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Author:   John W. Head ,  Gerard B. McCabe
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Volume:   No. 30.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.703kg
ISBN:  

9780313283659

ISBN 10:   0313283656
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   18 May 1993
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Locally Developed Systems: Automating the American Medical Association Headquarters Library Catalog: From Preliminary Decision-Making to Bring Up Our In-house System Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Locally Developed Automated Library System Library Information Access System at Pennsylvania State University: A Migration Story Library Automation . . . By Trial and Error Backups and Alternatives Library Automation on a Small Budget Selecting, Buying, and Installing Automation Systems: Selecting and Installing a Second System Non-Request for Proposal and Library wide: One Approach to System Selection Coordinating a Library Automation Project Life on the Bleeding Edge Linking Automated Resources in the Public Library Cooperative Systems Implementing an Integrated Library System in a Shared Consortial Environment A Square Peg in a Round Hole? A Community College Library's Experience as a Participant in a Cooperative Integrated Automated System Shared with Public Libraries Database Maintenance and Conversion : Database Conversion: East Straoudsburg University's Experience Data Conversion: The Emporia State University Experience Cleaning Up and Reconciling an Installed Database of Machine Readable Cataloging Records Management Concerns in Automation : The Library Automation Project: Is it Ever Really Done? Perspectives on Regional Library Networking: A Chief Executive Officer's Public and Personal Views Authority Control in an Online Environment: A Consortium Approach Computer Center or Library Director: Is There a Choice? An Overview Library Automation Technology Glossary Index

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"?. . . this compilation of thorough documentations of the history of library automation would make an invaluable addition to any library science research collection.?-feliciter ?Those who are dealing with similar situations, such as good-size database conversion project, will find useful advice and information here.?-Wilson Library Bulletin ""Those who are dealing with similar situations, such as good-size database conversion project, will find useful advice and information here.""-Wilson Library Bulletin ."" . . this compilation of thorough documentations of the history of library automation would make an invaluable addition to any library science research collection.""-feliciter"

. . . this compilation of thorough documentations of the history of library automation would make an invaluable addition to any library science research collection. -feliciter Those who are dealing with similar situations, such as good-size database conversion project, will find useful advice and information here. -Wilson Library Bulletin ?. . . this compilation of thorough documentations of the history of library automation would make an invaluable addition to any library science research collection.?-feliciter ?Those who are dealing with similar situations, such as good-size database conversion project, will find useful advice and information here.?-Wilson Library Bulletin

?. . . this compilation of thorough documentations of the history of library automation would make an invaluable addition to any library science research collection.?-feliciter

Author Information

JOHN W. HEAD is Associate Professor in the library science department at Clarion University, Pennsylvania, and has worked in public and academic libraries. A member of the American Library Association and the American Society for Information Science, his interests include information retrieval, library automation, and research methods. GERARD B. MCCABE is director of libraries at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. He is the editor of Operations Handbook for the Small Academic Library (Greenwood Press, 1989) and Academic Libraries in Urban and Metropolitan Areas: A Management Handbook (Greenwood Press, 1992).

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