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Peer reviewedMajka, David R. – Library Software Review, 1995
Describes a prototype reference collection management system that uses a relational database management program to automate traditional library processes such as library inventory and shelf-reading. Examines reference collection management criteria and system considerations, and reviews the database's characteristics and its benefits to libraries.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Database Management Systems, Databases, Evaluation
Application of an Expert System to Collection Development: Donation Processing in a Special Library.
Peer reviewedDeBrower, Amy M.; Jones, DeAnna T. – Library Software Review, 1991
Describes a project at the library of the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) at Johns Hopkins University that developed an expert system to conserve professional staff time and reduce processing costs by allowing gifts, or donations, to be processed by support staff. Decision-making factors are explained, and performance statistics are discussed.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer System Design, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
