Service: IMMS (Intelligent Material Management System) for the entire library collection.

Responsible organisation: Helsinki City Library (Local Government)

An intelligent material management system was acquired while the city library moved away from library-specific collections to one shared collection. With the change, the library wanted to enable moving the material freely between different libraries. The system was introduced in May 2019, after which it has been in use but still in the deployment phase. The system has made it possible to reach a situation where the majority of the collection now floats, i.e. moves freely between libraries. IMMS gives public libraries control of collection, space, and float management. IMMS complements your existing ILS and creates an unprecedented level of transparency in your material flow. Utilizing new tools for data collection, items can be tracked to the shelf, shelving cart, transport bin, or storage location.

Additional information

Source Open Innovation Regione Lombardia
Web site https://ai.hel.fi/en/intelligent-material-management-system/
Start/end date 2018 -
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