Contents: Foreword/K.N. Prasad. Preface/M.M. Kashyap. 1. Systems philosophy. 2. Systems view of the library. 3. Library systems analysis and design technique. 4. Computer-based library information management systems design. 5. Design of a prototype of a library subsystem: a case study. 6. Systems modelling tools and techniques. 7. Data collection techniques. 8. Entity-relationship diagrams. 9. Data representation and data models. 10. Decision tables. 11. Network technique - PERT/CPM. 12. Bibliographic database: content description, organization and retrieval. Index.

"The purpose of this book --Computer Based Library Information Systems Designing Techniques (Revised Edition) is to give accounts of systems theory to help one to understand the process of systems analysis and design as well as design better information technology based systems in libraries; to describe the methodology for conducting systems study and to explain the use and application of systems analysis and design tools and techniques. This book is written, keeping in mind the practising librarians who are faced with the responsibility of evaluating library programs and procedures to identify the problem areas, that is, the situations where there are gaps or deviations between what is expected, what could or should be and find means to bridge the gaps. The second audience to whom this book is addressed is the library and information science students who may join a course in computer application in libraries, library systems analysis and design or library systems study and re-engineering technique and library database design and development approach." (jacket)