[PDF] Public Library Administrators Planning Guide To Automation eBook

Author : Joseph R. Matthews
Publisher : Chicago : American Library Association
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 44,69 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Assists libraries in analysis preceding any decision to automate. Presents a proven planning process, consisting of need analysis, system selection, contracting, installation, & implementation.

Author : Richard W. Boss
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 11,95 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Focuses on recent advances in automation, including the trend toward integrated systems, for a variety of applications. Describes the hardware & software options; offers guidelines for planning & implementation of the automation process.

Author : Edwin Cortez
Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,98 MB
Release : 1993-05-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0313283613

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This guide focuses on the implementation and management of second-generation automated library systems. It advances knowledge of the field by describing the migration path of library automated systems. Specifically, the book is intended to give practical directions in procuring a replacement library automated system. As such, the text reviews new approaches to library automation which rely on knowledge gained over the past two decades. In charting the procurement process, the book indicates how to migrate the library's database. It discusses state-of-the-art technology such as scanning and imaging devices, and provides descriptions and analyses of telecommunications and networking technology and issues. This book is intended as an automation planning guide for librarians and library administrators. The book expands the subject to include special, public and academic libraries and takes into account the experience of those libraries which have already automated and are now considering migration to more powerful automated library systems. Special attention is given to integrated library systems and to innovative and still-emerging technologies which complement these systems. No other text exists that is written at a level that acknowledges the increased sophistication of librarians with automation.

Author : Alice Gertzog
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 13,82 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0810847566

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Combines theory and practical advice to address public library policies, procedures, resources, and human relations in a clear manner. "Expect future editions of this eminently readable, yet well-documented text." —LIBRARY JOURNAL

Author : John M. Cohn
Publisher : Neal-Schuman Publishers
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 15,74 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
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This revised edition is a comprehensive guide to the components of automation planning for libraries. Updated with step-by-step techniques for assessing, acquiring, using and maintaining new technology, the guide is suitable for libraries installing a system for the first time.

Author : Carson Block
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 28,41 MB
Release : 2017-08-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1442271825

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Managing Library Technology introduces library workers (including non-technical managers, tech administrators and even “accidental technologists”) to core concepts in technology management and provides strategies that will enable them to master the basics of library tech. The content of the book is taken from the author’s popular American Library Association -approved Certified Public Library Administrator course, “Management of Technology,” and is geared to the needs of all kinds of libraries. The book contains easy-to-follow exercises and tools that have been tested in real-world situations with students as they tackled their own evaluation, planning and management challenges. Readers are also given a roadmap to create a technology plan for their library—even if they have no direct technology background themselves. This book helps library workers understand the underpinnings of technology and how to powerfully manage tech to serve patrons and staff alike. Readers will learn: How libraries fit into the overall technology market Strategies to future-proof library technology efforts Approaches to technology planning that stick – and strategies to keep the plan on track Skills to understand technology investments by understanding the total costs of ownership and the specialized library return on technological investment How to collect and use useful data and statistics without being overwhelmed How to stay current, knowledgeable and comfortable with rapid technological change