Library Automation (Hardcover)  | Released: 1992

In a readable manner the book (races the history of computer, basics of hardware and software, input-output concepts and devices. It describes the offline and online methods of computer applications in six areas of library work: circulation, cataloguing, reference service, acquisition, serials control, and information retrieval. It also projects current scenario of information technology, online information services, and computerized library networks used in the Western World. It outlines telecommunication aspects and satellite communication with actual and potential use in library operation. It also provides sufficient guidelines for the planning and implementation of library automation. It is hoped that the book will provide immense help to the students and teachers of library science in their academic pursuit, and serve as manual for the practising librarians. Table of Contents: 1. The History of Computer 2. Hardware Aspects 3. Software Aspects 4. Input/Output Concepts and Devices 5. Automation in Libraries 6. Automated Circulation 7. Automated Cataloguing 8. Automated Reference Service 9. Automated Acquisition 10. Automated Serials Control 11. Information Technology and Libraries 12. Automation: Planning and Implementation Index