Download or read book Automating Media Centers and Small Libraries written by Dania Bilal Meghabghab and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1997 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a practical, systematic approach, this guide covers the entire spectrum of activities involved in automating media centers and small libraries. Simple explanations of the principles of automation are combined with field-tested activities that give readers the opportunity for field experience. Comparing various library functions within the automated and unautomated environments, the author describes system selection and implementation in detail, identifies the problems that end-users encounter in accessing OPACs, offers innovative solutions to problems to be solved in future OPACs, and recommends activities for hands-on experience. Guidelines for needs assessments and functions analysis, preparation of a Request for Proposal (RFP), barcoding, site preparation, and database maintenance are included. The book also covers the role of the media specialist, different computer systems and their features, LAN topologies and architectures, various components of a USMARC/Microlif Protocol record, OPACs i
Download or read book Automation and the Small Library written by Kenneth John Bierman and published by Chicago : Library Administration and Management Association, American Library Association. This book was released on 1982 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Automating Small Libraries written by James Swan and published by Upstart Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with practical advice and time-saving hints, this handbook covers every aspect of automation that a small or medium-sized library must consider. The author draws upon his experience as a consultant and a librarian who has gone through the automation process. He describes how to decide whether your library needs to automate, planning and selecting a system, converting the collection and the library's records, installation and training, orienting the library's users, and evaluating the need for future enhancements. Added features include checklists, charts designed to illustrate the best conversion methods, fill-in-the-blank comparison charts, and a glossary of computer terms.
Download or read book Automation in a Small Library written by Yan Y. Soucie and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Starting Managing and Promoting the Small Library written by Robert Berk and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the establishment of the library which covers materials acquisition, the organization and usage of the library's collection to provide a variety of services and the use of automation. This book aims to instruct the librarian on managing the small library effectively.
Download or read book Automation in Libraries written by Richard T. Kimber and published by Oxford : Pergamon Press. This book was released on 1968 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Technology Made Simple written by Kimberly Bolan and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2007 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on implementing technology services in a small or medium-sized library.
Download or read book Insider s Guide to Library Automation written by John W. Head and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1993-05-18 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Libraries are becoming increasingly automated. Many libraries have already become automated, and librarians have had to confront a new set of problems in their jobs. Many other libraries are not yet automated, but will soon be acquiring new technology and new problems. This book provides detailed techniques for coping with the problems inherent in automation. While other works offer thorough coverage of the library automation process, this volume provides case studies of the personal experiences of librarians who have had to solve problems related to automation. Included are case studies from large academic libraries, special libraries, public libraries, and smaller libraries. The first section of the book includes chapters on locally developed library automation systems and how those systems have adapted to change. The second section contains chapters on selecting, buying, and installing automation systems. The third section includes chapters on the sharing of automated systems by different libraries. The fourth section, on database maintenance and conversion, contains chapters important to all librarians. The fifth section discusses the management of automated systems. The book concludes with a bibliographic essay that overviews developments in library automation technology and lists sources for further information.
Download or read book Library Automation written by Muhammad Riaz and published by Atlantic Publishers & Distri. This book was released on 1992 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Readable Manner The Book (Races The History Of Computer, Basics Of Hardware And Software, Input-Out¬Put Concepts And Devices. It Describes The Offline And Online Methods Of Com¬Puter Applications In Six Areas Of Library Work: Circulation, Cataloguing, Refe¬Rence Service, Acquisition, Serials Cont¬Rol, And Information Retrieval.It Also Projects Current Scenario Of Information Technology, Online In¬Formation Services, And Computerized Library Networks Used In The Western World. It Outlines Telecommunication Aspects And Satellite Communication With Actual And Potential Use In Library Operation. It Also Provides Sufficient Guidelines For The Planning And Implementation Of Library Automation.It Is Hoped That The Book Will Pro¬Vide Immense Help To The Students And Teachers Of Library Science In Their Academic Pursuit, And Serve As Manual For The Practising Librarians.
Download or read book Automating the Small Library written by William Saffady and published by Chicago : Library Administration and Management Association, American Library Association. This book was released on 1991 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an overview of computer applications appropriate to small libraries - those institutions without the funding or staff to implement large, comprehensive systems. The author sketches out a general description of essential elements involved in automating aspects of library work as he describes the characteristics and capabilities of automated products and services in six broad application areas: circulation control, descriptive cataloging, online catalogue access, reference service, acquisitions and serials control, and library administration. The discussion briefly indicates the scope of automation and describes prevalent approaches in each area, citing examples of representative products and services where appropriate.
Download or read book Automation of Small and Medium Sized Libraries written by Rita G. Jones and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Robots in Academic Libraries Advancements in Library Automation written by Iglesias, Edward and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, automation has played a vital role in library systems that handle tasks of acquisition, cataloging, serials, and circulation. The automation of these operations has, in turn, minimized the demand for human interaction. Robots in Academic Libraries: Advancements in Library Automation provides an overview on the current state of library automation, addresses the need for changing personnel to accommodate these changes, and assesses the future for academic libraries as a whole. This book is essential for library leaders, technology experts, and library vendors interested in the future of library automation and its impact on the decline of human interaction in libraries.
Download or read book Small Libraries written by Sally Gardner Reed and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-10-03 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully revised and updated edition provides current information on automation and technology and on advocacy to help small public libraries strive to make available the same basic services as larger libraries. This book is written for the directors of these honest-to-goodness small libraries, providing both a philosophical as well as a common sense basis for decision making. Appendices provide sample documents for a library's Statement of Purpose, worksheets for job descriptions and personnel policies, a volunteer application form, ALA documents (Library Bill of Rights and Code of Ethics), a list of discount book dealers, and a sample meeting room policy.
Download or read book Costs and Benefits of Automating Library Processes in Small and Medium sized Libraries written by Library Management Group and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction to the Library Automation Project written by Kerry Webb and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Planning for Library Automation written by John M. Cohn and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a basic, comprehensive guide to the essential components of automation planning in medium-sized and smaller libraries. Revised and anglicized for the non-American market, the book is supported with sample forms and charts and covers the following areas: creating a basic technology plan; assessing needs and setting priorities; a model two-day process for developing a basic strategic plan; selecting and implementing systems; identifying technological options for automation; translating needs and priorities into system specifications; turning your specifications into a request for vendor proposals; evaluating proposals, putting your system into place and training; planning system databases; retrospective conversion; maintaining the bibliographic database; bar coding, machine-readable cataloguing standards; and planning for the future.
Download or read book Parents of Invention written by Christopher Brown-Syed and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating tale of the rise and fall of mini-computer-based integrated library systems (ILS) offers both an explanation of the technical workings—still being used daily—and a historical investigation. Parents of Invention: The Development of Library Automation Systems in the Late 20th Century traces the rise and fall of mini-computer-based ILS. In doing so, it offers an insider's view of the process of creation, the technical challenges, and the lasting contributions of librarians and programmers at a time when librarians and their automation needs forced computer companies to innovate. Organized around a series of interviews with computer programmers, librarians, and salespeople, the book discusses developments from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s, focusing on the 1980s when both ILS and the mini-computer were dominant. It documents the time when a small group of computing vendors joined with large libraries around the world to perfect systems that automated functions such as circulation, acquisitions, cataloging, and online public access catalogs. A concluding chapter, contributed by Louise O'Neill, brings the story up to date with a discussion of current developments in library automation, including the adoption of open-source systems, open-access principles, and the Semantic Web.
