Systems Overview

This section provides information about the systems that LTS supports. To learn more about a current system, select a system from the menu on the left. To learn more about future systems (in the planning or development stages), consult System Development Priorities.

A bird's-eye view of LTS systems

The LTS mission is to develop systems that provide integrated and coherent access to research materials -- but access is only one part of a set of core infrastructure service areas. LTS-supported systems can be grouped into three infrastructure areas:

Click the thumbnail image in the right column to see a more graphical representation of these infrastructure areas.