PLANNING FOR INTEGRATED SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES a how-to-do-it-manual for librarians

• Main Authors: Cohn, John M (Author), Fiels, Keith Michael (Author), Cohn, John M. (Author), Kelsey, Ann L (Author)
• Other Authors: Salter, David (adapted)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Facet Publishing 2002
• Edition: second edition
• Subjects: Integrated library systems (Computer systems) > Handbooks, manuals, etc; Libraries > Handbooks, manuals, etc > Planning > Automation; Small libraries > Handbooks, manuals, etc > Planning > Automation
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• Item Description: Revised and adapted from edition first published in the U.S. by Neal-Schuman, 2001. First U.K. edition published by Library Association Publishing, 1998, under the title: Planning for automation
• Physical Description: xxi, 201 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-195) and index
• ISBN: 1856044319

The successor to Planning for automation, 2d ed. (1997), the manual provides librarians with information on installing or replacing an integrated system--one that computerizes multiple library functions using a single database. Covers preparing RFPs, evaluating vendor proposals, choosing and using application service providers, keeping up with changing standards, system migration and replacement, the logistics of barcoding and other tools, training staff and the public, and options for maintaining a collection. c. Book News Inc.