,
Via Gobbi 5
20136 Milano Italy
tel. ++39 2 58365101
e-mail: marisa.santarsiero@biblio.uni-bocconi.it
Automation Contact Person:
Alessandra Bezzi
System library manager
Biblioteca Universita' Bocconi,
Via Gobbi 5
20136 Milano Italy
tel. ++39 2 58365017
fax. ++39 2 58365016
e-mail: alessandra.bezzi@biblio.uni-bocconi.it
Aleph Configuration:
To manage the Library System we use:
- a UNIX-Aleph (version 3.2.6.03) license
for 120 users (31 full users, 89 search
users) and 220.000 records.
- a dedicate IBM RISC 6000/580 typ. 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 and
Aleph server).
- 60 Personal computer (20 reserved for
OPAC) and 20 printer.
- PC and printers are linked to the host
using Token-Ring technologies with TPC/IP
protocols.
- Chamaleon for Windows95 as emulation s/w
for telnet connection and remote print
management
- host is connect to Internet via
"firewall machine"
- host is connect to the University main
frame via SNA in order to daily down load
of 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
- SERIAL
- WWW
- SELF-CHECK
Major Developments since last ICAU-meeting:
Sep '96 - On line Current
Contents project
Oct. '96 - Self service
circulation (Beta test with Ex-Libris and 3M)
Retroconversion project. The "old electronic
catalog" conversion goes on; this project
concerns the correction of the old records data
(already in the ALEPH data base) by external
staff engaged for a definite time.
Nov. '96 - E-mail delivery of
journal's photocopies project (from faculty's on
line request)
Dec.’96 - Current
subscriptions catalog on WWW
Mar.’97 - On-line ILL
requests via WWW
Apr.’97 - Installation of
Self-check in the Library’ reading room
Current Situation:
Subject areas covered: Economics and Banking,
Law.
The Library basically purchases everything
issued in Italy in the field of economics and
similar sciences and a remarkable selection of
foreign publications, particularly English and
American with an increase of about 12,000 items
and 24,000 issues per annum.
"BOC" our on-line catalog
contains:
On 30/6/97, 17,545 registered users:
- students 11,541
- graduating seniors 1,957
- faculty 744
- external collaborators of the University
610
- external users 2,600
- external interlibrary loan users 140
Circulation statistics for June '97:
- 16,240 loans (5,300 from open stacks and
1,000 using Self-check)
- 16,663 returns
- 12,646 on-line requests
- 2,497 reservations
- 32 photocopy requests
ILL statistics for June '97:
- 147 book loans
- 160 journal photocopies
Major Developments planned:
Use of WWW OPAC interface on 20 PC reserved
for readers into the Library rooms using WWW
front server facilities
CD-ROM network
Controlled access to the Library rooms through
magnetic card and automatic assignment of
"reading place" to the users with
management of holds queue.
ILL document delivery using ARIEL software
with partner libraries
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