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Hegarty, Kevin; And Others – Library Journal, 1986
Three articles address the relationship between a library and the vendor of its automated system from several points of view: library-initiated vendor abandonment, vendor-initiated abandonment, nonperforming vendor and nonfunctioning system, and changing systems. Acceptance testing and financial, personnel, and legal aspects of vendor abandonment…
Descriptors: Contracts, Information Systems, Library Administration, Library Automation
Hegarty, Kevin – Library Journal, 1985
This analysis of nine myths of library automation highlights cost effectiveness, circulation control and delinquency rates, budget allocation, staff needs, technical services productivity, the online catalog, need for consultants, the MARC format, and turnkey systems. Views of the reality regarding each myth are offered. (EJS)
Descriptors: Budgets, Consultants, Cost Effectiveness, Costs
