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JerseyCat:JerseyCat:New Jersey’s Virtual New Jersey’s Virtual

Catalog and Catalog and Interlibrary Loan Interlibrary Loan

SystemSystemScherelene SchatzScherelene Schatz

New Jersey State LibraryNew Jersey State LibraryTrenton, NJ 08625Trenton, NJ 08625

sschatz@njstatelib.orgsschatz@njstatelib.org

OverviewOverview

New Jersey’s libraries – Organization and New Jersey’s libraries – Organization and structurestructure

History of the ProjectHistory of the Project Choosing our vendor and the migration Choosing our vendor and the migration

processprocess Implementing a hybrid system that includes Implementing a hybrid system that includes

Z39.50 catalogs and a union catalogZ39.50 catalogs and a union catalog Training and supportTraining and support Lessons learnedLessons learned

New Jersey’s LibrariesNew Jersey’s Libraries

306 public libraries306 public libraries 52 academic libraries52 academic libraries 616 public school districts616 public school districts Hundreds of special librariesHundreds of special libraries

New Jersey’s Regional New Jersey’s Regional Library CooperativesLibrary Cooperatives

Central Jersey Regional Library Central Jersey Regional Library CooperativeCooperative

Highlands Regional Library Highlands Regional Library CooperativeCooperative

InfolinkInfolink South Jersey Regional CooperativeSouth Jersey Regional Cooperative

Early History of the Early History of the ProjectProject

A goal of the New Jersey State A goal of the New Jersey State Library’s “Libraries 2000” five-year Library’s “Libraries 2000” five-year plan.plan.

58 libraries were funded for Z39.50 58 libraries were funded for Z39.50 and WebPac technology over a four and WebPac technology over a four year period.year period.

A vendor was chosen for building our A vendor was chosen for building our virtual catalog and interlibrary loan virtual catalog and interlibrary loan system.system.

Problems encountered with Problems encountered with early ISO compliant systemearly ISO compliant system

Client/server architectureClient/server architecture Slow response timeSlow response time Not user friendlyNot user friendly Non-Z39.50 compliant libraries could Non-Z39.50 compliant libraries could

not be lendersnot be lenders

Migration to Auto-Graphic Migration to Auto-Graphic AGentAGent

Needed to include small, non-Z39.50 Needed to include small, non-Z39.50 compliant libraries of New Jersey as compliant libraries of New Jersey as lending librarieslending libraries

Agent’s hybrid model allowed us to Agent’s hybrid model allowed us to accomplish this:accomplish this: A union catalog for small libraries of A union catalog for small libraries of

100,000 volumes or less100,000 volumes or less Z39.50 technology for catalogs that Z39.50 technology for catalogs that

were already Z39.50 compliant.were already Z39.50 compliant.

Windows open and Windows open and close according to close according to customers’ customers’ preferencespreferences

Results can be sorted Results can be sorted by resource, author, by resource, author, title, or datetitle, or date

What drives the What drives the system?system?

Local Library Participant Local Library Participant RecordsRecords

The Preferred Lender The Preferred Lender List is the route the List is the route the request will take.request will take.

Shipping address Shipping address provided in provided in participant record participant record transfers to transfers to individual individual requests.requests.

Requests will not go to a Requests will not go to a library if they are closed.library if they are closed.

E-mail notices for E-mail notices for many different many different status changesstatus changes

If a library doesn’t If a library doesn’t lend a particular lend a particular format, the system format, the system will not send them will not send them the request.the request.

What about What about statistics?statistics?

Statistical Reports that are Statistical Reports that are offeredoffered

Import into Import into Excel Excel spreadsheetspreadsheet

Training and SupportTraining and Support Hands-on training in computer labsHands-on training in computer labs WebinarsWebinars Annual User Group sessionsAnnual User Group sessions JerseyCat listservJerseyCat listserv JerseyCat website – www.jerseycat.orgJerseyCat website – www.jerseycat.org JerseyCat blog – JerseyCat blog –

http://www.jerseycat.blogspot.comhttp://www.jerseycat.blogspot.com Help Desk telephoneHelp Desk telephone JerseyCat Community WikiJerseyCat Community Wiki

Contact InformationContact InformationScherelene SchatzScherelene Schatz

Library Development BureauLibrary Development BureauNJ State Library NJ State Library

PO Box 520PO Box 520Trenton, NJ 08625-0520Trenton, NJ 08625-0520

609-278-2640609-278-2640sschatz@njstatelib.orgsschatz@njstatelib.org

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