Libraries and Cultural Houses

1. Library Management Systems (LMS -Library Management Systems): •

1. Integrated software to manage catalogs, classification, lending, and renewals. •
2. Support for international cataloging standards such as MARC 21, Dublin Core.
3.  Management of branches and digital repositories.

2. Discovery Tools: •

• Advanced search engines that allow users to easily access books, research papers, and electronic resources.
•  Integration with databases such as EBSCOhost, ProQuest, and JSTOR.
• Support for Natural Language Search and advanced filtering.
  
  3. Digital libraries and institutional repositories: 
  
  
• Creating digital libraries containing e-books, dissertations, and academic journals. 
• Digital archiving solutions for manuscripts and historical documents. 
• Support for formats such as PDF, ePub, and Daisy for the blind.
  
  4. Content Management Systems (CMS – Content Management Systems): •
  
  
• Organize educational and research content in a structural way. 
• Manage special collections (e.g. rare documents, photos, videos).
  
  5. Self-service systems:
  
  
• Internal self-service lending/return devices. 
• External return machines. 
• External library machines and devices.
  
  6. Digital Lending Services:
  
• Lending e-books and audiobooks via platforms such as OverDrive, Libby. 
• Automatically set loan periods and manage requests.
  
  7. Integration solutions with education and enterprise systems: 
• Integration with learning management systems (LMS) such as Moodle, Blackboard. 
• Support for protocols such as SIP2, NCIP for communication between library systems and enterprise systems.
  
  8. Data analysis and reporting tools: 
  
  
• Track lending rates, most-read books, and user behavior. 
• Customized reports to help libraries make decisions to purchase or cancel subscriptions.
  
  9. Digital archiving and long-term preservation services:
  
• Digitize paper documents using advanced scanners.
•  Ensuring the permanent preservation of electronic resources (Digital Preservation).
  
  10. Mobile applications and remote access:
  
  
• Mobile apps that allow users to browse the catalog, renew loans, and reserve materials.
•  Secure access via VPN or Shibboleth to access licensed resources.
  
  11. Support for standards and metadata (international standards): 
• Z39.50 compatibility for interlibrary loan. 
• COUNTER support for analyzing the use of electronic resources.
  
  12. Customization and training services: 
• Design customized user interfaces to suit the library’s needs. 
• Training staff to use the new systems.
  
  13. Universal Access and Accessibility: 
  
  
• Design WCAG-compliant interfaces for people with special needs. 
• Support screen reader programs such as JAWS, NVDA. 
• Support for screen reader programs such as JAWS, NVDA.
  
  14. Acquisition and cataloging: 
  
  
• Studying the needs of libraries for various knowledge resources according to the nature of each library and its specific needs. 
• Growing library collections by supplying various types of information resources and subscriptions to databases. 
• Automated cataloging of information resources.
  
  15.Enhancing task automation Robotics: 
• Studying different tasks and their susceptibility to robotic automation. •
• Designing a service robot for all possible tasks.
  
  16. Operation and management of digital platforms: 
  
  
• Management and operation of digital libraries, search engines, and discovery. 
• Comprehensive integration solutions for different types of digital libraries. 
• Providing studies and proposals to optimize the user experience