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ACS Professional Development Day for ACS Professional Development Day for School Librarians in LebanonSchool Librarians in Lebanon
Why Automate Why Automate Your Library?Your Library?
Cendrella H. Abdallah
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IntroductionIntroduction
• Efficiency of Automation
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Reasons For Reasons For AutomationAutomation
• Budget and Low Bookfund
• Productivity
• Access
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Budget and Low Budget and Low BookfundBookfund
• Better Administering of Funds
• Faster Turnover of Backlog
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ProductivityProductivity
• Faster Process of Backlog
• No More Filing
• More Accurate Catalogs
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AccessAccess• Manual vs. Online!
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Advantages of Advantages of AutomationAutomation
• OPAC
• Circulation
• Cataloging
• Acquisitions
• Serials
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Planning For Planning For AutomationAutomation
PHASE 1• Data Collection/Assessment:
– Number of titles and volumes in your collectionNumber of titles and volumes in your collection– Circulation informationCirculation information– PatronsPatrons– AcquisitionsAcquisitions– Usage data (average and peak)Usage data (average and peak)
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Planning For Planning For AutomationAutomation
PHASE 2• Selecting the System:
– Professional literatureProfessional literature– Professional contactsProfessional contacts– Limitations (i.e.,Oracle, budget, etc.)Limitations (i.e.,Oracle, budget, etc.)– RFPRFP
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Total School Library System Total School Library System Sales 1998Sales 1998
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Planning For Planning For AutomationAutomation
PHASE 3• Retrospective conversion:
– Shelflist analysis (Shelflist analysis (inventory before or after?)inventory before or after?)– Inhouse vs. outsourcingInhouse vs. outsourcing– BarcodingBarcoding
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SourcesSources• Cohn, John M., Kesley, Ann L., and Fiels, Keith Michael. Planning for Library
Automation: A Practical Handbook. London: Library Association Publishing, 1998
• Cortez, Edwin M. Proposals and Contracts for Library Automation: Guidelines for Preparing RFPs. Chicago, IL.: American Library Association, c1987
• Head, John W., and McCabe, Gerard B., eds. Insider’s Guide to Library Automation: Essays of Practical Experience. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, c1993
• Matthews, Joseph R., and Parker, Mark R. Introduction: Microcomputer-Based Automated Library Systems. New Series. (pt.1). Library Technology Reports 29.2 (March-April, 1993): 151-163
• Ross, Richard W. The Procurement of an Automated Library System with a Model RFP. Library Technology Reports 30.3 (May-June 1994): 331-434
• And More….
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CostCost
• Expensive vs. Inexpensive!
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GO FOR IT!GO FOR IT!