Working toward Transparency in Library Automation

Autor/in	Breeding, Marshall
Titel	Working toward Transparency in Library Automation
Quelle	In: Computers in Libraries, 27 (2007) 2, S.23-25 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1041-7915
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Access to Information; Librarians; Library Automation; Computer Software; Information Technology; Electronic Libraries; Rural Areas; Databases + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Informationstechnologie; Digitale Bibliothek; Elektronische Bibliothek; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Datenbank
Abstract	In this article, the author argues the need for transparency with regard to the automation systems used in libraries. As librarians make decisions regarding automation software and services, they should have convenient access to information about the organizations it will potentially acquire technology from and about the collective experiences of other librarians. The author suggests the use of lib-web-cats as a tool in bringing more transparency to the realm of library automation. It offers accessible ILS information, that can be use to view specific sectors of the library automation arena and follow migration trends for the libraries represented in the database. The author believes that lib-web-cats systematically makes information available about automation systems used in libraries, it contributes to the transparency that is important to engender in the industry. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10