Systems Department

Our Mission

To apply our knowledge and expertise to the cost effective development, implementation, support, and improvement of the Library's information technology infrastructure to meet the present and future requirements of the Library and University communities.

Responsibilities

The Library Systems Department assists the libraries in exploring and implementing new technologies. Systems is responsible for the computer systems and networks of the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Jones Hall, and Architecture Library including:

All public and staff workstations
Pharos printing network
Eres Electronic reserves server
Cataloger's Desktop server
Ariel server and ILLiad client maintenance
Shared drives and backup systems
Public scanning workstation
ZoomText workstation

Management of TULANet Voyager, the integrated library system

Acquisitions, Cataloging, Circulation & Reserves, Reporter, and System Administration
Implementation of new releases and patches

Library Computing

Selection, acquisition, installation, and maintenance of desktop computers, peripherals, and software
Management information from Voyager