Deshko N.A., Kaliberda N.V.

DNU, the Faculty of Applied Mathematics

The importance of application information technologies in library work

In the conditions of transition to the informative society the conflict between the constantly increasing amount of knowledge, generated by the society and intended for distribution in time and space, on the one hand, and by limited possibilities of Documentary Communications System, the foundation of which is based on the printed transmitters, on the other hand, becomes sharp. The necessity of solving the mentioned conflict requires radical activation of works on creation and implementation of new computer technologies in library activities’ practice. They should provide the transition to corporate processing technologies of documentary flows and formation in Ukraine of a single scientific information space, as well as the development of intelligent technologies of analytic-synthetic information processing and knowledge extraction.

Leading direction of libraries’ modernization is its informatization: the introduction and development of libraries in new information technologies, the organization and usage of electronic resources, the introduction of multimedia technology, the development of networking libraries, connection to the worldwide system Internet. This leads to the creation of new business units, changes in functional responsibilities of employees, involvement of experts from various disciplines. Therefore, learning experiences of their colleagues librarians faced the neccesity of developing new knowledge and skills.

After examining the actuality of given problem, let’s consider some software systems that are created for automation of libraries, and the problems of their choice.

The software system "MARC". Scientific and Production Association "InfoSystem" (Moscow, Russia), established in 1990, has developed a software of the family "Mark", which can be implemented in any library with their technological and organizational characteristics and amounts of funds.

Local variant "Mark" is the ideal mean of automation for small and middle-sized libraries, which provides the main library processes: completimg, cataloguing, printing of output forms, bibliographic search. Second generation system - a network variant of "Mark" includes 6 automized workstations: "Completing", "Processing", "Subscription", "Search", "Storage", "Administrator", which work in a local network. It is the best mean for automating middle and large libraries. The system of new generation of "Mark-SQL" - a complex automation of library processes. It allows you to create electronic catalogue, serve readers, keep statistics, perform orders of literature online. A variant "Mark-SQL Internet" is a separate system, through which you access the database of libraries to search and review of documents via the Internet.

WKS (workstations):

• Local variant: processing, search, completing;

• Network variant: processing, search, completing, subscription, administrator, book depository;

• "Mark-SQL": processing, search, acquisition, subscription; administrator. Has typical Web-server search, Ukrainian interface.

Software system ALEPH. The system was developed at the Hebrew University (Jerusalem) by the group of programmers, analysts and librarians. The company Aleph Yissum took over the support of works on creation new versions. Support Aleph for users is accomplished by the company ExLibris, which has a representation, in particular, in Kiev.

Program Aleph is an integrated, multilingual library program that has a very flexible adaptation machine to the necessity of a concrete library and provides complex automatization of all processes of library technology. Tools allow you to maintain grafic images and full texts of documents; MARC-compatible formats; ISO-standards, information-reaching languages of descriptor and classification types with available system of the links, authority files, bar codes, data transfer protocols for work in local, corporate and global networks; WWW-server.

Modules: administration, cataloging, book loan; inventory (for barcodes) registration periodicals; complectaition; fines; batch jobs; Servers Web, OCLC, Z 39.50.

Software system LIBER MEDIA. Software system (SS) Liber is developed by French company Relais Informatique International. Liber is running by post-relational database management systems Pick.

SS Liber provides complex automation of the basic processes of library technology. Cataloguing with short, medium and full-screen forms that are created when you install Liber in a particular library, is possible. You can communicate with other systems in MARC-compatible formats. Book-loaning control provides the existence of labels with barcodes and equipment for reading these codes on books and library cards.

Liber has a set of directories that serves as the basis for the formation of authoritative files, which provide work with the subject heading and subheading and semantic connections between them.

Functions: cataloguing, completion, search for librarian, budget, printed forms, modem connection, barcodes.

Software system "Bіblіoteka / UFD". System, that provides automation of main fixed cycles if libraries, is created by the Ukrainian fund house and is based on modern technologies and standards of processing and transmission of  information. The main features include records exchange with other libraries in the format USMARC; providing protection of information by user registration on the server with the definition of his powers depending on the group, the distributing of electronic catalogues and thematic catalogues between "owners" - groups of people with the determination of rights for access of other users to these catalogues.

Functions: completing, cataloging, multidimensional search, delivery of documents; support of technologies of work with barcodes, access support to the electronic catalogue on the Internet.