Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
| Library Automation | 6 |
| Public Libraries | 6 |
| Vendors | 6 |
| Costs | 2 |
| Integrated Library Systems | 2 |
| Library Administration | 2 |
| Library Funding | 2 |
| Library Networks | 2 |
| Academic Libraries | 1 |
| Budgets | 1 |
| Computer Interfaces | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Bluh, Pamela | 1 |
| Breeding, Marshall | 1 |
| Crowe, Linda | 1 |
| Fialkoff, Francine | 1 |
| Hadro, Josh | 1 |
| Hoffert, Barbara | 1 |
| Light, Jane | 1 |
| Zhang, Wenxian | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 4 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
| Adult Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Canada | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkFialkoff, Francine; Hadro, Josh – Library Journal, 2010
Bill Schickling has spent a good chunk of his professional life at what is now Polaris Library Systems, shaping both the older Galaxy system and the newer Polaris integrated library system (ILS). When he joined the company as a programmer in 1987, it was still part of Gaylord, known mostly for its furniture and supplies division. Schickling was…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Public Libraries, Library Networks, User Satisfaction (Information)
Breeding, Marshall – Library Journal, 2009
In a year where the general economy presented enormous challenges, libraries continued to make investments in automation, especially in products that help improve what and how they deliver to their end users. Access to electronic content remains a key driver. In response to anticipated needs for new approaches to library automation, many companies…
Descriptors: Library Automation, Corporations, Vendors, Computer Software
Hoffert, Barbara – Library Journal, 2007
From the ascendance of the reference database and web sites offering endless opportunities for cyber-promotion to the crowds swarming through the doors to avail themselves of new computers, the Internet has transformed the way public libraries do business. That is not news. What is exciting, though, is how the Internet continues to change public…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Internet, Library Services, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedZhang, Wenxian – Journal of Educational Media & Library Sciences, 1998
Describes the results of a survey of public libraries in Connecticut that was conducted to identify the factors that influence library administrators' decision-making process regarding library automation. Discusses vendor selection, funding, and costs, and copies of the survey questionnaires are appended. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Costs, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Funding
Bluh, Pamela; And Others – Library Administration & Management, 1996
This special section on EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) in libraries includes eight articles that discuss experiences in libraries in the United Kingdom, EDI and the acquisitions process in Europe, a Canadian viewpoint, the ILS (Integrated Library Systems) vendor and EDI, public libraries, and EDI in the information services industry. (LRW)
Descriptors: Data Processing, Foreign Countries, Information Industry, Information Services
Crowe, Linda; Light, Jane – Library Journal, 1994
Describes how a public library consortium jettisoned the Request for Proposal (RFP) process and used library staff, with some assistance from consultants, to evaluate new automation systems based on software demonstrations and Requests for Quotations (RFQ). The RFQ and RFP processes are compared. A sidebar article describes the financing plan.…
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Computer System Design, Costs, Integrated Library Systems
