automation at the national széchényi library

Automation at the National Automation at the National Széchényi LibrarySzéchényi Library

ADLUG Users Group MeetingADLUG Users Group Meeting

BudapestBudapest, , 77-10 September, 200-10 September, 20055

ÁdámÁdám HorváthHorváth

NSZLNSZL

33 Automation at the NSZL - Ádám Horváth - NSZLAutomation at the NSZL - Ádám Horváth - NSZL

History of Amicus at the National History of Amicus at the National Széchényi Library (NSZL)Széchényi Library (NSZL) – MigrationMigration– UpgradeUpgrade– Tuning Tuning – DevelopmentDevelopment

Infrastructure Infrastructure Electronic resourcesElectronic resources

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History of Amicus at History of Amicus at NSZLNSZL

Brief overviewBrief overview

– Nov 18, 1997 Deadline for bidsNov 18, 1997 Deadline for bids– Dec 12, 1997 Announcement of awardDec 12, 1997 Announcement of award– Dec 19, 1997 Signing the contractDec 19, 1997 Signing the contract


Migrating fromMigrating from DOBIS to Amicus 3.2 (199 DOBIS to Amicus 3.2 (19977--20020000))– CataloguingCataloguing– AcquisitionAcquisitions s – CharacterCharacterss

Migration at NSZLMigration at NSZL


Additional loadings (2001-2003)Additional loadings (2001-2003)– MARC and copy records from three MARC and copy records from three

databasedatabasess– DOBIS headings and cross referencesDOBIS headings and cross references– SSubject headings from our thesaurusubject headings from our thesaurus

Migration at NSZLMigration at NSZL


Updating to the latest version (2004)Updating to the latest version (2004)– From Amicus 3.2 to the latest version (3.5.1)From Amicus 3.2 to the latest version (3.5.1)– From LibriVision 1.8.5 to the latest version (2.1)From LibriVision 1.8.5 to the latest version (2.1)– Preparations lasted for almost 4 monthsPreparations lasted for almost 4 months– Our old PC’s became inefficient due to Oracle 9Our old PC’s became inefficient due to Oracle 9• The solution was terminal servicesThe solution was terminal services

– The actual migration lasted for 9 daysThe actual migration lasted for 9 days– Subsequent updates to 3.5.2 then 3.5.3 Subsequent updates to 3.5.2 then 3.5.3

UpdatingUpdating


In the mean timeIn the mean time– Retrospective conversionRetrospective conversion• Loading 400 000 MARC records and 800 000 copy Loading 400 000 MARC records and 800 000 copy

recordsrecords

UpdatingUpdating


Oracle tuning (2005)Oracle tuning (2005)– It will last almost a yearIt will last almost a year– What is the result?What is the result?• Julia Bencze is speaking about it tomorrowJulia Bencze is speaking about it tomorrow

TuningTuning


Client PC tuningClient PC tuning– Certain processes use the CPU and RAM Certain processes use the CPU and RAM

extensivelyextensively

TuningTuning


Readable fontReadable font– The problems with the supplied fontsThe problems with the supplied fonts

Open problemsOpen problems

Ádám Horváth Ádám Horváth National Széchényi LibraryNational Széchényi Library

ADLUG - ROME - 2001ADLUG - ROME - 2001

the short historythe short history

of the development of of the development of the Hungarian AMICUS and LV the Hungarian AMICUS and LV

or or

and and of the migration from DOBIS to AMICUS of the migration from DOBIS to AMICUS



• They are not readableThey are not readable



• They expand some fields and rearrange the screenThey expand some fields and rearrange the screen



• They are not readableThey are not readable


Our currently used fontOur currently used font– It was made by a Hungarian companyIt was made by a Hungarian company– A proportional hinted font was customizedA proportional hinted font was customized– 11 point size 11 point size oon 800×600, 10 point size n 800×600, 10 point size oon n

1024×7681024×768– OpenRoad screenwidth parameter is set OpenRoad screenwidth parameter is set oon n

800×600800×600– A program recogniseA program recognisess the resolution and starts the resolution and starts

Amicus accordingly on the serverAmicus accordingly on the server



Problems with the currently used fontProblems with the currently used font– There are readability problems in 10 point sizeThere are readability problems in 10 point size– Courier is still missingCourier is still missing– No hope of having a good hinted Courier font No hope of having a good hinted Courier font

as a base for customizationas a base for customization– Any help would be much appreciatedAny help would be much appreciated



Periodicals controlPeriodicals control ILLILLTranslation revisionTranslation revision



At the start: 2001At the start: 2001– NSZLNSZL– Library for Information Science LibraryLibrary for Information Science Library

Later onLater on– Union catalogue viewUnion catalogue view

After thatAfter that– View for special libraries (the Library of View for special libraries (the Library of

the National Museum)the National Museum)– View for desiderataView for desiderata

ViewsViews


20012001– NSZLNSZL– Library for Information Science LibraryLibrary for Information Science Library

20052005– NSZLNSZL– Library for Information Science LibraryLibrary for Information Science Library– Library of the National MuseumLibrary of the National Museum

Libraries in AmicusLibraries in Amicus


20012001– 0.5 million0.5 million

20052005– 1 million, due to retrospective 1 million, due to retrospective

conversion that took place last yearconversion that took place last year

Number of recordsNumber of records


AmicusAmicus– Acquitions statisticsAcquitions statistics– Cleaning scriptsCleaning scripts– Periodicals holding lists for reporting Periodicals holding lists for reporting

librarieslibraries– Character statisticsCharacter statistics

DevelopmentsDevelopments


LibriVisionLibriVision– Shelft list numbers on the short view Shelft list numbers on the short view

screensscreens– Special shelf list number displaySpecial shelf list number display– Displaying library information by clicking Displaying library information by clicking

on library symbolon library symbol– Displaying related records and their shelf Displaying related records and their shelf

list numberslist numbers– Log analyserLog analyser



Related productsRelated products– URN generator and resolverURN generator and resolver– Web based front end for ZING-Z39.50 Web based front end for ZING-Z39.50

gatewaygateway– OIA-PMH repository for Amicus recordsOIA-PMH repository for Amicus records



HUNMARC syntax checkerHUNMARC syntax checkerSurface web projectSurface web project– Vizsla: Hungarian Internet search engineVizsla: Hungarian Internet search engine– GoogleGoogle

Current developmentsCurrent developments


FRBRiFRBRizationzation– We would like to implement the OCLC We would like to implement the OCLC

work algorithm to identify the works, work algorithm to identify the works, ((expressionsexpressions)) and manifestations in and manifestations in AmicusAmicus

OpenUrlOpenUrl– OpenUrl resolverOpenUrl resolver– Adding additional services to LV by the Adding additional services to LV by the

means of OpenUrlmeans of OpenUrl

Current developmentsCurrent developments


• IBM RS/6000 F50IBM RS/6000 F50• IBM RS/6000 43PIBM RS/6000 43P

Amicus serversAmicus servers


Amicus serversAmicus servers

2001 – 20032001 – 2003– IBM RS/6000 F50IBM RS/6000 F50 - AIX - AIX– IBM RS/6000 43PIBM RS/6000 43P - AIX - AIX

20032003– HP-CPQ Proliant ML- 570 - LinuxHP-CPQ Proliant ML- 570 - Linux• 2 XEON 2 Ghz, 2 MB Cache CPU2 XEON 2 Ghz, 2 MB Cache CPU• 10 GB RAM10 GB RAM



InfrastructureInfrastructure Electronic resourcesElectronic resources

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Other serversOther servers

Linux serversLinux servers– LibriVisionLibriVision– WebserverWebserver– MailserverMailserver– Database serverDatabase server– FirewallFirewall– Etc.Etc.

Novell serverNovell server


Other serversOther servers

Microsoft Windows 2003 serversMicrosoft Windows 2003 servers– Application serversApplication servers– H+H CD-ROM serverH+H CD-ROM server– WebserverWebserver

8 TB storage8 TB storageTape libraryTape library


2 Mbit/sec FM connection2 Mbit/sec FM connection

Network: Internet connectionNetwork: Internet connection


19981998– 2 Mbit/sec2 Mbit/sec

20002000– 156 Mbit/sec156 Mbit/sec

20052005– 1 Gbit/sec1 Gbit/sec

Network: internet connectionNetwork: internet connection


UTP networkUTP network– 19981998• 100 Mbit with hubs100 Mbit with hubs

– 20032003• 1 Gbit backbones1 Gbit backbones• Cisco switchesCisco switches• Servers are on 1 Gbit linesServers are on 1 Gbit lines

Wireless (2005)Wireless (2005)– In all public places: reading rooms, In all public places: reading rooms,

cafeteria, meeting rooms, etc.cafeteria, meeting rooms, etc.

Network: LANNetwork: LAN


200 200 PC’s on the networkPC’s on the network– Including PC’s for the library usersIncluding PC’s for the library users• 12 PC’s for OPAC12 PC’s for OPAC• 6 PC’s for Internet connection6 PC’s for Internet connection• 2 PC’s for the CD-ROM tower2 PC’s for the CD-ROM tower

PC’sPC’s


19981998– 200200

20052005– 600 including600 including• 30 for OPACS30 for OPACS• 10 for online databases10 for online databases• 10 for multimedia10 for multimedia

– 100 thin clients100 thin clients• Readers Professional WorkstationReaders Professional Workstation

PC’sPC’s


Age of the PC’sAge of the PC’s– 200 are ten years old200 are ten years old– Programs run on application serversPrograms run on application servers

PC’sPC’s


100 thin clients 100 thin clients 3 application servers (MS Windows 3 application servers (MS Windows

2003 Terminal Services)2003 Terminal Services)MS Office ProfessionalMS Office ProfessionalFree utilitiesFree utilitiesEvery user (40 000) has its own Every user (40 000) has its own

storage space storage space Internet connectionInternet connectionCD-ROM server (H+H, Citrix)CD-ROM server (H+H, Citrix)

Readers Professional WorkstationReaders Professional Workstation


Print servicePrint serviceScan serviceScan serviceWriting on external storageWriting on external storage It is a free service except printing, It is a free service except printing,

scanning and writing on external scanning and writing on external storagestorage

Popular service: the number of the Popular service: the number of the library users started to increase againlibrary users started to increase again

Readers Professional WorkstationReaders Professional Workstation



Infrastructure Infrastructure Electronic resourcesElectronic resources

ContentsContents


Hungarian Electronic LibraryHungarian Electronic Library– Free, mainly textual materialsFree, mainly textual materials

Collections of digitized imagesCollections of digitized images– Corvina collectionCorvina collection– Map collectionMap collection– Postcard collectionPostcard collection

Electronic resourcesElectronic resources


NSZL Digital LibraryNSZL Digital Library– In house developmentIn house development– It is based on the OAIS modellIt is based on the OAIS modell– It will support the processes of delivery, It will support the processes of delivery,

ingest, description, long term ingest, description, long term preservation and accesspreservation and access

– It will be a workflow management system It will be a workflow management system as wellas well



Detailed plan for mass digitizationDetailed plan for mass digitization– Based on high speed scannersBased on high speed scanners– DjVu compressionDjVu compression– OCR for full text search capabilitiesOCR for full text search capabilities



Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention

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Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention

automation at the national széchényi library

Technology

nationalhistory of amicus

latest version

lvthe hungarian amicus

marc records

thesaurus migration

daysthe actual migration

cross referencesdobis

supplied fontsthe problems