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Homer, Garth – Canadian Library Journal, 1986
Examines the characteristics of management information systems and their impact on decisions of senior library managers. The organizational feasibility of such systems is discussed in terms of four key components--economic, technical, structural, psychological--that are related to libraries in general and senior management decisions in particular.…
Descriptors: Administrators, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Library Administration
Clyde, Laurel A.; Joyce, D. Joan – School Library Media Quarterly, 1985
Examines criteria for software selection and the use of software packages (programs, routines, documentation) in school library management. General criteria, specific criteria for selecting library management programs (for tasks such as circulation, cataloging, recordkeeping), specific criteria for selecting educational programs, and reviewing…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education
Cooke, Deborah M.; And Others – Book Report, 1985
This five-article section discusses changes in the management of the school library resulting from use of the computer. Topics covered include data management programs (record keeping, word processing, and bibliographies); practical applications of a database; evaluation of "Circulation Plus" software; ergonomics and computers; and…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
Foster, Constance L. – 1983
In academic libraries, neither technical services, public services, nor administration has escaped the impact of online information systems. Online catalogs, network systems, interlibrary lending, database searches, circulation control, automated technical processes, and an increasing number of non-book materials are part of a technological…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Futures (of Society), Information Dissemination