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Library Automation

Notes titles accepted
titles passed for payment
titles forwarded for processing etc.

6.5.5 Files

A number of files relating to the various stages of operations have to be maintained in the
department. Some of them are listed below:
Budget
Exchanges

Enquiries
Quotations
Indents

Standing Order
Suggestions
Blanket Orders
Consultation
Routine Orders

Sanction
Pre-paid Orders
Gifts

Direct Orders
Institutional Membership
Miscellaneous
Deposits

6.5.6 Some Observations

The Acquisition work of a library is one of the house-keeping activities. The end re-work can be
integrated with the other major housekeeping operations such as cataloguing, serial control and
circulation. They may be computerised, even in small libraries, with a judicious selection of a
hardware configuration and use of an appropriate software package.

Self Assessment

State whether the following statements are true or false:
13. The purpose of the selection card is to record data relating to the document under
consideration.
14. The standard size of an Accession Register is 12" × 14".
15. The Acquisition work of a library is one of the house-keeping activities.

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