JP4270778B2 - Reading management system, program, and recording medium in library - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a browsing management system, a program, and a recording medium in a library, and more specifically, functions necessary for browsing operations in a library, such as lending and returning books or magazines, accepting reservations, and managing user information. The present invention relates to a browsing management system, a program, and a recording medium in a library.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in a library, it has been necessary to manage various kinds of information related to books in order to perform library operations such as book catalog management. Due to the remarkable development of information-related technologies such as computers and networks in recent years, various types of information related to books using computers etc. have been acquired and managed in libraries, and the digitization and onlineization of information in library operations has progressed. It has been.
[0003]
The functions required of a library information management system for managing various types of information in a library using a computer, etc. are large. Catalog management function (basic function), browsing management function, magazine management function, collection check function, ordering It consists of an acceptance function, a mutual lending function, a book search function (OPAC: Online Public Access Catalog), etc., and is classified into one basic function and six sub-functions.
[0004]
FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an outline of functions required for the library information management system. The functions required for the library information management system include a magazine management machine 110, an order receiving function 120, a catalog management function (basic function) 130, a book search function (OPAC) 140, a browsing management function 150, a collection check function 160, There are functions such as a lending function 170 and the like.
[0005]
For example, books that are sold regularly or irregularly such as magazines are preferably managed separately from ordinary books, and the magazine management function 110 allows the bookbinding process 111 and the payment process 112 for the magazine or the bookbinding fee of the magazine. Need to manage. Further, in order to order and accept magazines and books other than magazines, it is necessary to perform purchase survey processing 113, magazine or book order processing 114 based on the purchase survey processing 113, acceptance processing 115 after delivery of books, Needs to manage the payment processing 112 and the payment processing 121 of the price.
[0006]
The catalog management function (basic function) 130 is a general catalog of catalog location information services provided by an external organization such as the National Institute of Information (NII) after the acceptance process 115 after delivery of the book. It includes a function of performing a catalog creation process 132 by using a catalog information utilization function 131 stored in a database (hereinafter referred to as NACSSIS-CAT), and performing a layout process 134 by determining a placement location after the catalog is created. Also, it has a function of a collection statistics process 133 for collecting collection statistics based on these processing results.
[0007]
The library search function (material search: OPAC) 140 performs a catalog search process 141 for the library user to search by catalog, and after the catalog search, the user performs the lending reservation application process 142 or the document copy application process 143. I do. The browsing management function 150 manages the library users by the user management function 151, and performs the lending / returning process 152 of the book based on the user information by the user management function 151 and the holding information by the book arrangement process 134. Do. Furthermore, it also has a function of a usage statistics process 154 that takes usage statistics based on all or part of the user management function 151, the lending return process 152, and the reservation management function 153.
[0008]
The collection book inspection function 160 performs a collection book inspection process 161 based on the information of the lending return process 152. The mutual loan function 170 is based on the document copy application process 143 in the book search function 140, for example, a mutual loan database (hereinafter referred to as an interlibrary loan service provided by an external organization such as the National Institute of Informatics). The book information managed in the other library is copied by using the request information and reception information use function 171 stored in NACSSIS-ILL. Furthermore, books managed in other libraries can be borrowed by the lending reservation application process 142.
[0009]
The functions as described above required for the library information management system usually have an independent system for each function, and a librarian who performs a library operation operates separately for each function. In the library information management system, for example, bibliographic data of books such as book titles, author names, publishers, and the like are managed in a local database of each library. Hereinafter, such a database is referred to as a local database.
[0010]
Further, for example, databases such as NACSSIS-CAT and NACSSIS-ILL can be used jointly by a plurality of libraries and can be connected to a network. Hereinafter, such a database is referred to as a host database. Since these host databases can provide bibliographic information and the like in a format that can be efficiently handled by a computer, the input of bibliographic data can be saved by using this host database. Copying data from the host database to the local database and registering it (local registration) is called downloading, and conversely, registering data from the local database to the host database is called uploading.
[0011]
However, the browsing management function in the conventional library information management system can provide browsing management functions such as book and magazine lending and return processing, reservation management, user management, and creation of various usage statistics. System coordination was not achieved, and efficient operation as a system was not sufficiently performed. The above browsing management function is highly dependent on the library user service management policy. For example, what kind of materials the library can lend, what penalties are set for those who are overdue, and which functions to users It is necessary to efficiently operate a system in accordance with the user service management policy, such as whether to publish
[0012]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and organically links functions related to reading work such as book and magazine lending and return processing, reservation management, user management, etc., and users in libraries A browsing management system in a library that can efficiently provide each function according to the service management policy, a program that causes a computer to execute the function as the browsing management system, and a computer-readable recording medium that records the program It was made for the purpose of providing.
[0013]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  The invention of claim 1 is a server for managing lending and return work related to books or magazines in a library.Registers a computer, a catalog database in which catalog information including a document ID for each book or magazine is registered, user information including a user ID assigned to each library user, and lending information for lending books or magazines In a browsing management system in a library provided with a browsing database, the server computer reads and executes a storage device that stores a program for managing lending and return work related to books or magazines in the library, and the program A control device, and the control device executes a program to register user information in the browsing database and to recognize a user ID assigned to each user. According to the user ID recognizing means and the user ID recognized by the user ID recognizing means. User information retrieval means for retrieving user information from the browsing database, material ID recognition means for recognizing the material ID assigned to each book or magazine, and the material ID recognized by the material ID recognition means Catalog information search means for searching catalog information from the catalog database, user information searched by the user information search means, catalog information searched by the catalog information search means, and lending rules set in advance for each library And a lending information registration unit for registering lending information corresponding to the user ID and the material ID in the browsing database when it is determined that lending is possible. The lending regulations include the user classification code set for the user, the location code set for the book or magazine, and the lending set for the book or magazine. Set for a combination of codes consisting of any of a plurality of loan type codes specified at the time of lending a minute code, a book or a magazine, and the code combination is a loan consisting of a combination of the loan type code and the user classification code It is composed of a restriction table and a lending condition table consisting of a combination of the lending type code, the user classification code, the location code, and the lending classification code, and the control device executes the program to In the lending limit table, as the lending rules, whether or not to determine the number of books or magazines that can be lent, the number of loan days to use for calculating the return deadline, and whether or not books or magazines can be lent Set a first variable that indicates whether or not to set a loan limit when books or magazines are overdue When setting a loan limit when a book or magazine is delinquent based on the second variable and the loan restriction setting means to be used, when the book or magazine is newly lent to the user, the user is based on the loan information. If it is determined that the book has a book or magazine that is overdue, the number of books that can be lent to the user in a given period is limited according to the number of days the book or magazine is overdue.Means.
[0014]
  The invention of claim 2 is based on the invention of claim 1.Is a program that allows a computer to execute the functions of a browsing management system in a library as a server computer.
[0015]
  The invention of claim 3 is based on the invention of claim 2.A computer-readable recording medium on which a program to be recorded is recorded.
[0036]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a library information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 10 is a library, and the library 10 includes a server device 11 for managing library operations, and library operations. A business database 12 (hereinafter referred to as a business DB) for storing various data related to the library, a librarian client device 14 used by a librarian for business, a user client device 15 used by a library user, and a user a book Or it has search DB16 for searching the catalog information of a magazine. Reference numeral 20 denotes the National Institute of Informatics. The National Institute of Informatics 20 has a NASSIS-CAT (general catalog DB) 21, and 30 is a network. In the present embodiment, for the sake of explanation, the business DB 12 and the search DB 16 are shown as independent DBs, but these two DBs may be combined into one DB. Moreover, it is good also as a form which provides a server apparatus for every DB according to each function of business DB12 and search DB16. In this embodiment, the business DB 12 is a local database, and the NASSIS-CAT 21 is a host database.
[0037]
In this embodiment, the server device 11 is connected to the NASSIS-CAT 21 via the network 30 and can access the business DB 12 and the search DB 16, and is dedicated to each client device 14 and 15 and a LAN (Local Area Network) in the library. Connected via line. Further, the external organization connected via the network 30 is not limited to the National Institute of Informatics 20 but is an external that can provide a catalog location information service similar to the general inventory DB of the National Institute of Informatics 20. Any institution can be connected to the network.
[0038]
In the present embodiment, the server device 11, the business DB 12, and the search DB 16 are described as being installed on the library side. However, if the server device 11 is connected to each client device via a network. The library information management system is not necessarily installed in the library. For example, the library information management system may be installed in a provider company or the like that provides the application service provider (ASP). In this case, the server device (not shown) possessed by the ASP provider has a function that can provide each client device of the library with a service that provides each means possessed by the server device 11 described later as an application via the network 30. Shall be provided.
[0039]
Furthermore, as an embodiment of the present library information management system, either the case where the business DB 12 and the search DB 16 are physically included in the server device 11 or the case where they are physically separated by being connected via a network. It can take forms. The server device 11 only needs to store a program for executing a function of each unit described below. These programs may be provided with a GUI (graphical user interface) so that operations can be facilitated when librarians or users use the means described below.
[0040]
In the description of each embodiment of the present invention, the server apparatus 11 is shown as one apparatus. However, as described above, the functions of the server apparatus 11 may be distributed via the network. In addition, although each client device is illustrated as a desktop personal computer, it may be a mobile phone or a mobile computer that can be connected to a network, and may have any form according to the usage form. Further, when installing a plurality of client devices that can use the library information management system, it is necessary to connect to the network by, for example, a LAN.
[0041]
Further, the network 30 shown in FIG. 1 is not limited to wired or wireless, but may be in the form of an Internet connected by a dedicated line, a telephone line, etc., or an intranet using Internet technology. Furthermore, when a dedicated line is used. However, it is not limited to WAN (Wide Area Network) or MAN (Metropolitan Area Network), and depending on the installation location of the server device 11, a form constituted by a LAN can be taken. Further, the network 30 needs to be strengthened by various methods such as use of a dedicated line, encryption of transmission data, and authentication of a user who uses each client device.
[0042]
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the database and each subsystem in the library information management system according to the present invention. The server device 11 is composed of seven subsystems corresponding to each function, and includes an order receiving subsystem 11a, an inventory management subsystem (basic system) 11b, a magazine management subsystem 11c, a mutual lending subsystem 11d, and a browsing management subsystem 11e. And a library inspection subsystem 11f and a book retrieval subsystem 11g. The book search subsystem 11g in the library information management system includes an electronic library function that enables provision of table of contents information and image information related to catalog information to be searched. Further, the business DB 12 is a database used only by a librarian for business, and a library user cannot access and search or edit. In the business DB 12, all data that the librarian creates and changes in the business are registered. This business DB 12 includes a plurality of DBs, and includes a purchase request DB 12a, a catalog DB 13, a mutual loan DB 12d, a browsing DB 12e, an inspection DB 12f, a code table DB 12g, and a budget DB (not shown), and the catalog DB 13 is a library. It consists of a catalog DB 12b and a magazine catalog DB 12c. Further, the search DB 16 provides a catalog search service to library users, and can provide table of contents information and image information related to the catalog search service. This system organically links the above seven subsystems and makes it possible to provide a comprehensive library information management system that can be provided as a comprehensive library information management system. It is possible to carry out comprehensive library operations including service to the public.
[0043]
The purchase request DB 12a manages book purchase application information from users. With reference to the application information registered in the purchase request DB 12a, whether or not to purchase a book corresponding to the application information is examined. As a result of the examination, the book that has been decided to be purchased is added to the application information registered in the purchase request DB 12a. Based on this, order receiving information is generated by the order receiving subsystem 11a.
[0044]
The library catalog DB 12b manages catalog information related to books such as bibliographic data and holding data, and book ordering information. The catalog information relating to this book can be used in common by each subsystem of the library information management system. The magazine catalog DB 12c manages catalog information relating to magazines such as bibliographic data, holding data, volume data, and copy data, magazine ordering information, and magazine binding ordering information. The catalog information about the magazine can be used in common by each subsystem of the library information management system. In the case of magazines, both unbound and bound magazines are subject to copy data management. Here, the bookbinding refers to a process of collecting a plurality of unbound magazines into one book.
[0045]
Here, the catalog information in the book is composed of the book title, bibliographic data of the publisher, etc., the material ID for each book, the holding data for each physical book including the location, etc. Each order includes information such as the order number, the number of books purchased, the price, and the user who applied for the purchase. In addition, the catalog information in magazines includes the journal titles and bibliographic data of publishers, holding data that summarizes information on the volume numbers held for each magazine location, magazine date such as publication date and volume number, etc. It is composed of volume data common to the volume or issue, and copy data (corresponding to the holding data of the book) including the location of each physical magazine. It contains information such as the order number, contract period, price, and the user who applied for the purchase. When multiple copies of the same magazine are purchased, order data is created for the number of copies to be ordered. Further, the magazine bookbinding order information includes information such as an order number, an ordering party, a bookbinding size, a bookbinding ordering date, a user who applied for bookbinding, etc. for each copy of the magazine to be bound.
[0046]
As described above, this library information management system manages catalogs by classifying catalog information into books (single books) and magazines (serials). As a result, books and magazines can be managed with different data structures, and the catalog information can be searched more accurately and efficiently.
[0047]
The mutual lending DB 12d manages lending and copying request information and reception information for books or magazines (including various documents). Request information and reception information via the NASSIS-ILL and request information and reception information that do not pass through the NASSIS-ILL can be managed together. The browsing DB 12e manages book or magazine lending information, reservation information, and user information. These lending information, reservation information, and user information are all generated and edited in the browsing DB 12e. Here, the lending information manages the book name and material ID of the lent material, the name and user ID of the borrowed user, the loan type, the scheduled return date, etc., and the reservation information is the book name of the material that has been reserved. And material ID, name and user ID of the reservation person, reservation type, reservation status, etc., and user information manages user ID, name, user classification, penalty applied to the user, etc. To do.
[0048]
The inspection DB 12f manages inspection information generated by extracting information necessary for inspection from the book catalog DB 12b and the magazine catalog DB 12c when performing a book or magazine inspection service. Information such as target inventory information and inspection history is managed. The code table DB 12g manages a common code used by each subsystem of the library information management system and the entire system. The search DB 16 extracts catalog information and table of contents information necessary for library users to search for books or magazines from the business DB 12, converts them into a data format that can be searched efficiently, and registers them. The data registration and update from the business DB 12 can be automatically performed at night.
[0049]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the browsing management subsystem 11e in the library according to the embodiment of the present invention. The business DB 12 has a catalog DB 13 consisting of a library catalog DB 12b and a magazine catalog DB 12c, and a browsing DB 12e. Yes. In this embodiment, only the catalog DB 13 and the browsing DB 12e are shown in order to explain the functions of the browsing management subsystem 11e. However, the embodiment as a general library information management system having the other DBs shown in FIG. It goes without saying that it is possible to take In this embodiment, the server device 11 is connected to the NASSIS-CAT 21 via a network, can access the business DB 12 and the search DB 16, and is connected to each client device 14 and 15 via a dedicated line such as a LAN in the library. ing.
[0050]
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the server device 11 that executes the lending function in the browsing management subsystem 11e. The server device 11 includes the user information registration unit 11e.₁User ID recognition means 11e₂User information search means 11e_Three, Material ID recognition means 11e_Four, Inventory information search means 11e_Five, Lending information generating means 11e₆, Lending information registration means 11e₇, Lending management means 11e₈Lending limit setting means 11e₉Lending condition setting means 11e_TenReturn deadline registration means 11e₁₁Judgment means 11e₁₂, Lending suspension period setting means 11e₁₃, Number of books that can be rent limited means 11e₁₄, Penalty level setting means 11e₁₅Penalty information registration means 11e₁₆, Dunning mail transmission means 11e₁₇And have. Hereinafter, each function of the loan return process and the reservation process of the browsing management subsystem 11e will be described.
[0051]
The browsing management subsystem 11e provides functions necessary for library counter operations such as lending and returning books and magazines, and accepting reservations. Each function is organically linked and updated constantly. User services can be performed using the information. In this browsing management subsystem 11e, for example, by registering in advance the provisions of user services in the library, such as how to lend books or magazines to users, and referring to the rental provisions, Efficient lending processing can be performed.
[0052]
User information registration means 11e possessed by the server device 11₁Is a means for registering user information in the browsing DB 12e, and a user ID recognition means 11e.₂Is a means for recognizing the user ID assigned to each user. User information search means 11e_ThreeThe user ID recognition unit 11e₂Is a means for searching user information corresponding to the user ID recognized by the browsing 12e, and a material ID recognition means 11e._FourIs a means for recognizing the material ID assigned to each book or magazine, and the catalog information search means 11e._FiveThe material ID recognition means 11e_FourThis is means for searching the catalog information corresponding to the material ID recognized by the catalog DB 13. Lending information generation means 11e₆The user information search means 11e_ThreeThe user information retrieved by the above and the catalog information retrieval means 11e_FiveThe lending information is generated on the basis of the catalog information retrieved by the lending information registration means 11e.₇Is a means for registering the generated lending information in the browsing DB 12e.
[0053]
When a user borrows a book or magazine (hereinafter often referred to as a document) that he / she wants to lend, he / she brings the document to a library lending counter. The librarian of the lending counter reads the barcode including the user ID affixed to the user ID held by the user and the barcode of the material ID affixed to the material brought with a reading device such as a barcode reader. The server device 11 searches the browsing DB 12e based on the read user ID, and refers to information such as the user category of the user and the current penalty status. Further, the book catalog D12b and the magazine catalog DB 12c are searched based on the read document ID, and the rental classification and location information of the document are referred to. The server device 11 uses such information and a lending type such as a general lending set by the lending counter, and further refers to a lending rule determined in advance to determine whether the user can lend the material. Or the expected return date can be calculated. When it is determined that lending is possible, lending information is generated based on the user ID, material ID, scheduled return date, etc., and the generated lending information is registered in the viewing DB 12e.
[0054]
Also, the lending management means 11e₈Is a predetermined lending rule and lending information registration means 11e.₇This is a means for managing the lending of books or magazines to the user based on the lending information registered by.
[0055]
Here, the library lends in a range that does not exceed the number of books that can be rented, the return deadline, etc., according to the rules determined by the library. The lending rules refer to the above rules, and the browsing management subsystem 11e defines what lending is to be performed by combining the following four codes.
1) The user classification code set for the user, which represents the status of the user such as an undergraduate student, a graduate student, or a teacher.
2) Location code set in the material, which indicates the location of the material, for example, open library, laboratory, library, etc.
3) Lending classification code set in the material, which represents the handling of the material, for example, general books, designated books, prohibited bands, etc.
4) Lending type code specified at the time of lending, which is specified by the librarian at the time of lending by a lending counter, and includes, for example, general lending, laboratory lending, and lending for thesis.
[0056]
Further, in the browsing management subsystem 11e, the lending rules are defined separately in a lending restriction table and a lending condition table. The lending restriction table defines the number of books that can be lent and the return deadline for the combination of the above-mentioned “lending type code” and “user classification code”. In addition, the lending condition table defines the number of delinquencies etc. for the combination including “loan classification code” and “location code” in addition to the above “loan type code” and “user classification code” . The browsing management subsystem 11e can be operated using only the lending restriction table according to the operation mode of the library.
[0057]
Lending restriction setting means 11e possessed by the server device 11₉Determines whether the number of books or magazines that can be rented, the number of loan days to be used for calculating the return deadline, and whether or not books or magazines can be rented are set as the loan regulations in the loan restriction table A check flag indicating whether or not a lending limit is set when a book or magazine is overdue can be set. Also, lending condition setting means 11e_TenIn the lending conditions set in the lending condition table, it is possible to set the number of lending days used for calculating the return deadline, the number of times that books or magazines can be extended, and the like. Further, the server device 11 returns the return term registration means 11e.₁₁Lending limit setting means 11e₉Or lending condition setting means 11e_TenThe return deadline can be calculated based on the number of days set for lending, and the calculated return deadline can be included in the loan information and registered in the browsing DB 12e.
[0058]
The browsing management subsystem 11e can set or edit the closed days of the library. The set closed days are used for the calculation of the return deadline described above. Also, the library search subsystem 11g allows the library user to refer to the closed days of the library.
[0059]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a lending restriction table according to the present invention, in which 40 is a lending restriction table, and the lending restriction table 40 includes a lending type code 41, a user classification code 42, a lending volume number 43, The items include items such as a loan availability check 44, a loan date 45, a return date 46, a list display 47, a penalty flag 48, a return date change flag 49, a reservation availability 50, and an OPAC (OPAC: Book Search) display 51.
[0060]
In the lending restriction table 40, each rule is set for the combination of the lending type code 41 and the user classification code 42. Lending is not performed for combinations that are not registered in the lending restriction table 40. The number of lent books 43 indicates the number of books that can be lent set for each predetermined combination of the rent type code 41 and the user classification code 42. The loan availability check 44 indicates a flag indicating whether or not to perform a loan availability check using the lending condition table. When “0” is designated, the lending condition is checked using the lending condition table. When “1” is designated, the availability of the loan, the number of books to be lent, the return deadline, etc. are determined by using only the loan restriction table 40 without using the loan condition table. Here, when the flag is designated as “1”, the material can be lent and the extension of the rent cannot be made. The loan date 45 is used for calculating the return deadline only when the flag is designated as “1” in the loan availability check 44. The return date 46 is used for calculating the return deadline only when the flag is set to “1” in the lending availability check 44. The date of this return date 46 becomes the scheduled return date. Here, when both the loan date 45 and the return date 46 are set, the later return deadline is adopted.
[0061]
The list display 47 is a flag indicating whether or not to display materials borrowed with the same loan type when the user ID is entered for the lending process. If the document is displayed and "1" is specified, it is not displayed. The penalty flag 48 indicates whether or not a loan limit is set as a penalty according to the number of days in arrears, and whether or not a material loaned with a combination registered in the loan restriction table 40 is subject to a penalty Is shown. If “0” is designated, the material is penalized if the material is overdue. If “1” is designated, the material is not subject to a penalty even if the material is overdue, and the book can be lent.
[0062]
The return date change flag 49 indicates whether or not the return date can be corrected when the material is lent. If “0” is specified, the return date cannot be input. When “1” is designated, it is possible to input the scheduled return date. Reservation availability 50 indicates whether or not a material can be reserved when the material is lent. Reservation is possible when “0” is specified, and reservation is possible when “1” is specified. Can not. The OPAC display 51 is for designating a character string for displaying the state of the material in the book retrieval (OPAC) subsystem 11g when the material is lent. If nothing is designated, the OPAC display 51 will be returned. Displays the day.
[0063]
Here, of the combinations shown in the lending restriction table 40, the case where the lending type code 41 is “01: general” and the user classification code 42 is “001: student” will be specifically described as an example. In the case of the combination shown in this example, up to five books can be lent. Since the lending availability check 44 is set to “0”, the lending condition table is used to determine the return deadline and the availability of lending extension. In addition, since the list display 47 is set to “0”, a list of materials that are being loaned is displayed with the same loan type code at the time of lending. Since the penalty flag 48 is set to “0”, if the material is overdue, it is subject to a penalty. According to the combination of this example, it is possible to make a reservation for the lent materials. In addition, when a search is performed by the book search subsystem 11g, a return date is displayed as material information.
[0064]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a lending condition table according to the present invention, in which 60 is a lending condition table, and the lending condition table 60 includes a lending type code 41, a user class code 42, a lending class code 61. , Location code 62, loan date 63, return date 64, extension 65, extension 66.
[0065]
In the lending condition table 60, each rule is set for a combination including a lending classification code 61 and a location code 63 in addition to a combination of a lending type code 41 and a user classification code 42. Lending is not performed for combinations that are not registered in the lending condition table 60. When it is specified in the lending restriction table 40 to check whether or not lending is possible, the lending condition table 60 needs to be defined.
[0066]
The number of rental days 63 and the return date 64 are used for calculating the return deadline. The same designation as that set in the above-described lending restriction table 40 is possible. The extension number 65 designates the number of times the loan is allowed to be extended. “0” indicates that extension is not possible, and “3” indicates that extension is possible up to three times. The extension days 66 are to be specified when changing the loan days between new loan and extension. If this specification is omitted, the same days as the days specified as the loan days 63 are set. When “14” is designated, the number of loan days for extension is set to 14 days.
[0067]
Here, among the combinations shown in the lending condition table 60, the lending type code 41 is “01: general”, the user classification code 42 is “001: student”, the lending classification code 61 is “01: general”, and the location code. The case where 62 is “001: open” will be described in detail. In the case of the combination shown in this example, “14” days designated as the number of loan days 63 are used to calculate the return deadline, and the loan can be extended to “3” times. Will be the same.
[0068]
Here, the judging means 11e₁₂Refers to the lending condition table 60 when determining whether or not to lend books or magazines based on the lending condition table 60 by designating “0” as the flag of the lending permission check 44 in the lending restriction table 40. Then, it is possible to determine that a book or a magazine can be lent for a combination registered in the lending condition table 60 among the combinations of the lending type code, the user classification code, the location code, and the lending classification code.
[0069]
Further, the lending suspension period setting means 11e possessed by the server device₁₃If the penalty flag 48 set in the loan restriction table 40 is designated as “0”, the loan restriction is set when the book or magazine is overdue, and after the book or magazine overdue is returned by the user, Judgment is made based on the number of days past due to determine whether or not to stop new lending to the user, and as a result of the determination, a lending suspension period is set according to the number of days past due to the user who is determined to stop new lending. be able to. Lending volume limit means 11e₁₄When the penalty flag 48 set in the lending limit table 40 is designated as “0”, a lending limit is set when the book or magazine is overdue, and when lending a new book or magazine to the user, When the user has a book or magazine whose return deadline has passed, the number of books that can be lent to the user in a predetermined period can be limited according to the number of days past due. In this way, there are two main ways of setting penalties. One is the suspension of new lending of materials when the penalty is finalized after the return of delinquent materials. It is a lending restriction in the case of having.
[0070]
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a penalty code table according to the present invention, in which 70 is a penalty code table, and the penalty code table 70 includes a penalty level 71, a new lending flag 72, a penalty period 73, and a limit 74. , Rank-up period 75, dunning flag 76, and dunning sentence 77. The penalty level 71 is a penalty level, which is set from “1”. The larger the value, the more severely the limit due to the penalty is set. This penalty level is set according to the number of days the material is overdue. According to this example, when the number of days overdue is “1-6 days”, the penalty level is “1”, “7-29 days” The penalty level is “2”, “30 to 89 days”, the penalty level is “3”, and “90 days or more” is set to the penalty level “4”. Here, when the penalty level is "3" or higher, a reminder mail can be automatically transmitted. However, when sending this dunning mail, the user's e-mail address must be registered.
[0071]
The new lending flag 72 is used to indicate whether or not to allow new lending of materials when there are materials that are overdue. If “0” is specified, new lending or extension of materials being rented cannot be performed. When “1” is specified, it becomes possible to extend a new loan or an extension of a loaned document. The penalty period 73 is for setting the number of days to be penalized according to the number of days in arrears after the arrears are returned. The limit 74 is for setting the limitation of the number of books to be lent during the penalty period 73. “0” is for suspending the loan, and “1” or more is limited to a fraction of the normal number of books to be lent. The set value becomes the denominator. For example, when the number of normal loaned books is 20, when “1”, it is possible to lend up to 20 books at 1/1, and when it is “2”, it is possible to lend up to 10 books, which is 1/2 and half. The rank-up period 75 indicates the relationship between the number of days past due and the penalty level, and sets the number of days when the past period becomes the next penalty level after this period. The dunning flag 76 is for designating whether or not a dunning mail is to be transmitted to a user who is overdue. If “0” is designated, the dunning mail is not transmitted. When “1” is designated, a reminder mail is transmitted. The dunning document 77 is for setting the contents of the dunning mail when sending the dunning mail. If nothing is set, a character string set in advance as a parameter is used.
[0072]
Penalty level setting means 11e possessed by the server device 11₁₅Is a means for setting a penalty level corresponding to the number of days in arrears for a user who has overdue a book or magazine, and a penalty information registration means 11e₁₆The penalty level setting means 11e₁₅The penalty information including the penalty level set by the user information registration means 11e₁This is a means for registering in the browsing DB 12e by including it in the user information registered by. The dunning mail transmission means 11e_{1 7}Is a means of automatically sending an e-mail to a user who is overdue for a book or magazine according to the penalty level set for the user, in order to prompt the user to return the book or magazine that is overdue . Here, when the library branch function is used, the set penalty is effective in all the buildings.
[0073]
Further, the librarian-side client device 14 includes a graphical user interface for performing a lending return process for books or magazines based on the user information registered in the browsing DB 12e and the catalog information registered in the catalog DB 13. As a result, the librarian can perform a loan return operation with an easy operation.
[0074]
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen for performing a lending return process in the browsing management subsystem 11e. In the figure, 80 is an operation screen for lending processing, and the operation screen 80 is the same as the user information 81. A book list 82 that is being lent according to the loan type, a book list 83 that is being lent, and a document ID input field 84 for the book to be lent.
[0075]
The operation screen 80 in this example shows a state in which a lending tag is selected, and the lending process is executed by inputting necessary data to the operation screen 80. First, when the barcode of the user ID is read, user information 81 is input. At this time, if there is a book that is currently lent out, it is displayed in the lent book list 82. Next, the barcode attached to the book is read, or the material ID is entered in the material ID input field 84. When the barcode attached to the book is read, it is displayed in the book list 83 during the lending process. In this way, if there are books that are lent out to the same user, the material ID is continuously read.
[0076]
As mentioned above, although each embodiment was described centering on the lending process of this browsing management subsystem 11e, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, It respond | corresponds to various forms according to the management policy of each library. It is possible to provide an optimal system for each library. In addition, the lending restriction table 40, the lending condition table 60, and the penalty code table 70 in the browsing management subsystem 11e are managed by the code table DB 12g shown in FIG. 2, and the server device 11 has the code table in the same manner as other DBs. It is possible to access the DB 12g and refer to various tables. In addition, the browsing management subsystem 11e can cope with offline processing when the server device 11 is stopped or the network becomes unavailable. In the offline lending process, the user ID of the user and the material ID of the lent material are stored in a temporary file, and in the return process, the material ID of the returned material is stored in a temporary file. . These pieces of information stored in the temporary file are registered in the DB when the system becomes available. However, in order to accurately reflect the information in the DB, the work at this time must be performed by one librarian-side client device 14 without fail.
[0077]
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the server device 11 that executes the reservation function in the browsing management subsystem 11e. The server device 11 includes a registration unit 11e.₁₈, Reservation information registration means 11e₁₉, Waiting order setting means 11e₂₀E-mail transmission means 11e_{twenty one}Authentication means 11e_{twenty two}And have.
[0078]
Registration means 11e of the server device 11₁₈Is means for registering user information and lending information in the viewing DB 12e, and reservation information registration means 11e.₁₉If the book or magazine lending information desired by the user is registered in the browsing database and the book or magazine is lent, the user side client device reserves the book or magazine that is lent 15 is means for registering the received reservation information in the viewing DB 12e.
[0079]
The reservation information registration means 11e₁₉Can accept reservations for books or magazines that are being lent from the librarian's client device 14, and can register the accepted reservation information in the viewing DB 12e, which can be reserved by librarians as well as library users. it can. Here, librarians can make general reservations in the same way as users, and if they want to reserve materials for repairs, book reservations and business reservations for magazine magazine materials You can make a reservation as This business reservation is a reservation that can be made only by a librarian.
[0080]
Waiting order setting means 11e₂₀Is a means for setting a waiting order according to the order in which reservations are received when a plurality of reservations for books or magazines being lent are received. The e-mail transmission means 11e_{twenty one}The reservation information registration means 11e₁₉When a book or magazine corresponding to the reservation information registered by is ready to be lent, it is a means for automatically sending an e-mail to notify the user who registered the reservation information to that effect . Here, when sending an e-mail, the e-mail address of the user needs to be registered in advance.
[0081]
The server device 11 also authenticates the library user by an authentication unit 11e._{twenty two}Authentication means 11e_{twenty two}The user's own lending information and reservation information authenticated by the user is extracted from the browsing DB 12e, and usage information regarding the user's own usage status is generated based on the extracted lending information and reservation information. It can be presented to the client device 15. As a result, the user can check the usage status of the user himself / herself in the library.
[0082]
Furthermore, since the client device 15 on the user side and the client device 14 on the librarian side are equipped with a graphical user interface for accepting an application for book or magazine reservation based on the lending information registered in the browsing DB 12e, Users and librarians can make reservations for books or magazines with easy operations.
[0083]
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen for performing reservation registration in the browsing management subsystem 11e. FIG. 10A shows an example of an operation screen for performing reservation registration, and FIG. 10B shows an example of an operation screen for general reservation of a book registered for reservation. When a book reservation person inputs “Asian economy” in this example as a keyword of a material name of a book to be reserved on the operation screen 90 shown in FIG. 10A, a corresponding book list 91 is displayed. In this example, the book “Asia Economic Outlook” is selected and the general reservation button 92 is clicked. On the operation screen 100 shown in FIG. 10B, a list of reserved persons 101 relating to the selected book and a possession list 102 of the book are displayed. The reservation person can confirm the reservation status on this operation screen 100. In this example, the waiting order is set in the order in which reservations are made, and when this reservation person makes a reservation registration, the waiting order is set to “2”. A reservation person can input his reservation person ID and perform reservation registration.
[0084]
As mentioned above, although each embodiment was described centering on each function in the browsing management system in the library of this invention, this invention is for making a computer function as a browsing management system similarly to the browsing management system which has this each function. The form of a program is also possible.
[0085]
An embodiment of a recording medium storing a program and data for realizing a browsing management function according to the present invention will be described. As the recording medium, specifically, a CD-ROM, a magneto-optical disk, a DVD-ROM, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a flash memory, a memory card, a memory stick, and various other ROMs and RAMs can be assumed. By causing a computer to execute the functions of the system of each embodiment of the present invention described above on a recording medium and recording and distributing a program for realizing the browsing management function, the functions can be easily realized. Then, the recording medium as described above is mounted on an information processing apparatus such as a computer and the program is read by the information processing apparatus, or the program is stored in a storage medium provided in the information processing apparatus. By reading, the browsing management function according to the present invention can be executed.
[0086]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the functions related to browsing operations such as book and magazine lending and return processing, reservation management, user management, etc. are organically linked, and each function is efficiently adapted to the operation policy of the user service in the library. Can be provided.
[0087]
Furthermore, by registering the user service rules in the library in advance in the database as lending rules, it is possible to efficiently execute the lending business with reference to the registered lending rules.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a library information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between a database and each subsystem in the library information management system according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a browsing management subsystem in a library according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a server device that executes a lending function in the browsing management subsystem.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a lending restriction table according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a lending condition table according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a penalty code table according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen for performing a lending return process in the browsing management subsystem.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a server device that executes a reservation function in the browsing management subsystem.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen for performing reservation registration in the browsing management subsystem.
FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an outline of functions required for a library information management system;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Library, 11 ... Server apparatus, 11a ... Order acceptance subsystem, 11b ... Catalog management subsystem, 11c ... Magazine management subsystem, 11d ... Mutual lending subsystem, 11e ... Browse management subsystem, 11e₁... User information registration means, 11e₂... User ID recognition means, 11e_Three... User information search means, 11e_Four... Material ID recognition means, 11e_Five... Inventory information retrieval means, 11e₆... Lending information generation means, 11e₇... Lending information registration means, 11e₈... Lending management means, 11e₉... Lending limit setting means, 11e_Ten... Lending condition setting means, 11e₁₁... Return date registration means, 11e₁₂... Judgment means, 11e₁₃... Lending suspension period setting means, 11e₁₄... Number of books that can be loaned, 11e₁₅... Penalty level setting means, 11e₁₆... Penalty information registration means, 11e₁₇... Dunning mail sending means, 11e₁₈... Registration means, 11e₁₉... Reservation information registration means, 11e₂₀... waiting order setting means, 11e_{twenty one}... E-mail transmission means, 11e_{twenty two}... authentication means, 11f ... collection inspection subsystem, 11g ... book search subsystem, 12 ... business DB, 12a ... purchase request DB, 12b ... book catalog DB, 12c ... magazine catalog DB, 12d ... mutual loan DB, 12e ... browsing DB, 12f ... check DB, 12g ... code table DB, 13 ... inventory DB, 14 ... client side client device, 15 ... user side client device, 16 ... search DB, 20 ... National Institute of Informatics, 21 ... NACSIS -CAT, 30 ... Network, 40 ... Lending restriction table, 41 ... Lending type code, 42 ... User category code, 43 ... Number of books to be lent, 44 ... Lending availability check, 45 ... Lending days, 46 ... Return date, 47 ... List Display, 48 ... Penalty flag, 49 ... Return date change flag, 50 ... Reservation availability, 51 ... OPAC display, 60 ... Lending condition table 61 ... Lending classification code, 62 ... Location code, 63 ... Lending days, 64 ... Return date, 65 ... Extension count, 66 ... Extension days, 70 ... Penalty code table, 71 ... Penalty level, 72 ... New lending flag, 73 ... Penalty period, 74 ... Limit, 75 ... Rank up period, 76 ... Dunning flag, 77 ... Dunning text, 80 ... Operation screen for lending processing, 81 ... User information, 82 ... List of books being lent, 83 ... Lending processing Inside book list, 84 ... Material ID input field, 90, 100 ... Operation screen, 91 ... Book list, 92 ... General reservation button, 101 ... Reservation list, 102 ... Holding list, 110 ... Magazine management function, 111 ... Bookbinding Processing, 112, 121 ... Payment processing, 113 ... Purchase survey processing, 114 ... Order processing, 115 ... Acceptance processing, 120 ... Order acceptance function, 130 ... Inventory management machine (Basic function), 131 ... use function of NASSIS-CAT, 132 ... catalog creation process, 133 ... collection statistics process, 134 ... layout process, 140 ... book search function, 141 ... catalog search process (user), 142 ... Lending reservation application processing, 143 ... document copy application processing, 150 ... browsing management function, 151 ... user management function, 152 ... lending return processing, 153 ... reservation management function, 154 ... usage statistics processing, 160 ... collection inspection function, 161 … Collection check processing, 170… Mutual lending function, 171… NACSIS-ILL usage function.

Claims (3)

Includes a server computer for managing lending and return work related to books or magazines in the library, a catalog database in which catalog information including material IDs for each book or magazine is registered, and a user ID assigned to each library user In a browsing management system in a library with user information and a browsing database for registering lending information on books or magazine lending,
The server computer includes a storage device that stores a program for managing lending and return work related to books or magazines in a library, and a control device that reads and executes the program.
The control device, by executing the program, user information registration means for registering user information in the browsing database, user ID recognition means for recognizing a user ID assigned to each user, User information retrieval means for retrieving user information corresponding to the user ID recognized by the user ID recognition means from the browsing database, and material ID recognition means for recognizing the material ID assigned to each book or magazine Catalog information search means for searching catalog information corresponding to the material ID recognized by the material ID recognition means from the catalog database, user information searched by the user information search means, and catalog information search means Judging means for judging whether or not lending is possible based on the catalog information retrieved by means of the above and lending rules set in advance for each library, and judging that lending is possible If it has a rental information registering means for registering the user ID, the rental information corresponding to the article ID to the browsing database,
The lending rules include any of the user classification code set for the user, the location code set for the book or magazine, the lending classification code set for the book or magazine, or the lending type code specified when lending the book or magazine. Or a combination of multiple codes,
The combination of codes includes a lending restriction table composed of a combination of the lending type code and the user classification code, and a lending composed of a combination of the lending type code, the user classification code, the location code, and the lending classification code. It consists of a condition table and
By executing the program, the control device, in the lending restriction table, as the lending rules, the number of books or magazines that can be lent, the number of borrowed days to be used for calculating the return deadline, and the book or magazine Lending limit setting means for setting a first variable indicating whether or not to determine whether or not lending is possible and a second variable indicating whether or not a lending limit is set when a book or magazine is overdue When,
When lending restrictions are set when a book or magazine is overdue based on the second variable, when a book or magazine is newly lent to a user, the book or magazine that the user is overdue based on the lending information In a library characterized by having a loanable book number limiting means for limiting the number of books that can be lent to the user in a predetermined period according to the number of days in arrears of books or magazines that are overdue Browse management system. The program for making a computer perform the function as a server computer of the browsing management system in the library of Claim 1 . A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 2 is recorded.

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