Directory of Library Automation Software, Systems, and Services

Directory of Library Automation Software, Systems, and Services
Author: Information Today Inc
Publisher:
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2004
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781573872003

Published biennially since 1983, the Directory of Library Automation Software, Systems, and Services is recognized as the primary reference source for software packages used in automating libraries. This entirely new expanded edition provides detailed descriptions of hundreds of currently available microcomputer, minicomputer, and mainframe software packages and services. This new edition contains more comparative information on library applications software than is available from any other source.

Directory of Library Automation Software, Systems, and Services

Directory of Library Automation Software, Systems, and Services
Author: Pamela Cibbarelli
Publisher: Information Today
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2002
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Published biennially since 1983, the "Directory of Library Automation Software, Systems, and Services is recognized as the primary reference source for software packages used in automating libraries. This entirely new and expanded edition includes information on software for library automation, information management, text retrieval, and citation management. Library automation tools, retrospective conversion products and services, Internet resources on the topic of library automation, database hosts, CD-ROM distributors, library automation books and serials, and over 100 important meetings and conferences are also covered. This new edition contains more comparative information on library applications software than is available from any other source.

Library Services Platforms

Library Services Platforms
Author: American Library American Library Association
Publisher: ALA Editions
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Database searching
ISBN: 9780838959619

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

Database

Database
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 398
Release: 1993
Genre: Information services
ISBN:

Integrated Library Systems

Integrated Library Systems
Author: Desiree Webber
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2010-08-19
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1598847341

This book offers everything you need to know about selecting and implementing the best integrated library system (ILS) for your library, whether you purchase and install it yourself or hire a consultant to assist you. This is the book you've been waiting for. Integrated Library Systems: Planning, Selecting, and Implementing is an all-inclusive guide to acquiring a new ILS. Detailed and practical, the book covers every step of the process, from cost-benefit analysis, to evaluating software, writing the request for proposal, and implementation and training. You'll learn about different types of integrated library systems—standalone, turnkey, hosted, software-as-a-service (cloud computing), and open-source—and how to assess your facility and staff to find the best fit. The book also covers evaluation of software and hardware; third-party add-ons, such as RFID; and writing successful budget proposals and justification statements. There is even specific, headache-saving advice on working with sales reps, such as the warning not to ever accept the statement: "The vendor will not be held accountable to the contents of the RFP." Even if you're working with a consultant, this book will help you understand the process and make informed decisions.

Searcher

Searcher
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 518
Release: 2000
Genre: Database searching
ISBN:

The New OPL Sourcebook

The New OPL Sourcebook
Author: Judith A. Siess
Publisher: Information Today, Inc.
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2006
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781573872416

This updated and expanded edition of the essential guide for small and one-person libraries (OPLs) covers virtually every key management topic of interest to OPLs. In addition to offering a wealth of practical tips, strategies, and case studies, author Judith Siess takes an international perspective that reflects the growing number of OPL's worldwide. The book's in-depth directory section lists important organizations, publications, vendors and suppliers, discussion lists, and Web sites.