Technical and Access Services: Acq/Cat/Circ/Course Res/ILL/Serials
Aleph News
UBorrow Prototype Available in Test
FCLA is excited to announce the first prototype for a UBorrow system is available in Test. Details are available on the UBorrow Pilot Project page. ![]()
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ExLibris Aleph Integrated Library System
FCLA administers the ExLibris Aleph Integrated Library System (ILS) for the 11 SULs. Staff (ILS) functions supported by FCLA include circulation, acquisitions, cataloging, course reserves and database maintenance. The Interlibrary loan function is being reviewed. FCLA also supports the Aleph OPAC. Our main user interface is the Mango Catalog which is largely based on bibliographic records from Aleph. We are currently on Version 18 of the Aleph software. We will be upgrading to V.19 this summer. During this transition we will also be moving from servers with the IBM AIX operating system to Redhat Linux servers.
| Aleph Modules | ||
| Client | Module | Module Description |
| GUI Modules | Acquisitions/Serials | • Acquisitions - Ordering, invoice handling, material arrival, claiming, EDI, Acq related services. • Serials - Subscription management, frequency prediction, issue and item control, routing, claiming, Serials related services. |
| ALEPHADM | GUI view of the library's Aleph tables that controls how the system works. | |
| Cataloging | Cataloging, Cataloging-related services. | |
| Circulation | Loans/returns, requests, patron management, cash management, reading room, some item control, Circulation related services. | |
| ILL | Interlibrary loans, both incoming and outgoing. ILL related services. | |
| GUI Functions | Search | Search is included in each of the modules; it serves as a way to find a record to work on. In Cataloging, it also includes cataloging capabilities for headings. |
| Items | Item management is included in the Cataloging and Acquisitions/Serials modules. Items information and some management are included in the Circulation module. | |
| Task Manager | Monitoring of batch reports and processes, printing. Task Manager is included in all the modules. | |
| Web | Course Reserves | Course information and reading materials. |
| Standalone GUI | Offline Circulation | Basic Circulation activities without main GUI and/or access to the server. |
