Using ILS to monitor data on curriculum support in higher education institutions

Abstract

The author describes the functional features of “Book availability” module (based on the example of Ruslan ILS) providing library information support of education process in the higher education institutions according to effective education standards and regulations of the learning aids collection development/ She examines the benefits of the digital book sufficiency catalog as compared to its printed version. Due to IT application, the labor time expenditures decrease, less efforts of library staff are required, information delivery is more time-efficient and accurate, errors on the output reports are eliminated. The functionality of the “Book availability” module enables to generate reports with defined characteristics. The list of additional reports that can be efficiently used to monitor data on curriculum support at the higher education institutions is given. The author concludes that the digital book availability catalog is an important and flexible instrument to add, edit and deliver data on the availability of learning aids to support basic curricula; in user services it functions as a reference aid, as it comprises reference books on curriculum and education processes.