User's Manual

Introduction: Components 1-15
The wand can also be used for item searches and shelf order checking. Item information is
uploaded to the data terminal, allowing you to scan the ID. Once found, an audible alert
sounds and the ID displays.
Figure 1.12 ILS Portable Reader
Intelligent Library Controller
The Intelligent Library Controller software:
• Functions as the communications gateway between the Intelligent Library subsystems
and the Library Management System
• Identifies and configures all peripheral Intelligent Library sub-systems
• Tracks and directs all ILS transactions
The Intelligent Library Controller operates whether the Library Management System is
on-line or off-line. In off-line mode, the server tracks whether an item is being checked
out, checked in, and determines whether tagged items going through secured areas are
authorized. If unauthorized items are detected by the system, the server signals the
Intelligent Sensor (the gates) to alarm. Any transactions that occur independent of the
Library Management System are updated when the ILS system comes back on-line.
The Intelligent Library Controller interfaces to the Library Management System and other
subsystem components using the 3M
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protocol (SIP2) over an Ethernet Network Interface
Card (NIC). The Ethernet NIC uses the TCP/IP protocol and session and the physical
cable is 10BaseT.
Exception Ticket Printer
New in ILS Version 3.0 is the option to automatically print a hold receipt for library
material at designated book drops. This means that when library material is returned via a
book drop, if the library material is designated with a hold, a printer automatically prints a
receipt. This frees library staff from having to manually check-in each item for its hold
status. Instead, a staff member just checks the print receipt and then secures the receipt
with the item on hold.
Inventory Wand
Portable Data Terminal