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 Design of Library Automation Systems: File
Structures, Data Structures, and Tools
Michael D. Cooper
Provides readers with a clear understanding of the structure of library automation
systems along with enough information about underlying algorithms, file structures, and processing strategies to enable them to evaluate vendor
products, build a system using the techniques described and continue to improve their own library system. After explaining the basics of traditional
automated library systems, the author presents an integrated library system as well as the tools which aid in the design of all aspects of these systems. The
tools are available for use and modification via anonymous FTP over the Internet and readers can build systems or just experiment with these tools.Table of Contents
Organization of Library Automation Activities. Computer System Configurations. Disk Drives and Disk Files. Online Catalogs. Library Circulation Systems.
Library Acquisitions Systems. Library Serials Systems. Relational Database Design for an Integrated Library Automation System. Integrated Data Dictionary
for Library Automation. File Management. Indexes. Integrated File Management. Postings Files. MARC Record Management. Search Procedures. User Interface
Management. Browsing Procedures. Display Formatting. Record Editing. Accounting Systems. Data Validation. Authority Control. Client/Server System Design. Index. 1996
638 pp/Softbound • ISBN: 0471138843 |
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