Book Description

The book provides a systematic introduction to library automation, explaining how information technology can be used to transform traditional manual library activities into integrated, computerized systems. It is particularly concerned with the practical organization and management of library functions through automated systems.

The book covers the Integrated Library System (ILS) and examines automation across major library housekeeping operations. Its contents include automated serials control, data transmission and processing, documentation, collection management, acquisition, circulation, databases, electronic serials, and other electronic resources.

A major focus is therefore the relationship between library management and information technology. Automation can improve the speed, consistency, accessibility, and management of library services by bringing activities such as acquisition, cataloguing-related data management, circulation, serials control, and resource discovery into computerized workflows.