In-House Option - Professional Issues of Library Automation

This book, first published in 1987, expertly addresses the impact of automation on the profession of librarianship in terms of its practitioners, standards, and underlying philosophy. In clear and understandable language, it focuses - with practical examples - on the important decision of the location of the computer - at the library site or a remote automation centre. Designed to be a practical guide to host computer location, this articulate book also addresses the broad professional issues of library automation.

List of contents

1. Library Automation: The New Shamanism 2. Computers and Their Risks 3. Remote Host or In-House? 4. The Phoenix Public Library: Introduction to the Case Study 5. The Joseph F. Smith Library: Introduction to the Case Study 6. Analysis of the Case Studies: Host Location and ‘Decision Layers’ 7. The Professional Issues: Conclusions and Recommendations

About the author

T.D. Webb

Summary

This book, first published in 1987, expertly addresses the impact of automation on the profession of librarianship in terms of its practitioners, standards, and underlying philosophy. In clear and understandable language, it focuses on the important decision of the location of the computer - at the library site or a remote centre.

Product details

• Authors: T.d. Webb
• Assisted by: T. D. Webb (Editor), T.d. Webb (Editor), Webb T.D. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780367375935
• ISBN: 978-0-367-37593-5
• No. of pages: 188
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Library and Information Science
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; IT, Internet and electronic resources in libraries, IT, Internet & electronic resources in libraries