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Drabenstott, Jon, Ed. – Library Hi Tech, 1987
Three library consultants--Rick Richmond, Wilson Stahl, and Jose-Marie Griffiths--discuss the implications of six issues for the success and stability of library automation vendors: (1) vendor business characteristics; (2) competitive advantage; (3) the library marketplace; (4) system selection; (5) corporate planning; and (6) library interests.…
Descriptors: Consultants, Library Automation

Monahan, Michael – Library Hi Tech, 1987
The first of two articles looks at reasons for library automation vendor failure and techniques that libraries can use to assess and reduce their risk in vendor selection. In the second article, representatives of eight prominent automation firms discuss industry problems. Three references are listed. (MES)
Descriptors: Library Automation, Risk, Selection
Rosenberg, Victor – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1987
Discusses issues relating to library software including: (1) the library market; (2) library participation in software development; (3) customer support; (4) software standards; (5) copy protection and software theft; and (6) software reviews. (MES)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Librarians, Library Automation

Franzmeier, Gunter; And Others – The Serials Librarian, 1987
Four papers discuss: (1) advantages and disadvantages of uniform serial titles; (2) corporate names as qualifiers in uniform titles; (3) earliest entry cataloging of serials; and (4) latest entry cataloging in an automated environment. (MES)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Library Automation, Online Catalogs, Serials

Carter, Ruth C. – Library Hi Tech, 1984
Efforts of the Technical Standards for Library Automation Committee (TESLA), a division-wide committee of the Library Information and Technology Association (LITA) of the American Library Association, are described. The current status of suggested technical standards and recommended action are detailed. Five sources are given. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: Library Associations, Library Automation, Library Standards
Scott, Randall W. – Library Journal, 1987
This discussion of the effects of library automation and networking on original catalog librarians describes personal experiences with the transition from a manual to an automated cataloging system at the Michigan State University Libraries, and presents recommendations for the future. (MES)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Librarians, Library Automation

Gray, Carolyn M. – Library Hi Tech, 1983
This article offers a working definition and general comments on the purchasing of library turnkey systems (package including hardware and software required to accomplish a clearly defined task). Turnkey versus customized, selecting a turnkey system, request for proposal, contracting with vendors, and post installation evaluation are discussed.…
Descriptors: Contracts, Costs, Library Automation, Online Systems

Stahl, Wilson M. – Library Hi Tech, 1986
Describes unethical practices in library automation, including vendors'"low-balling" bids in order to make sales; libraries' stating required specifications so that only one vendor can qualify; and consultants compromising their objectivity and independence. Procedures to help identify and prevent such practices in the future are…
Descriptors: Bids, Conflict of Interest, Consultants, Ethics
Kountz, John – Library Journal, 1987
Describes automated storage and retrieval (AS/R) techniques and discusses benefits, conservation considerations, and costs of the AS/R approach to the storage of library books. Thirteen annotated references are listed. (MES)
Descriptors: Books, Information Retrieval, Information Storage, Library Automation
Kusack, James M. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1988
The first of two articles on the current state of relations between librarianship and new technologies describes recent events that signal an apparent drift toward a traditional vision of librarianship, and away from any emphasis on information technologies. (CLB)
Descriptors: Information Technology, Library Automation, Library Role, Library Science

Bartley, Linda K.; And Others – The Serials Librarian, 1987
Three papers discuss: (1) development of the CONSER (Conservation of Serials) Editing Guide; (2) original input of serials into OCLC by the Iowa State University Library; and (3) description of the use of RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) for serials cataloging with references to uses at the University of Iowa. (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Higher Education, Library Automation

Moulton, Lynda W. – Special Libraries, 1987
Outlines the process involved in selecting or developing software for building a machine-readable database and the special librarian's role in that process. The following steps are identified: (1) needs assessment; (2) project cost and justification; (3) software selection; (4) implementation; and (5) startup and maintenance. Twelve references are…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Library Automation, Needs Assessment, Program Implementation
Becker, Karen A. – College and Research Libraries News, 1987
Presents a "family tree" of optical technologies with a list of definitions, and briefly discusses some of the issues relating to optical technologies and their use in libraries. (CLB)
Descriptors: Costs, Definitions, Lasers, Library Automation

Buckland, Michael K. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
The functions of electronic mail and online catalogs are described, and the possible uses of the two in conjunction for library purposes are explored, including notes between librarians, broadcast news, patron notifications, selective information dissemination, and interlibrary loans. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Information Dissemination, Library Automation, Office Automation
Landrum, Hollis – 1986
This report of a conference convened by the Federal Library and Information Center Committee (FLICC) Subcommittee on Education provides brief summaries of four panel discussions conducted by 15 federal librarians who had assembled automation systems for their agencies' libraries and information centers. The first panel, consisting of Dean Hough,…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Government Libraries, Information Centers, Information Systems