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Author : Nigel S. M. Cox,J. David Dews,J. L. Dolby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Information storage and retrieval systems
ISBN : WISC:89046369575
Author : N. S. M. D. Cox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1417591728
Author : Kole Lambert
Publisher : Scientific e-Resources
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781839473050
A library computer system is the software used to catalog, track circulation (where appropriate), and inventory a library's assets. It is intended for home, church, private enterprise, and other small- to medium-sized collections. Larger libraries typically use an integrated library system to manage the more-complex activities, such as acquisitions, interlibrary loan, and licensing online resources. With distributed software the customer can choose to self-install or to have the system installed by the vendor on their own hardware. The customer can be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the application and the data, or the customer can choose to be supported by the vendor with an annual maintenance contract. Some vendors charge for upgrades to the software. Customers, who subscribe to a web (hosted) service, upload data to the vendors remote server through the Internet and may pay a periodic fee to access their data. Modern libraries are constituted within and by a tradition of techniques and practices that represent a hundred years of codified professional knowledge. This book provides a historical overview of this tradition that created a complex environment of expectation and misunderstanding for introducing library automation. This book attempts to delineate and discuss the applications of the computer that have been behind the technological revolution of library science. The aim of the book is to mainly enhance the readers' understanding of the ways in which computers have heralded the invasion of technology into library science, with special attention to the emergence of digital libraries which promise to make libraries and their information completely at the mercy of our fingertips.
Author : Stuart J. Ferguson,Rodney Hebels
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2003-08-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781780634197
Computers for Librarians is aimed primarily at students of library and information management and at those library and information service professionals who feel the need for a book that will give them a broad overview of the emerging electronic library. It takes a top-down approach, starting with applications such as the Internet, information sources and services, provision of access to information resources and library management systems, before looking at data management, computer systems and technology, data communications and networking, and library systems development. It also provides an interesting set of case studies, which help to put theoretical and technical issues into context. Computers for Librarians can be read as a survey of where we are in terms of the electronic library, but it is also intended as an educational resource, and includes self-learning aids such as learning objectives, keywords and review questions for each chapter.
Author : Katie Wilson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 078902151X
Keep pace with the constant technological changes you face every day as a library technician Computers in Libraries examines the impact of integrated library management systems, digital resources, and the Internet on the functions and operations of library technicians and assistants. The book provides a practical understanding of library system software, networks, online information and access, portals, open URL linking, and the fusion of digital and print collections. Each chapter opens with definitions of the most commonly used terms and closes with review questions for classroom use, making it equally valuable as a textbook and as a professional resource for updating work skills. The roles of library technicians and assistants have changed dramatically in the past twenty years as computers have transformed every area of day-to-day library operations. And nowhere have those changes been more obvious than when dealing with online data that hasn’t undergone the same quality control and selection processes traditionally used with library resources. As ordering and cataloging processes have been streamlined, and reference and research services have been turned into twenty-four hour help centers, Computers in Libraries is a practical guide to keeping pace with the changes you face—every day, in every aspect of your work. Computers in Libraries examines: how computers work Internet protocols and applications integrated management system structure and administration acquisitions financial management online cataloging standards circulation parameters and policies course reserves serials control the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) resource sharing standards searching online databases creating online content digital libraries and electronic publishing bibliographic standards and practices Computers in Libraries is an important resource for library professionals striving to stay a step ahead in their field and for students who will need to be up to speed on the technological aspects of library work.
Author : Nigel S. M. Cox,J. L. Dolby,J. D. Dews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Automatic data processing
ISBN : LCCN:qit00012898
Author : Lucy A. Tedd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1984-08-07
Category : Computers
ISBN : UOM:39015008255781
Lists of figures and tables. An overview of computer-based library systems. Hardware aspects. Software aspects. Storing and retrieving information. Telecommunications aspects. Setting up computer-based systems in libraries. Acquisitions and cataloguing systems. Circulation control. Serials control. Local information retrieval systems. External online search services.
Author : Shamim Ahmad
Publisher : APH Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 8170249449
Author : John Patrick Henley
Publisher : London : Macdonald ; New York : American Elsevier
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Computers
ISBN : WISC:89046371068
Author : Badan Barman
Publisher : Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Computer Applications in Library: Course Material for Diploma in Library and Information Science Programme of Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University
Author : J. P. Henley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Information storage and retrieval systems
ISBN : OCLC:468605278
Author : Anonim
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-13
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9783346166616
Academic Paper from the year 2018 in the subject Library Science, Information- / Documentation Science, grade: 90.0, , language: English, abstract: Computers have become a part and parcel of our everyday life. The consumption of computer has entrenched into each and every facet of human life and no doubt it has made us much more efficient and productive. The purpose of this study is to examine the occupancy rate of computers in the library of University of Wollongong at random time intervals. The observations has been recorded randomly from library by counting the number of computer sets in use at different time intervals throughout the week. The findings of the report states that most of the computers available in the library are in use when observed during the course of week. Findings of the study reveal high usage of computers in the library’s ground floor measured by the counting occupied at random time intervals.
Author : Louis Kaplan
Publisher : Washington : Microcard Editions
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UCAL:B4201272
Author : Primary Research Group
Publisher : Primary Research Group Inc
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781574402438
This report looks closely at the purchasing plans of public libraries for personal computers, workstations, laptops and other computing devices. The study looks at quantities demanded, money spent, brand preferences, and deployment policies, among other issues.
Author : Primary Research Group
Publisher : Primary Research Group Inc
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781574402490
The 160+ page study examines the purchasing plans of academic libraries for key computing infrastructure including plans for fixed workstations, personal computers, laptops, netbooks, tablets and other computing devices. The report helps to answer questions such as: how are libraries and their sometime patrons in college information technology departments allocating funds among different types of computing devices? How has the mobile computing revolution affected plans for fixed workstation purchasing? What percentage of students use their own computers in the library and what percentage of them use the library’s computers? What computer brands do libraries prefer? What are the official and real replacement cycles for computers? How many computers are reserved for staff use alone? To what extent are libraries concentrating computing resources in “information commons” or technology centers? What is the future or such centers? What are their budgets? How much are libraries allocating to computer and information literacy? How effective are these policies.