ACQflash: RE: The Getting it System Toolkit free ebook available for download

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Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:41:07 -0700
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Just in time for Open Access Week, SUNY Geneseo and The IDS Project 
proudly announce the release of Building Responsive Library Collections 
with the Getting It System Toolkit, a free ebook, available 
at:http://opensuny.org/omp/index.php/IDSProject/catalog/book/177e

The Getting It System Toolkit (GIST) is a suite of free and open source 
tools & software, leverages systems to optimize library acquisitions and 
deselection workflow, reducing the staff time necessary to make informed 
decisions and process materials. The Toolkit is divided into two functions:

GIST for ILLiad consists of three components that enhance the ILLiad® 
interlibrary loan request management software: addons, webpage 
customizations, and the acquisitions manager. All three components may 
be selectively utilized in ILLiad, for instance, ILLiad web pages may be 
applied to enhance the end-user request interface to add full-text 
discovery, or an ILLiad Addon can help ILL’s purchase on demand program 
discover the best way to purchase items difficult to borrow. By 
combining all three and customizing these components for your library, 
you achieve significant benefits and optimize the combination of 
Acquisitions and ILL services.

The GIST Gift & Deselection Manager (GDM) is designed to manage and 
streamline library workflow for processing gifts and evaluating 
materials for weeding. It is standalone open-source software that 
automates the gathering of data for evaluating donations; including 
holdings, edition comparisons, full-text, and other data. The GDM also 
enables collection managers to perform item-by-item deselection or use 
the batch analysis tool to create custom deselection reports for large 
weeding projects.

Building Responsive Library Collections with the Getting It System 
Toolkit combines helpful how-tos from the developers themselves, and 
first-hand implementation accounts from users of these time-saving 
tools. The volume is split into the Toolkit’s use with ILLiad and GDM, 
providing easy reference for users. This manual is an invaluable 
resource to any library using, or considering using, the Getting It 
System Toolkit.

Edited by the GIST Team at SUNY Geneseo, with contributions by:

Kerri Goergen-Doll, Oregon State University; Eric Joselin, Washington 
University in St. Louis; Ryan Litsey, Texas Tech University; Micquel 
Little, Monroe Community College (formerly at St. John Fisher College); 
Katherine Moss, Central Michigan University (formerly at Old Dominion 
University); Kate Ross, St. John Fisher College; and Susanna Van Sant, 
Tompkins Cortland Community College.

The free ebook is available via PDF & EPUB on the IDS Project Press 
website: http://opensuny.org/omp/index.php/IDSProject/catalog/book/177
Also available on Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/dp/0989722686
And through iTunes: 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/building-responsive-library/id931967888?ls=1&mt=11

For further information, contact:
The IDS Project
http://idsproject.org

____________________________________________________
Kate Pitcher
Interim Director
Milne Library @ SUNY Geneseo
Ph: 585-245-5591
Email: pitcher_at_geneseo.edu
_____________________________________________________<http://m.lib.uci.edu/> 

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