Download or read book Small Public Library Management written by Jane Pearlmutter and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2012 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally, here’s a handbook that includes everything administrators need to keep a handle on library operations, freeing them up to streamline and improve how the organization functions.
Download or read book Running a Small Library written by John A. Moorman and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can a small library with a few (or even one) staff members and very limited resources be managed successfully? Learn the issues facing all types of small libraries.
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 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 Managing the Small College Library written by Rachel Applegate and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2010-09-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's an often overlooked fact: Small four-year and community colleges are very differnt from larger institutions. The patrons' objectives and priorities are different and the monetary resources and staffing available are certainly more restricted than at bigger academic libraries. Librarians at smaller college libraries have specific needs and face unique challenges. --
Download or read book The Small Library Manager s Handbook written by Alice Graves and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-10-16 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Small Library Manager’s Handbook is for librarians working in all types of small libraries. It covers the everyday nuts-and-bolts operations that all librarians must perform. Following an introduction, 27 chapters are arranged in six major parts: Management (including staffing, working with volunteers, and annual reports) Marketing (including social networking and how to prove your library’s worth to your boss) Money (including budgeting and grant writing) Services (including reference and circulation) Collection Development (including assessment and weeding), and Professional Development (including free webinars, YouTube videos, and networking) Each chapter is written by an expert. The chapter authors work in academic, public and special libraries. They work in hospitals, prisons, museums, colleges, courthouses, and corporations. Their libraries consist of books across the Library of Congress or Dewey Decimal system, and they work in specialized libraries that use a limited range of cataloging possibilities. Librarians in small libraries wear many hats. This handbook written by experts who are small librarians themselves will help all small librarians to do multiple jobs at the same time.
Download or read book Managing the One Person Library written by Larry Cooperman and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing the one-person library provides a useful and needed resource for solo librarians confronted with the challenges of running a small library. The author uniquely focuses on topics encountered by solo librarians, such as IT troubleshooting and library security. Chapters on library management, collection development, serials management, and library marketing are included to enable solo librarians to easily manage day-to-day operations in these areas, and advise on how to respond to any challenges that should (and will) arise. This book will provide a much-needed resource manual that will allow solo librarians of all backgrounds, and paraprofessionals, to manage their collections as effectively as their larger librarian counterparts. Written by a librarian with extensive solo library management in the field Targeted to all types of solo librarians (e.g., medical, law, academic) Essential reading for paraprofessional librarians who manage one-person libraries
Download or read book Small Library Automation written by Oregon State Library. Library Development Services and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Small Library Automation written by Robert Bocher and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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.
Download or read book Library Automation written by Dania Bilal and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-03-26 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent advances in technology such as cloud computing, recent industry standards such as RFID, bibliographic standards like RDA and BIBFRAME, the increased adoption of open source integrated library systems (ILS), and continued shift in users' expectations have increased the complexity of the decision regarding ILS for all types of libraries. Recent advances in technology such as cloud computing, recent industry standards such as RFID, bibliographic standards like RDA and BIBFRAME, the increased adoption of open source integrated library systems (ILS), and continued shift in users' expectations have increased the complexity of the decision regarding ILS for all types of libraries. In a complete re-envisioning of the previous edition, Automating Media Centers and Small Libraries: A Microcomputer-Based Approach, Dania Bilal conceptualizes library automation in the Library Automation Life Cycle (LALC) that is informed by the systems development lifecycle (SDLC). She explains how the next-generation discovery services supported in the library services platforms (LSPs) provide a single point of access to library content in all types and formats, thereby offering a unified solution to managing library operations. The book covers methods of analyzing user requirements, describes how to structure these requirements in RFPs, and details proprietary and open-source integrated library systems (ILSs) and LSPs for school, public, special, and academic libraries. Up-to-date information is provided about ILS software installation and testing, software and hardware architecture such as single- and multi-tenant SaaS and Paas and IaaS, and usability assessment strategies for evaluating the ILS or LSP. The author concludes by describing what is likely coming next in the library automation arena.
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 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 Library Services Platforms written by American Library American Library Association and published by ALA Editions. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The genre of library services platforms helps libraries manage their collection materials and automate many aspects of their operations by addressing a wider range of resources and taking advantage of current technology architectures compared to the integrated library systems that have previously dominated. This issue of Library Technology Reports explores this new category of library software, including its functional and technical characteristics. It highlights the differences with integrated library systems, which remain viable for many libraries and continue to see development along their own trajectory. This report provides an up-to-date assessment of these products, including those that have well-established track records as well as those that remain under development. The relationship between library services platforms and discovery services is addressed. The report does not provide detailed listings of features of each product, but gives a general overview of the high-level organization of functionality, the adoption patterns relative to size, types, and numbers of libraries that have implemented them, and how these libraries perceive their performance. This seminal category of library technology products has gained momentum in recent years and is positioned to reshape how libraries acquire, manage, and provide access to their
Download or read book An Automation Primer for School Library Media Centers written by Barbara Schultz-Jones and published by Linworth. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This thorough guide to library automation provides an in-depth look at the many components and options available to school libraries. Topics discussed include defining automation systems, features of systems, Web access, technical considerations, and emerging technologies. In addition, the book outlines a step-by-step process of project planning, selection, and site preparation."--Booklist.
Download or read book Basics of Library Automation Koha Library Management Software and Data Migration written by Vinod Kumar Mishra and published by Ess Ess Publication. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basics of Library Automation, KOHA Library Management Software & Data Migration focuses on the basics of library automation, Koha library management system, and data migration. Many case studies of successful Koha implementations and the migration of data from Excel and other software programs have been included for the purpose of better understanding of the readers. University students in library and information science will gain a clear theoretical, as well as practical, knowledge about library automation, Koha, data migration, and more. Based on practical hands-on experience gained by the author in premier Indian institutes like IITs, NITs, and ISRO, the included content provides real time problems and their solutions for efficient and successful implementation of automation solutions. This book is for all levels of students and faculty of library and information science, as well as research scholars who wish to do research in library automation and open source solutions. It is equally useful for Koha workshop trainers, computer professionals, Koha vendors, and those that wish to implement the Koha software and migration of data from their existing software or Microsoft Excel. [Subject: Library &?Information Science]
