Automating Media Centers And Small Libraries

Author : Dania Bilal Meghabghab
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Automating Media Centers and Small Libraries written by Dania Bilal Meghabghab and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1997 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a practical, systematic approach, this guide covers the entire spectrum of activities involved in automating media centers and small libraries. Simple explanations of the principles of automation are combined with field-tested activities that give readers the opportunity for field experience. Comparing various library functions within the automated and unautomated environments, the author describes system selection and implementation in detail, identifies the problems that end-users encounter in accessing OPACs, offers innovative solutions to problems to be solved in future OPACs, and recommends activities for hands-on experience. Guidelines for needs assessments and functions analysis, preparation of a Request for Proposal (RFP), barcoding, site preparation, and database maintenance are included. The book also covers the role of the media specialist, different computer systems and their features, LAN topologies and architectures, various components of a USMARC/Microlif Protocol record, OPACs i

Author : Barbara Schultz-Jones
Publisher : Linworth
ISBN 13 : 1586831801
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Automation Primer for School Library Media Centers written by Barbara Schultz-Jones and published by Linworth. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This thorough guide to library automation provides an in-depth look at the many components and options available to school libraries. Topics discussed include defining automation systems, features of systems, Web access, technical considerations, and emerging technologies. In addition, the book outlines a step-by-step process of project planning, selection, and site preparation."--Booklist.

Author : Sally J. Drew
Publisher : [Chicago] : American Library Association
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book School Library Media Centers in Cooperative Automation Projects written by Sally J. Drew and published by [Chicago] : American Library Association. This book was released on 1991 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Barbara Schultz-Jones
Publisher : Linworth
ISBN 13 : 1586831801
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Automation Primer for School Library Media Centers written by Barbara Schultz-Jones and published by Linworth. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This thorough guide to library automation provides an in-depth look at the many components and options available to school libraries. Topics discussed include defining automation systems, features of systems, Web access, technical considerations, and emerging technologies. In addition, the book outlines a step-by-step process of project planning, selection, and site preparation."--Booklist.

Author : Nancy Everhart Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313022674
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evaluating the School Library Media Center written by Nancy Everhart Ph.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-08-15 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everhart provides practical guidelines and ready-to-use forms for evaluating a school library media center, as well as important results derived in other studies. She includes qualitative and quantitative techniques for the areas of curriculum, personnel, facilities, collections, usage, and technology. She also gives step-by-step instructions on how to create in-house surveys, conduct interviews, and use observation to gather useful data. Conduct research, collect statistics, and evaluate your program with this useful resource. Everhart provides practical guidelines and ready-to-use forms for evaluating a school library media center, as well as important results derived in other studies. She includes qualitative and quantitative techniques for the areas of curriculum, personnel, facilities, collections, usage, and technology. She also gives step-by-step instructions on how to create in-house surveys, conduct interviews, and use observation to gather useful data. For example, there are directions on how to assess information literacy with rubrics. In addition, each chapter gives detailed references, a list of further readings, applicable Web sites, and dissertations. A quick and easy guide to justifying and supporting your SLMC operations and effectiveness, this book is invaluable to all school library media specialists. It will also be of interest to school library media supervisors and researchers.

Author : Dania Bilal
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1591589231
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Library Automation written by Dania Bilal and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-03-26 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent advances in technology such as cloud computing, recent industry standards such as RFID, bibliographic standards like RDA and BIBFRAME, the increased adoption of open source integrated library systems (ILS), and continued shift in users' expectations have increased the complexity of the decision regarding ILS for all types of libraries. Recent advances in technology such as cloud computing, recent industry standards such as RFID, bibliographic standards like RDA and BIBFRAME, the increased adoption of open source integrated library systems (ILS), and continued shift in users' expectations have increased the complexity of the decision regarding ILS for all types of libraries. In a complete re-envisioning of the previous edition, Automating Media Centers and Small Libraries: A Microcomputer-Based Approach, Dania Bilal conceptualizes library automation in the Library Automation Life Cycle (LALC) that is informed by the systems development lifecycle (SDLC). She explains how the next-generation discovery services supported in the library services platforms (LSPs) provide a single point of access to library content in all types and formats, thereby offering a unified solution to managing library operations. The book covers methods of analyzing user requirements, describes how to structure these requirements in RFPs, and details proprietary and open-source integrated library systems (ILSs) and LSPs for school, public, special, and academic libraries. Up-to-date information is provided about ILS software installation and testing, software and hardware architecture such as single- and multi-tenant SaaS and Paas and IaaS, and usability assessment strategies for evaluating the ILS or LSP. The author concludes by describing what is likely coming next in the library automation arena.

Author : Desiree Webber
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1598847341
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Integrated Library Systems written by Desiree Webber and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-08-19 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers everything you need to know about selecting and implementing the best integrated library system (ILS) for your library, whether you purchase and install it yourself or hire a consultant to assist you. This is the book you've been waiting for. Integrated Library Systems: Planning, Selecting, and Implementing is an all-inclusive guide to acquiring a new ILS. Detailed and practical, the book covers every step of the process, from cost-benefit analysis, to evaluating software, writing the request for proposal, and implementation and training. You'll learn about different types of integrated library systems—standalone, turnkey, hosted, software-as-a-service (cloud computing), and open-source—and how to assess your facility and staff to find the best fit. The book also covers evaluation of software and hardware; third-party add-ons, such as RFID; and writing successful budget proposals and justification statements. There is even specific, headache-saving advice on working with sales reps, such as the warning not to ever accept the statement: "The vendor will not be held accountable to the contents of the RFP." Even if you're working with a consultant, this book will help you understand the process and make informed decisions.

Author : Betty J. Morris
Publisher : Bowker-Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Administering the School Library Media Center written by Betty J. Morris and published by Bowker-Greenwood. This book was released on 1992 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design a media center that's just right for your library, determine your needs, and more easily fulfill specific requirements from budgeting to staffing with Administering the School Library Media Center. Reflecting advances in management techniques and equipment, this acclaimed resource helps professionals: master audio, video, and computer technologies find out what's available ... what's easy to set up and operate ... and what's most affordable customize equipment to meet your library's requirements. A separate chapter cover all aspects of AASL's Information Power: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs.

Author : Michael Bemis
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 0838996051
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Library and Information Science written by Michael Bemis and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2014-03-03 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique annotated bibliography is a complete, up-to-date guide to sources of information on library science, covering recent books, monographs, periodicals and websites, and selected works of historical importance.

Author : Janet Noll Naumer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Works for Library and Media Center Management written by Janet Noll Naumer and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to help the library media specialist use Microsoft Works software to automate library and media center management, the handbook includes step-by-step examples for the database, spreadsheet, and word processing functions of Works. Although the focus is on school media centers, examples of applications for community college and public libraries are also included. The diskette contains the templates used in examples. Basic familiarity with computers is assumed. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR