Week 2

Question 1

What does ILS stand for?

Answer 1

Integrated Library System

Question 2

What does LSP stand for?

Answer 2

Library services platform

Question 3

What are the core functions of an ILS?

Answer 3

Manages financial (acquisitions), catalogue info, manages borrowing information, and manages searches (staff client + public interface)

Question 4

What else does the ILS do?

Answer 4

Manage materials in a variety of formats, support metadata schemas, provide sophisticated front-end (user) and back end (staff) search, automation of manual functions, documentation abd technical support for administration

Question 5

What does the LSP do?

Answer 5

All the core functions of an ILS, and replaces or integrates products external to the ILS, managed multiple collection formats, discovery services are crucial, more or extended metadata support

Question 6

What does/is OPAC?

Answer 6

Online Public Access Catalog. Provides search, requests, and user account functions. For end users.

Question 7

What is a discovery layer?

Answer 7

Replaces the functions of the OPAC & adds more features for browsing & exploring collections. Designed like a modern website. Not integrated with ILS or LSP. Provides a way to search multiple collections.

Question 8

What can the ILS and LSP both have?

Answer 8

A discovery layer and an OPAC

Question 9

According to Erb (2015), an ILS is described as…

Answer 9

A relational database that performs various functions such as cataloguing, acquisitions, and serial check ins through the use of discreet modules for specific operations