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Wang, Zhonghong – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2009
An online survey was sent to academic libraries and consortia with an integrated library system (ILS) migration project, based on review of press releases from major U.S. ILS vendors. This study takes a systematic approach to provide a snapshot of the academic ILS market and key factors affecting the outcome of an ILS migration project. It reveals…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Systems, Library Materials, Computer System Design
Matoria, Ram Kumar; Upadhyay, P. K.; Moni, Madaswamy – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2007
Purpose: To describe the development of the library management system, e-Granthalaya, for public libraries in India. This is an initiative of the Indian government's National Informatics Centre (NIC). The paper outlines the challenges and the potential of a full-scale deployment of this software at a national level. Design/methodology/approach:…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Automation, Foreign Countries, Computer Networks

Rastogi, Kunj B. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1980
Considers a study of two models of name/title-derived search keys in a large online library network. Results predicted by the models are compared with results obtained from actual retrieval behavior of keys entered by users of the system. (FM)
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Information Systems, Library Networks, Models
Barrentine, James K. – 1977
The OCLC Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Subsystem was designed to facilitate resource sharing among OCLC participating libraries, thereby enabling libraries to expand the range of library resources available to patrons. The final report describes subsystem design and functional uses of the ILL subsystem. A functional overview explains the file,…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Interlibrary Loans, Libraries, Library Automation
Penniman, W. D.; Dominick, W. D. – 1980
Summarizing the methods currently being employed at the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) for user interaction analysis, this study presents suggestions and provides examples for the use of audit trail data available from most online interactive systems. The sample data used in the analysis are from the OCLC online system used for cataloging,…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Information Retrieval, Information Systems, Interaction
Wismer, Don – 1977
Interlibrary loan (ILL) transactions are a major library problem because the increased volume places a burden on systems developed with no general plan. This report lists nine difficulties identified by the 1974 National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. Automated networking is imperative for ILL's future. The Ohio College Library…
Descriptors: Information Networks, Information Systems, Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation

Long, Philip L. – 1979
This report presents an analysis of the search query arguments of several major bibliographic utilities and shows the commonalities and differences of the query structure among the various systems. The report illustrates a symbolic metalanguage that was developed to describe and compare the search arguments. In addition, status and error messages…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Information Networks, Information Retrieval, Information Services
Avram, Henriette D., Ed.; Maruyama, Lenore S., Ed. – 1977
This report contains the goals, assumptions, objectives, and functions of the National Library and Information Service Network and its library bibliographic component. An overview is given of the networking activities in the U.S. today, and the operational and planned national bibliographic services of the Library of Congress, followed by sections…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Information Science, Information Systems, Library Networks
Hayes, R. M. – 1973
A study was made of the use of time-sharing computer systems as a means of communication, accounting, message switching, and referral in a System for Inter-Library Communication (SILC). The purpose of the study was to develop data on which to evaluate the feasibility of such a system; the results are reported in terms of four issues: technical…
Descriptors: Computers, Cost Effectiveness, Feasibility Studies, Guides
Joint Committee on Printing, Washington, DC. – 1984
Representing both the public and private sectors, members of an ad hoc committee were charged by the Joint Committee on Printing of the U.S. Congress with evaluating the feasibility and desirability of providing access to federal government information in electronic formats to depository libraries. Appointed in May 1983, the committee was asked to…
Descriptors: Databases, Depository Libraries, Government Publications, Information Retrieval
Clark, Jay B. – 1979
This examination of the problems and opportunities of system organization from the viewpoint of public libraries provides a perspective on the growth of library networks, their administration, and the pressures that opposed their development in the 1970's. It identifies the requirements for their further development, and looks at the need for new…
Descriptors: Consortia, Information Systems, Library Administration, Library Cooperation

Kruger, Betsy – Information Technology and Libraries, 1985
Follows development of New England Library Information Network (NELINET) since its 1964 beginning and explores important issues in library network development: economic imperative for cooperative efforts in automation; funding, governance, and organizational structure; and the evolving role of regional networks and their relationship to nationwide…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Databases, Information Systems, Library Automation

Tillett, Barbara B. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1985
Discusses results of opinion poll conducted by Library and Information Technology Association of 334 academic, public, government, and corporate libraries concerning authority control in the online environment. Use of authority files on bibliographic utilities, presence of online catalogs, Library of Congress authority records, and comments from…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Information Services, Information Systems

Penniman, W. David – Special Libraries, 1987
Presents a model for predicting and shaping the impact of information technologies on libraries and the library role which is based on the effects of computerization in various business applications. The library network at AT&T Bell Laboratories is described as an example of a successful implementation of the model. (CLB)
Descriptors: Information Systems, Information Technology, Library Automation, Library Networks
Dominick, Wayne D.; And Others – 1980
This report addresses the critical importance of measuring and evaluating information systems functioning within computer network environments. The focus is on the significant benefits associated with using automated monitoring as the primary information system measurement mechanism within such computing architectures. The large scale,…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Computers, Equipment Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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