Insider's Guide to Library Automation
Essays of Practical Experience
Published on 18. May 1993
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-0-313-28365-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
728 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-313-28365-9 (9780313283659)
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Persons
JOHN W. HEAD is Associate Professor in the library science department at Clarion University, Pennsylvania, and has worked in public and academic libraries. A member of the American Library Association and the American Society for Information Science, his interests include information retrieval, library automation, and research methods.
GERARD B. MCCABE is director of libraries at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. He is the editor of Operations Handbook for the Small Academic Library (Greenwood Press, 1989) and Academic Libraries in Urban and Metropolitan Areas: A Management Handbook (Greenwood Press, 1992).
GERARD B. MCCABE is director of libraries at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. He is the editor of Operations Handbook for the Small Academic Library (Greenwood Press, 1989) and Academic Libraries in Urban and Metropolitan Areas: A Management Handbook (Greenwood Press, 1992).
Content
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