ILSR Vendor Survey

ILSR Vendor Survey

This survey was sent out to IOLS vendors in January 1999.

Company name/Address/Telephone/Fax/E-mail/URL:

Library Management Product(s) available for purchase in 1999:

Total number of installed sites:

Total number of new sites in 1998:

What type and/or size of library is the primary target market for the product? [mark all that apply and indicate number of installed sites for each]

__ Small
__ Medium
__ Large
__ Academic
__ Public
__ School
__ Special
__ Law

Please provide an estimate of what your complete system(s) would cost for a library with the following configuration:

Single site
25,000 volumes
9000 titles
150 potential endusers
4 libary staff members

Does the system support single and/or multi sites? [mark all that apply]

__ Single site
__ Multi site

Operating system(s): [Mark all that apply]

__ Windows 95
__ Windows NT
__ Unix
__ Other (please specify)

Indicate DBMS used to develop the product:

Is the system database relational? __ Yes __ No

Is the system ODBC compliant? __ Yes __ No

What ANSI/NISO standards does the system support?

What tables are included in the system?

What are the system's hardware requirements?

What Y2K compliant modules are currently available for purchase (acquisitions, cataloging, etc.)?

What is the lowest version of the system(s) software that is Y2K compliant?

If your system supports document or image management, indicate the software used to support these functions:

List document types the system supports:

Must a special module be purchased for document or image management? __ Yes __ No (Please describe)

Does the system include a WEB OPAC? __ Yes __ No

What report writer does the system use? __ Yes __ No

Are the system(s) user manuals available in print and/or electronic format? [mark all that apply]

__ Print
__ Electronic format

Does every transaction (search, results display, etc.) allow the user to access online help? __ Yes __ No

Can the end user send messages (requests, comments, e-mails) to the library staff from the OPAC screen? __ Yes __ No

Does the system support MARC format? [mark all that apply]

__ Import
__ Export
__ Edit

Does the system support non-MARC and/or local records? __ Yes __ No

Does the system support import of data from data files that use other file formats (ASCII, Word, Excel, etc.) __ Yes __ No If yes, please specify file formats:

Do you offer record conversion services? __ Yes __ No

Is the system Z39.50 compliant? __ Yes __ No

Does the system allow for global changes? __ Yes __ No

Does the system provide authority control or validation? __ Yes __ No

Does the system support a thesaurus? __ Yes __ No

Are all database fields indexed? __ Yes __ No If not, does the system allow local customization of field indexing? __ Yes __ No

Does the system support keyword searching on all fields? __ Yes __ No

Does the system support barcodes? __ Yes __ No

Does your system support routing of library materials through the serials? [mark all that apply]

__ Single issues
__ Multiple issues of the same title
__ Photocopied tables of content

Does the system support customization of routing labels? __ Yes __ No

Does the system support EDI? __ Yes __ No

Does the system have a fully developed acquisition system?

Do you have national or local user groups? [mark all that apply]

__ National
__ Local

Does the system provide access to any of the following? [mark all that apply]

__ Internet hypertext links (URLs)
__ Intranet hypertext links (URLs)
__ Internal database files
__ Commercial online databases
__ Internal files in various formats (ASCII, wordprocessing, spreadsheets, etc.)
__ Images

Any vendors who have not submitted a survey response are still welcome to do so.

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