Library automation : core concepts and practical systems analysis / Dania Bilal ; foreword by Marshall Breeding.

Author/creator Bilal, Dania, 1956- author.
Other author Bilal, Dania, 1956-
Format Book
EditionThird edition.
PublicationSanta Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, [2014]
Descriptionxxix, 279 pages ; 26 cm
Subjects
Libraries--Automation.
Integrated library systems (Computer systems)
Open source software--Library applications.

Contents Integrated library system (ILS) defined -- Library automation life cycle (LALC). Phase I, System identification and planning -- LALC phase 2 : gathering user requirements -- LALC phase 3. Structuring user requirements and selecting a system -- LALC phase 4. System implementation. Part 1. Preparing the collection for the integrated library system -- LALC phase 4. System implementation. Part II. Installation, testing, facility, training, and tracking system use -- Software, hardware, and network architecture -- System (ILS) migration -- LALC phase 5. Evaluating system use through usability -- Library automation "on the move".
General noteReshaped and expanded edition of: Automating media centers and small libraries. Second edition. 2002.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013044228
ISBN9781591589228 (pbk.)
ISBN1591589223 (pbk.)