Managing Library Information Systems

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. The management perspective. 3. Management. 4. The cataloguing technologies. 5. Managing library information system. 6. Information needs assessment. 7. Fiscal management. 8. Deselection. 9. Evaluation. 10. Preservation management. 11. Library automation. 12. Total quality management. Bibliography. Index.

"Library Information System has a major impact on functioning of a library. Managing the information technology-based services assumes an important role within the library. The way technology is implemented and managed is as important as technology itself. To exploit the growing potential of information technologies, libraries need necessary infrastructure to communication networks, application software, internal data, access to external information resources, and knowledgeable employees to manage this new tool.

This book aims at providing important and innovative works on the subject. While essays were selected, special care was exercised to conform to the various subject and course contents library science." (jacket)