Computer in Library Management/Shamim Ahmad. 1998, v, 251 p., $33.
Contents: Preface. 1. Computer in library management. 2. Computer technology: its advancement. 3. Library software installation. 4. Library network hardware. 5. Terminal software. 6. Online databases. 7. Online computer service. 8. Computer selection and hardware considerations. 9. Multimedia catalogue and the computer. 10. Electronic service delivery. Index.
"Computerization tends to divert more money into equipment than formerly occurred, and as we become more dependent on on-line access from multiple consoles this will be come increasingly the case. As we move into micro-computers, where obsole-scence is a daily rather than an annual fact, even more money will have to go into equipment replacement, and nothing short of short-term contracts at a fixed annual price on a lease purchase basis will be practical. A final factor in the library budget is the competition generated against it on academic campuses by the computational computer centre that serves faculty information needs." (jacket)
[Shamim Ahmad is currently Professor in Agricultural Economics and Business Management at the Institute of Agriculture, Aligarh Muslim University. His books include Rural Marketing in India and The World of Internet.]