Insider's Guide to Library Automation

Essays of Practical Experience
Herausgeber: McCabe, Gerard B.; Head, John W.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 1993
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 728g
• ISBN-13: 9780313283659
• ISBN-10: 0313283656
• Artikelnr.: 25565231

Autorenporträt

John W. Head, Gerard B. McCabe

Inhaltsangabe

Locally Developed Systems: Automating the American Medical Association
Headquarters Library Catalog: From Preliminary Decision-Making to Bring Up
Our In-house System Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Locally Developed
Automated Library System Library Information Access System at Pennsylvania
State University: A Migration Story Library Automation . . . By Trial and
Error Backups and Alternatives Library Automation on a Small Budget
Selecting, Buying, and Installing Automation Systems: Selecting and
Installing a Second System Non-Request for Proposal and Library wide: One
Approach to System Selection Coordinating a Library Automation Project Life
on the Bleeding Edge Linking Automated Resources in the Public Library
Cooperative Systems Implementing an Integrated Library System in a Shared
Consortial Environment A Square Peg in a Round Hole? A Community College
Library's Experience as a Participant in a Cooperative Integrated Automated
System Shared with Public Libraries Database Maintenance and Conversion :
Database Conversion: East Straoudsburg University's Experience Data
Conversion: The Emporia State University Experience Cleaning Up and
Reconciling an Installed Database of Machine Readable Cataloging Records
Management Concerns in Automation : The Library Automation Project: Is it
Ever Really Done? Perspectives on Regional Library Networking: A Chief
Executive Officer's Public and Personal Views Authority Control in an
Online Environment: A Consortium Approach Computer Center or Library
Director: Is There a Choice? An Overview Library Automation Technology
Glossary Index