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

Automated Library Systems and Document Tracking Systems

Automated Library Systems and Document Tracking Systems
Author: John T. Phillips
Publisher: Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Martin Marietta Energy Systems
Total Pages: 146
Release: 1989
Genre: Acquisitions (Libraries)
ISBN:

Identifies and evaluates commercial software for circulation, cataloging, OPAC, serials and acquisitions subsystems.

Online Catalogs in ARL Libraries

Online Catalogs in ARL Libraries
Author: Association of Research Libraries. Systems and Procedures Exchange Center
Publisher: Association of Research Libr
Total Pages: 108
Release: 1983
Genre: Academic libraries
ISBN:

Library Information Systems

Library Information Systems
Author: Joseph R. Matthews
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2019-11-11
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Information systems are central to libraries, and managing information systems is critical to serving library communities. Both a textbook for LIS courses and a handbook for practitioners, this volume thoroughly addresses modern libraries' challenges of integrating information technology. Written by Joseph R. Matthews and Carson Block, both experts on library information systems, this book describes the evolution of library information systems, their enabling technologies, and today's dynamic IT marketplace. It explains specific technologies and related topics, including standards and standards organizations, telecommunications and networks, integrated library systems, electronic resource management systems, repositories, authentication and link verification, electronic resources, and nextgen library systems. Readers will also learn the latest about information systems management, covering technology planning, basic technology axioms, the impact of technology on library services, system selection and implementation, system usability, and general technology management. The final section considers current trends and future developments in LIS, including those related to mobile devices and apps as well as the growth of digital libraries.