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ukcs_general_functionality
| | Type | Requirement | Importance | Compliance |
| ====== 1. ====== | ===== ===== | ===== General functionality ===== | | |
| | | The system must: | | |
| | | incorporate the following functions: | | |
| ==== R1 ==== | | bibliographic database management (including authority control) | | |
| ==== R2 ==== | | OPAC and end user services | | |
| ==== R3 ==== | | circulation control | | |
| ==== R4 ==== | | acquisitions | | |
| ==== R5 ==== | | serials control | | |
| ==== R6 ==== | | document delivery and inter-library loans | | |
| ==== R7 ==== | | management information | | |
| ==== R8 ==== | | be integrated with data only needing to be entered once to support all functions | | |
| ==== R9 ==== | | support realtime updating in all functions | | |
| ==== R10 ==== | | track staff operations for audit purposes | | |
| ==== R11 ==== | | provide for progressing material through the various stages of processing, so that at all times the current status of an item can be shown, e.g. on order, in cataloguing | | |
| ==== R12 ==== | | provide for multi-site operation | | |
| ==== R13 ==== | === === | comply with the relevant provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 | | |
| ==== R14 ==== | === === | comply with the Web Accessibility Initiative Level AA | | |
| ==== R15 ==== | === === | comply with the relevant provisions of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 | | |
| ==== R16 ==== | === === | comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 | | |
| | === === | === Operation and user interface === | | |
| | | The system must: | | |
| ==== R17 ==== | | provide a graphical user interface in all functions | | |
| ==== R18 ==== | | provide for direct access between functions where workflows dictate this | | |
| ==== R19 ==== | | allow staff to initiate a database search from any point in the system where workflows dictate this | | |
| ==== R20 ==== | | provide for use of function/hot keys for frequently used functions | | |
| ==== R21 ==== | | allow navigation tasks to be performed via the keyboard as well as with a mouse | | |
| ==== R22 ==== | | allow different searching/display options for staff for different functions | | |
| ==== R23 ==== | | allow library-defined inactivity time-outs in all functions | | |
| | === === | === Help === | | |
| ==== R24 ==== | | The system must have help facilities, to include: | | |
| ==== R25 ==== | | screen examples | | |
| ==== R26 ==== | | context-sensitive help | | |
| ==== R27 ==== | | search option for help on given topics | | |
| ==== R28 ==== | === === | tutorials | | |
| | === === | === Customisation and configuration === | | |
| | | The Library must be able to customise the system in the following areas: | | |
| ==== R29 ==== | | screen layouts for public access | | |
| ==== R30 ==== | | bibliographic fields and field labels | | |
| ==== R31 ==== | | indexes | | |
| ==== R32 ==== | | record displays | | |
| ==== R33 ==== | | help texts | | |
| ==== R34 ==== | | The interface for system configuration must be consistent with the rest of the system | | |
| | === === | === Access to the system === | | |
| ==== R35 ==== | | Access to the system must be password protected | | |
| ==== R36 ==== | | Access should be prevented if a pre-set number of tries is exceeded | | |
| | | The system must allow: | | |
| ==== R37 ==== | | different levels of access to functions/sub-functions according to level of user | | |
| ==== R38 ==== | | suppression of disallowed options | | |
| ==== R39 ==== | | restriction of groups of users/workstations to specific functions | | |
| ==== R40 ==== | | maintenance of access levels by the Library | | |
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