LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY BUYING STRATEGIES

• Other Authors: Breeding, Marshall (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association 2016
• Subjects: Libraries > Information technology > Purchasing.; Integrated library systems (Computer systems) > Purchasing.; Libraries > Automation > Contracting out; Computer systems > Purchasing; Library information networks; Electronic information resources > Management
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"The prospect of a new automation system can be daunting. When do the benefits of moving to something new surpass the deficits of keeping the status quo? Can the products on the market deliver what libraries need to survive and prosper? Are those based on open source more flexible than propriet...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to the RFP
• Writing an RFP
• Introduction to resource sharing
• Key standards for interoperability in resource sharing
• Types of cloud computing solutions
• Planning for cloud computing
• Introduction to library service platforms
• Criteria for purchasing e-book platforms.