ISKB74 Library System Management

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michal Denár (lecturer)
PhDr. Martin Krčál, DiS., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Kurfürstová (lecturer)
Bc. Josef Moravec (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Škyřík, Ph.D.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 20. 9. 12:00–15:40 C128, Wed 18. 10. 12:00–15:40 C128, Wed 29. 11. 12:00–15:40 C128, Wed 13. 12. 12:00–15:40 C128
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 5/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 14 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The aim is to introduce students to the administration and operation of an automated library system and to allow them to try out these activities in practice. Using the example of Koha to show the breadth of the library system agenda and how it affects processes and services.
Learning outcomes
The student after completing the course: - understand the principle of standard protocols; - will be familiar with the current formats used in ALS; - understand the impact of ALS on library processes and services; - will be able to export ALS data for analysis purposes.
Syllabus
  • 1) 20.9.2023 (12:00-16:00) - Automated library system - introduction - selection of the library system - local solution vs. cloud - parts of ALS 2) 18.10.2023 (12:00-16:00) - Library processes and ALS - library processes - installation and configuration of the instance - types of items and management of their circulation within the library - definition of borrowing and reservation rules - setting up notifications to readers - payments 3) 29.11.2023 (12:00-16:00) - Data formats - identities and their use in practice - data formats and rules - linked data - in teroperability in library systems 4) 13.12.2023 (12:00-16:00) - Statistics and analytics in ALS - metadata errors - analysis, cleaning and other work with data using the OpenRefine tool - statistics - use of analytics in libraries - what data can be collected from the system - Koha Center - statistics centre - analysis and visualization in practice
Literature
    recommended literature
  • DENÁR, Michal a Jan KAŇKA. Správa automatizovaného knihovního systému [online]. Ostrava, 2019 [cit. 2021-11-23]. Dostupné z: https://muni.cz/go/denar-kanka-2019
  • CERMIŇÁKOVÁ, Eva a Linda JANSOVÁ. Připravujeme změnu knihovního softwaru: příručka pro knihovny [online]. Praha: Národní knihovna ČR – Knihovnický institut, září 2019 [cit. 2021-11-23]. Dostupné z: https://www.kvkli.cz/getFile/id:19984
  • MANDAL, Sukumar a Sujan SAHA. Moving Koha library catalogue into linked data using the LODRefine. Library Hi Tech News [online]. 2022, 39(3), 12-16 [cit. 2023-02-23]. ISSN 0741-9058. Dostupné z: doi:10.1108/LHTN-12-2021-0092
  • BILAL, Dania. Library automation : core concepts and practical systems analysis. Edited by Marshall Breeding. Third edition. Santa Barbara, California: Libraries Unlimited, 2014, xxix, 279. ISBN 9781591589228. info
  • APPLETON, Leo. Libraries and key performance indicators : a framework for practitioners. Cambridge, MA: Chandos Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier, 2017, ix, 154. ISBN 9780081002278. info
  • ASEMI, Asefeh, Andrea KO a Mohsen NOWKARIZI. Intelligent libraries: a review on expert systems, artificial intelligence, and robot. Library Hi Tech [online]. 2020, 39(2), 412-434. Dostupné z: doi:10.1108/LHT-02-2020-0038
Teaching methods
- workshops - practical tasks in the classroom
Assessment methods
- semester project - attendance (min. 3 out of 4 workshops)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022.
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