Private Academic Library Network Of Indiana Inc

THE PRIVATE ACADEMIC LIBRARY NETWORK OF INDIANA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMIC LIBRARY CONSORTIUM, INC., WILL INCREASE THE FLEXIBILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND USABILITY OF HYKU, THE MULTI-TENANT REPOSITORY PLATFORM SYSTEM. THIS PROJECT WILL EXTEND PREVIOUS WORK AND IMPROVE THE NATIONAL DIGITAL REPOSITORY INFRASTRUCTURE BY ENHANCING AN OPEN-SOURCE PLATFORM SUITABLE FOR ACCESS TO DIVERSE TYPES OF MATERIALS, ADDRESSING NEEDS ARTICULATED BY STAKEHOLDERS AND CONSORTIA, AND REDUCING BARRIERS TO ADOPTION. IN ADDITION TO TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, WE WILL DEVELOP AN OPERATIONAL TOOLKIT GEARED TOWARD THE ADMINISTRATION OF CONSORTIALLY OWNED AND MANAGED REPOSITORY SERVICES THAT IS AGNOSTIC TO ANY SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY. THE TOOLKIT WILL PROVIDE GUIDELINES, INFORMATION, AND OTHER MATERIALS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIMILAR SERVICES IN OTHER CONSORTIA.

THE PRIVATE ACADEMIC LIBRARY NETWORK OF INDIANA (PALNI) WILL COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROTOTYPE OPEN-SOURCE READING LIST SYSTEM, PEARL, THAT CAN BE USED TO CREATE READING LISTS AND EMBED LINKS TO LIBRARY RESOURCES AND OPEN-ACCESS LEARNING MATERIALS WITHIN LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (LMS). THE PROJECT TEAM WILL RELEASE AN OPEN-SOURCE TOOL THAT CAN CONNECT TO VARIOUS LIBRARY CATALOGS OR DISCOVERY SYSTEMS AND BE INTEGRATED INTO LMS USING THE LEARNING TOOLS INTEROPERABILITY™ STANDARD. THE PROTOTYPE’S CODE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AS AN OPEN-SOURCE PROJECT AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY DOCUMENTATION FOR INSTALLATION, CONFIGURATION, AND USE; A ROAD MAP FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY; AND A PROJECT WEB PAGE AND DOCUMENTATION TOOLKIT TO SUPPORT CONSORTIUM-LEVEL ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOFTWARE. THE PROJECT WILL HAVE FAR-REACHING IMPACT, AS DIVERSE LIBRARIES WILL BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE LIBRARY RESOURCES AND OPEN-ACCESS MATERIALS INTO THEIR LMS, BENEFITING STUDENTS IN VARIED HIGHER EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.