The Systems Librarian: Selection Strategies for Strategic Library Technologies

Аннотация

Libraries depend on their autom ation system s for almost all aspects of the work th a t they perform—including the autom ation of routine operational tasks—for managing their collections and for providing access to their patrons. Collection m anagem ent includes activities related to the acquisition and description of content items, as well as the provision of their access to library patrons. The composition of library collections has evolved over the years, with electronic content and digital objects representing increasing proportions relative to print m aterials and other physical items. Access to these collections involves an increasingly complex set of tools for discovering items of interest among collections of growing size and complexity and providing appropriate mechanisms for access or delivery. Likewise, the automation systems used by libraries have evolved, with many different categories of products now available.