An automation primer for school library media centers and small libraries

• Main Author: Schultz-Jones, Barbara.
• Corporate Author: Gale Group.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Worthington, Ohio : Linworth Books, c2006.
• Series: Gale virtual reference library
• Subjects: School libraries > Automation.; Instructional materials centers > Automation.; Small libraries > Automation.; School libraries > Information technology.; Instructional materials centers > Information technology.; Small libraries > Information technology.; Integrated library systems (Computer systems)
• Online Access: Available for Universiti Teknologi MARA via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access

Provides information and practical advice on how to design and manage the automation of a library collection. Includes current information on the components and choices of automated library systems, the various stages of automation conversions, and a project planning process guide. Provides practica...

Table of Contents:

• Automation systems defined
• Automation system features
• Web access
• Technical considerations
• Future considerations
• The automation project process
• Project planning
• Project definition
• Selection of an automation system
• Site preparation
• System implementation
• Evaluation.