Getting It System Toolkit (GIST)
The Getting It System Toolkit (GIST) is a customizable set of ILLiad tools and workflows that will enhance interlibrary loan and just-in-time acquisitions services; purchase request processing; and cooperative collection development efforts.
GIST was developed at the State University of New York College at Geneseo with an eye toward converging ILL and Acquisitions workflows and user interfaces, while leveraging the strengths of various workflows and systems. Beware: GIST was designed to transform the business of borrowing, buying, and accessing.
How does it do this? GIST provides users and the library practical and thoughtful resolution of disparate information sources with key data, such as: uniqueness (for cooperative collection development strategies); free online sources (to reduce cost and/or catalog eBooks just-in-time); reviews and rankings (to add value to the request process); and purchasing options and prices (to give users and libraries options and streamline library work). GIST is flexible, so you can pick or choose which features to use or adapt.
GIST Development Team @ SUNY Geneseo
- Tim Bowersox, Information Delivery Services Librarian
- Cyril Oberlander, Associate Director
- Kate Pitcher, Collection Development Librarian
- Mark Sullivan, Library Systems Administrator
Special Thanks
- The GIST project is partially funded by the Rochester Regional Library Council through the Regional Bibliographic Databases and Interlibrary Resource Sharing Program
- Beta testing was by Adam Traub (St. John Fisher College)
- WorldCat API programming support was provided by Kyle Banerjee (Orbis Cascade Alliance) and Terry Reese (Oregon State University)
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Before Implementing GIST
Before implementing GIST, it is highly recommended that you prepare your Acquisitions and ILL staff for the big change. Communication and cooperation between the two departments is absolutely essential, so take your time to explain how GIST will transform and improve their day-to-day workflows.
Requirements
- ILLiad 8 client (customized client layout unavailable in 7.4, but web form and workflows can be utilized)
- ILLiad 8 is now available. To begin setup, OCLC recommends taking the ILLiad User Survey to determine your setup needs.
- Staff Manager access
- Customization Manager access
- Access to your ILLiad web server (written on .net framework, so GIST will work for OCLC hosted sites)
- Basic knowledge of HTML and CSS
Downloads
- GIST v. 1.0.5a Update Please install 1.0.2 Full and then the update.
How to Implement GIST
These instructions will guide you through the installation of the GIST components, as well as the ILLiad customizations that you will need to implement.
Note: Getting It System Toolkit (GIST) Components run on your web server using a .NET framework – so even hosted ILLiad sites can use these tools. Prior to installation, we strongly recommend saving a backup copy of all your ILLiad web files.
GIST Implementation Guide
Workflow Guides
These guides provide an example workflow used at SUNY Geneseo and are designed to help train the staff involved with GIST. But because GIST is flexible, you can create your own separate or integrated workflows with numerous local adaptations.
