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Library Automation Jovita Kaur, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 8: Library Automation in Technical Processing

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction

8.1 Electronic Resources
8.1.1 Online Catalogues
8.1.2 Machine-Readable Cataloguing

8.1.3 Shared Cataloguing
8.1.4 Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)
8.1.5 Web-based Catalogues
8.2 Library Technical Services
8.2.1 Library Transition Processes Suitable for Automation
8.3 Process Automation

8.3.1 Process Automation Technologies
8.3.2 Technology for Transporting Library Material for Processing
8.3.3 Technology for Sorting and Shelving

8.4 Electronic Resource Management
8.4.1 Planning
8.4.2 Policies
8.4.3 Workflow
8.5 Summary

8.6 Keywords
8.7 Review Questions
8.8 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:

State the information regarding electronic resources
Explain about the library technical services
Describe about process automation
Elaborate the electronic resource management

Introduction

In the last decade, library automation has undergone a transformation that reflects changing
definitions of library service in general and access to resources in particular. The introduction of

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