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Majka, 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
Muir, Scott P., Comp. – 1995
The roles and responsibilities of the library systems officer continues to change as libraries move beyond the automation of library functions to offering resources in electronic formats and electronic access to information about collections beyond the walls of the home institution. This survey was designed to collect data and document some of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, Comparative Analysis, Database Management Systems
Wales, Tim – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: To share the experiences and challenges faced by the Open University Library (OUL) in developing a content management (CM) system for its subject guides. Design/methodology/approach: A summary of multi-format subject guide production at the OUL is provided to justify the decision to develop a new system for their production using a…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Information Management, Academic Libraries, Case Studies
Matoria, Ram Kumar; Upadhyay, P. K. – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: To share the experiences gained during the migration of library data from one library management system (LibSys[TM]) to another (e-Granthalaya[TM]). Design/methodology/approach: The paper describes the step-by-step approach taken to migrate the existing library data to the new software. The paper also discusses the peculiarities of the…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
Brennan, Patricia, Comp.; Reed-Scott, Jutta, Comp. – 1993
In the fall of 1993, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Office of Management Services conducted a survey to determine the status of automation activities within preservation departments in member libraries. The survey was sent to 68 ARL libraries that have established preservation departments under the management of a preservation…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Database Management Systems, Higher Education, Information Management