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Oliver ILS (OASIS)
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Voyager ILS (Ex Libris)
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Hardware Requirements
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Hardware Requirements
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Software Requirements
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Software Requirements
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Windows 2000 Server or later
- IIS5, or Apache 1.3, or late
- SMTP Server
- Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
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MS Word and Excel (for reports)
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Released in SIF Compatible Format
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Web Access
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Web Access
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Web-based automation system
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SoftLink Oliver integrates with SoftLink
InfoNet, the network file indexing tool,
which allows users to simultaneously
search pdf, MS Word, and text files stored
outside of the Oliver system (files are
automatically stored in Oliver with a link to
the source file using the file’s metadata
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Cataloging Module
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Cataloging Module
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SoftLink Oliver allows for the automatic
creation of keywords and allows librarians
to create main topics which students can
search easily
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Main topics are integrated into Oliver’s
authority files
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Syndetics provides cover images and
other descriptive information to
automatically appear in the library catalog
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Provides a Textbook Control, allowing
library and textbooks resources to coexist
with largely independent operation
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Full Unicode compliance within MARC
bibliographic records, allowing libraries to
catalog records in the vernacular
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OPAC Module
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OPAC Module
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Web-based OPAC
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Tailored to restrict or allow access to vital
information
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Federated searching
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Interest alerts
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Customizable “MyStuff” portal for patrons
to check status of requests, renew loans,
manage reserves, and receive alerts
about newly acquired resources
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Pictoral searching for primary students,
allowing users to narrow searches by
subjects using pictures
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Borrowers can use fingerprint recognition
to access their user profile from an OPAC
terminal by scanning their fingerprint
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Web-based OPAC (WebVoyage)
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Allows patrons to find relevant resources,
place requests, and check their own
library activity
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Can search local and remote library
catalogs, bibliographic and full text
databases, images, and video and audio
files, as well as other Internet sources
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Easy-to-learn graphical interface
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Provides a wealth of options to define and
limit search criteria
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Powerful keyword searching
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Natural language searching
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Circulation Module
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Circulation Module
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Fingerprint Recognition providing the
ability to quickly identify a borrower without
the need for a library card
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Privacy is ensured as fingerprints are
converted to a unique number
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Easy registration of student and staff
fingerprints
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Access time to borrower records ranges
from instantaneous to 12 seconds,
depending on the number of borrowers
registered (average access is 2 seconds)
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Instantaneous access to borrower
records from large libraries by combining
the fingerprint scanning with the quick
access code (ideal for libraries with more
than 600 borrowers)
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Closed-stack retrieval
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Self-service circulation
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Patrons can access their account in
regard to charged items, fines, and
pending requests
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Inventory Control Module
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Inventory Control Module
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Acquisitions Module
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Acquisitions Module
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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and
other automated ordering and invoicing
features, which reduce staff effort and
expedite vendor communications
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Reports Module
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Reports Module
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Reports can link with a school’s central
administration software
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Easy to update student information
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Generates reports quickly and easily in
Microsoft Word or Excel
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Voyager Analyzer comprehensive
reporting and analysis system enables
libraries to make data-driven decisions
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This powerful Web-based system
expands a library’s reporting capabilities
across all of the diverse resources
managed by Voyager without requiring any modifications to existing IT resources
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Serial Management Module
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Serial Management Module
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Media Booking Module
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Media Booking Module
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Advance Booking designed to control
bookings for libraries which have users
that require the ability to book resources
over the Internet or locally
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Advance Booking provides processes for
booking, picking, and dispatching items
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Double booking of items is prohibited
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Advance Booking and short loans
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Media scheduling provides
comprehensive support for booking and
delivering resources required for
classroom use
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Inter-Library Loans Module
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Inter-Library Loans Module
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Voyager Inter-Library Loan provides
patron-initiated requests with real time
status updates
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Lending and borrowing can be easily
tracked and reported on from within the
system
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Universal Borrowing functionality makes
reciprocal borrowing in a consortium
setting easy. Patrons can request, borrow,
and return materials from any member
library in the consortium. Internal tracking
is noted in real time for efficiency and
accuracy of records in all libraries
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Backup and Restore Module
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Backup and Restore Module
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Data is mirrored as it is being used
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Nightly, automatic backups
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Softlink runs multiple data centers to
ensure that data is always accessible
even if there is failure at the primary center
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Maintenance Module
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Maintenance Module
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Annual maintenance fee includes all
updates and upgrades
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SoftLink’s technical support staff perform
updates and upgrades for each client,
regardless of hosting material
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Triple-redundant protection for data
security and availability
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“Send for Help” feature provides direct
access to technical support specialists
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Active maintenance agreements allow
customers to participate in ongoing
webinars, download reference guides,
and search the knowledgebase
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v Available and part of the integrated system
v No other information is provided
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