This is draft ppt to present at Ananda Coomaraswamy memorial conference at University of Kelaniya, 8th September, 2012

2. What is InforSys Ananda Coomaraswamy ?
 InforSys AC is an Online Bibliographical Information
System of Ananda Coomaraswamy’s scholarly works.
 It is a powerful Online Searching Interface that
provides comprehensive bibliographical information as
well as there accessibility information about his
scholarly works (Books) within Sri Lankan Library
Context (01 National Library, 13 University libraries,
04 Special Libraries and 02 Public Libraries).
 InforSys AC is compatible both Boolean and
truncation searching and users can retrieve
information via Keywords, Titles, Accessible Libraries
or publishing years of work etc.
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3. Who Powered to InforSys AC ?
 There are two interfaces of InforSys AC
 1. Offline Interface 2. Online Interface
 Offline Interface has created using Computerized
Documentation System/ Integrated Set of Information
Systems - CDS/ISIS for Windows.
 Online Interface has created using GenISIS DB Publishing
 Both applications are introduced and updated by UNESCO
and provided download facility free of charge to the
libraries and similar organizations specially located in the
developing countries.
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4. What are the Basic Features of WinISIS?
 Own DBMS not need to depend third party.
 Data Entry facility via pick lists.
 Information searching facility via the Dictionary
 Data import and Export facility. (*.txt, *.xls)
 Printing facility.
 Link to online resources stored in different locations.
 Expert search and Guided search facility.
 Boolean and Truncation search facility.
 Source code reformatting facility.
 Backups
 Sustainable at virus or malware attacks
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5. What are the Some drawbacks of Win ISIS ?
 Run under few restrictions (win32).
 User friendliness Source Code.
 Not support web 2.0.
 Manual update of the dictionary.
 Not annual upgrades.
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6. Which Bibliographic Data Covered by InforSys AC ?
 Most of the Bibliographical Data of Books Authored by AC or Edited by
Contemporaries which can be seen at the Academic, Special and Public
Libraries including National Library of SL
 Publishing Data of above works.
 Pagination, ISBN and Republishing Data of above works.
 Names of the Libraries (Through CODE) which can be accessible to those
books within Sri Lankan Library Context. (It is covered at least one or
more library for each province of SL)
 Relative Keywords help to retrieve the appropriate work.
 And more…
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7. Lets We move to Some Screen Shots of InforSys AC ?
Official Logo of the system
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8. Screen Shots of InforSys AC cont..
Logon Window of Win ISIS
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9. Screen Shots of InforSys AC cont..
Logon Window InforSys AC
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10. Screen Shots of InforSys AC cont..
Main Window of InforSys AC
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Data Entry Work Sheet of InforSys AC
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12. Screen Shots of InforSys AC cont..
Dictionary view of InforSys AC
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13. Screen Shots of InforSys AC cont..
Search Result of InforSys AC
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Cover Image of Entry of InforSys AC
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15. Screen Shots of InforSys AC cont..
Source Code of InforSys AC
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16. Screen Shots of InforSys AC cont..
Bibliography output of InforSys AC
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17. Screen Shots of InforSys AC cont..
Online Interface of InforSys AC
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18. Who Decorated the InforSys AC ?
 Prof. Anura Manatunga was encouraged us to do this type of research project.
 Prof. Piyadasa Ranasinghe and Prof. W.A.Weerasooriya from Dept. of LIS, Uni.
Of Kelaniya were given instructions us to develop the system.
 Academic Staff members of our institutes (RUSL, PGIAR & BPUSL) were given
their views to develop this system.
 Librarians and their staffs were assisted us to collect primary data from the
sample.
 National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka (NSF) were sponsored us to host the
web site.
 Many of others who our family members, colleagues and AC followers were
encouraged us to develop this information system.
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19. Mr. S.K.Illangarathne, Assistant Librarian, RUSL.
Mrs. Nadeeka Rathnabahu, Assistant Librarian, PGIAR.
Miss. Manori Samarakoon, Assistant Librarian, BPUSL.
The developing team of the InforSys AC
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