NOTIS: The System and Its Features
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/eb047598 |
| Published date | 01 February 1985 |
| Date | 01 February 1985 |
| Pages | 81-90 |
| Author | James Meyer |
| Subject Matter | Information & knowledge management,Library & information science |
NOTIS:
The System and Its Features
James Meyer
NOTIS
NOTIS
is an
online library
management system
that
integrates
the public
access
catalog,
cataloging,
acquisitions,
serials
management,
authority control, and circulation.
All NOTIS
modules access
a
single
bibliographic record
through automatically-generated
full-heading
indexes.
NOTIS (Northwestern Online Total Integrated
System) is a comprehensive library materials manage-
ment system that integrates acquisitions, serials
control, cataloging, authority control and data-
base management, circulation, and the online public
catalog. NOTIS is a software package that uses
state-of-the-art technology to provide an easy-to-use
system for library staff members and patrons.
History
In 1967, Northwestern University administration
approved the construction of a major new research
library on the Evanston, Illinois campus. The library
management understood that creating and managing
that facility would be impossible without an auto-
mated library system, and thus hired staff to create
NOTIS.
In use at Northwestern University Library
since 1970, NOTIS has evolved to meet the need
for a cost effective, efficient, automated system—
a need faced by all types of libraries.
Today NOTIS is a fourth-generation system. It
has performed reliably and efficiently for over 15
years.
Currently, 30 libraries have made the transition
to NOTIS's online environment. Development of the
system continues.
The Information Systems Development Office
(ISDO), a department of Northwestern University
Library, is responsible for the long-range planning
and development of NOTIS. With a staff of six
people, including those originally responsible for the
creation of NOTIS, ISDO continues to enhance
NOTIS according to the principles of integrated
design, economic operation, and commitment to
national standards and trends.
Northwestern University Library has also created
Meyer is Marketing Librarian, NOTIS Office,
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. This article
is a revision of prior work by staff of Northwestern
University Library.
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