inforsys ananda coomaraswamy

http://thakshana.nsf.ac.lk/wwwisis/bisac/form.htm

What is InforSys Ananda Coomaraswamy ?

InforSys AC is an Online Bibliographical Information System of Ananda Coomaraswamy’s scholarly works.

It is a powerful Online Searching Interface thatprovides comprehensive bibliographical information aswell as there accessibility information about hisscholarly works (Books) within Sri Lankan LibraryContext (01 National Library, 13 University libraries,04 Special Libraries and 02 Public Libraries).

InforSys AC is compatible both Boolean andtruncation searching and users can retrieveinformation via Keywords, Titles, Accessible Librariesor publishing years of work etc.

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Who Powered to InforSys AC ?

There are two interfaces of InforSys AC

1. Offline Interface 2. Online Interface

Offline Interface has created using ComputerizedDocumentation System/ Integrated Set of InformationSystems - CDS/ISIS for Windows.

Online Interface has created using GenISIS DB Publishing

Both applications are introduced and updated by UNESCOand provided download facility free of charge to thelibraries and similar organizations specially located in thedeveloping countries.

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What are the Basic Features of WinISIS?

Own DBMS not need to depend third party.

Data Entry facility via pick lists.

Information searching facility via the Dictionary

Data import and Export facility. (*.txt, *.xls)

Printing facility.

Link to online resources stored in different locations.

Expert search and Guided search facility.

Boolean and Truncation search facility.

Source code reformatting facility.

Backups

Sustainable at virus or malware attacks

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What are the Some drawbacks of Win ISIS ?

Run under few restrictions (win32).

User friendliness Source Code.

Not support web 2.0.

Manual update of the dictionary.

Not annual upgrades.

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Which Bibliographic Data Covered by InforSys AC ?

Most of the Bibliographical Data of Books Authored by AC or Edited by

Contemporaries which can be seen at the Academic, Special and Public

Libraries including National Library of SL

Publishing Data of above works.

Pagination, ISBN and Republishing Data of above works.

Names of the Libraries (Through CODE) which can be accessible to those

books within Sri Lankan Library Context. (It is covered at least one or

more library for each province of SL)

Relative Keywords help to retrieve the appropriate work.

And more…

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Lets We move to Some Screen Shots of InforSys AC ?

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Official Logo of the system

Screen Shots of InforSys AC cont..

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Logon Window of Win ISIS

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Logon Window InforSys AC


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Main Window of InforSys AC


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Data Entry Work Sheet of InforSys AC


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Dictionary view of InforSys AC


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Search Result of InforSys AC


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Cover Image of Entry of InforSys AC


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Source Code of InforSys AC


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Bibliography output of InforSys AC


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Online Interface of InforSys AC


Who Decorated the InforSys AC ?

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Prof. Anura Manatunga was encouraged us to do this type of research project.

Prof. Piyadasa Ranasinghe and Prof. W.A.Weerasooriya from Dept. of LIS, Uni.

Of Kelaniya were given instructions us to develop the system.

Academic Staff members of our institutes (RUSL, PGIAR & BPUSL) were given

their views to develop this system.

Librarians and their staffs were assisted us to collect primary data from the

sample.

National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka (NSF) were sponsored us to host the

web site.

Many of others who our family members, colleagues and AC followers were

encouraged us to develop this information system.

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Mr. S.K.Illangarathne, Assistant Librarian, RUSL.

Mrs. Nadeeka Rathnabahu, Assistant Librarian, PGIAR.

Miss. Manori Samarakoon, Assistant Librarian, BPUSL.

The developing team of the InforSys AC

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