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Using examples to which special librarians and their colleagues in information management can relate, Lynda Moulton takes a practical approach to the process of planning a data base application. She identifies organizational considerations as the primary issue to be addressed by the librarian as project manager. Ways of justifying and placing a value on automation applications are explored. An entire chapter is devoted to a method for deciding whether to develop or buy an automation solution. The book emphasizes the need for a cooperativve approach that uses the expertise of in-house specialists throughout the planning and implementation of any data base project. Moulton includes lists of issues, functions and features that must be considered in the design, selection, and implementation process. The importance of electronic networks and the integration of all information operations in an institution are also highlighted. Finally, new technologies that should be considered and studied are summarized. This book was written for several groups, special librarians of course, but also data processing professionals who need guidance in developing and handling text data bases in their organizations, and managers who have data processing or library students who seek careers in data base management and professors who teach data base courses should also find this book to be useful.

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A first class overview of all the issues involved in building a database. . . . It is overall an excellent book particularly useful for the librarian who got their degree before such things as relational data structure and data normalization were included in GSLIS's curricula--but the experienced professional will benefit greatly as well, as will any librarian involved in designing and implementing a system (not just for special libraries). It is clearly written by someone who has been there. -Michael E. D. Koenig, Dean Graduate School of Library and Information Science Rosary College

"""A first class overview of all the issues involved in building a database. . . . It is overall an excellent book particularly useful for the librarian who got their degree before such things as relational data structure and data normalization were included in GSLIS's curricula--but the experienced professional will benefit greatly as well, as will any librarian involved in designing and implementing a system (not just for special libraries). It is clearly written by someone who has been there.""-Michael E. D. Koenig, Dean Graduate School of Library and Information Science Rosary College ?This is a fine guide to the process of purchasing and supporting a database product, especially in a special library. This provocative and enjoyable book is recommended reading for special and academic librarians."" Journal of Academic Librarianship ""Each chapter of Data Bases for Special Libraries contains very useful and practical advice and suggestions. The time-lines and step-by-step instructions to ""keep on track"" are excellent. Ms. Moulton tackles a tremendous topic and manages to contain in 154 pages relevant, on-point, non-frivolous guidance.?-Information Today ""This is a fine guide to the process of purchasing and supporting a database product, especially in a special library. This provocative and enjoyable book is recommended reading for special and academic librarians."" Journal of Academic Librarianship ""Each chapter of Data Bases for Special Libraries contains very useful and practical advice and suggestions. The time-lines and step-by-step instructions to ""keep on track"" are excellent. Ms. Moulton tackles a tremendous topic and manages to contain in 154 pages relevant, on-point, non-frivolous guidance.""-Information Today"

This is a fine guide to the process of purchasing and supporting a database product, especially in a special library. This provocative and enjoyable book is recommended reading for special and academic librarians. Journal of Academic Librarianship Each chapter of Data Bases for Special Libraries contains very useful and practical advice and suggestions. The time-lines and step-by-step instructions to keep on track are excellent. Ms. Moulton tackles a tremendous topic and manages to contain in 154 pages relevant, on-point, non-frivolous guidance. -Information Today ?This is a fine guide to the process of purchasing and supporting a database product, especially in a special library. This provocative and enjoyable book is recommended reading for special and academic librarians. Journal of Academic Librarianship Each chapter of Data Bases for Special Libraries contains very useful and practical advice and suggestions. The time-lines and step-by-step instructions to keep on track are excellent. Ms. Moulton tackles a tremendous topic and manages to contain in 154 pages relevant, on-point, non-frivolous guidance.?-Information Today A first class overview of all the issues involved in building a database. . . . It is overall an excellent book particularly useful for the librarian who got their degree before such things as relational data structure and data normalization were included in GSLIS's curricula--but the experienced professional will benefit greatly as well, as will any librarian involved in designing and implementing a system (not just for special libraries). It is clearly written by someone who has been there. -Michael E. D. Koenig, Dean Graduate School of Library and Information Science Rosary College

A first class overview of all the issues involved in building a database. . . . It is overall an excellent book particularly useful for the librarian who got their degree before such things as relational data structure and data normalization were included in GSLIS's curricula--but the experienced professional will benefit greatly as well, as will any librarian involved in designing and implementing a system (not just for special libraries). It is clearly written by someone who has been there. -Michael E. D. Koenig, Dean Graduate School of Library and Information Science Rosary College ?This is a fine guide to the process of purchasing and supporting a database product, especially in a special library. This provocative and enjoyable book is recommended reading for special and academic librarians. Journal of Academic Librarianship Each chapter of Data Bases for Special Libraries contains very useful and practical advice and suggestions. The time-lines and step-by-step instructions to keep on track are excellent. Ms. Moulton tackles a tremendous topic and manages to contain in 154 pages relevant, on-point, non-frivolous guidance.?-Information Today This is a fine guide to the process of purchasing and supporting a database product, especially in a special library. This provocative and enjoyable book is recommended reading for special and academic librarians. Journal of Academic Librarianship Each chapter of Data Bases for Special Libraries contains very useful and practical advice and suggestions. The time-lines and step-by-step instructions to keep on track are excellent. Ms. Moulton tackles a tremendous topic and manages to contain in 154 pages relevant, on-point, non-frivolous guidance. -Information Today

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LYNDA W. MOULTON is President and founder of Comstow Information Services in Harvard, Massachusetts. She is an experienced reference and technical librarian and has published articles in Electronic Libraries and Special Libraries.

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