Selecting and Implementing an Integrated Library System

Richard Jost is currently the Information Systems Coordinator at the University of Washington Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library in Seattle. Prior to that, he served as the Assistant Librarian for Technical Services at the Gallagher Law Library from 1992 – 2008 and Assistant Librarian for Technical Services at the University of Colorado School of Law Library, Boulder campus, from 1988-1991. He has taught a class on library technology systems at the University of Washington Information School since 2000 and has been active in local, regional and national law library associations. He holds a Master’s in Library and Information Science from the University of Denver (1985), a Master of Arts in International Studies from the American University (1980), and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the State University of New York (SUNY) College at Cortland (1976).

• 1. Introduction2. History of library automationChapter two1. Record types (bibliographic, serials, holdings, patron)2. Library workflows (how does material move from one department to another)Chapter three1. Systems librarianship (who are the major players in a library migration project)2. Human resources (what staff challenges may mangers and systems librarians encounter during a library migration project)Chapter four1. Project management (how to develop good project management skills)2. Change management (how to understand and control the change process)Chapter five1. The automation marketplace (who are the current vendors and systems)2. Needs assessment (how to determine if you really need to migrate to a new library system)3. Technical services vs. public services solutions (what features might the various library departments be looking for in a new library system)4. Online catalogs and discovery platforms (what are the options for the public face of the library)Chapter six1. Request for Proposal – RFP (why an RFP is important and what are the main components)Chapter seven:1. Open source software (what is open source and why would libraries consider this a viable option for a system migration)Chapter eight1. Data migration (how to transfer data from one system to another and why this is a critical need)Chapter nine1. Incorporating library 2.0 technology into library operations (what role should new technologies such as social media play in the library environment?)Chapter ten1. The future of library technology (what new trends in library software and library cooperative projects may spur the development of new technology solutions to meet the new paradigms).

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