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Library Automation

Notes 9.6.3 Reminder Generation

This facility is meant for generating reminders for overdue documents:
To a group of members;

To individual members;
For a particular due date; and
To all.

9.6.4 Maintenance

This sub-module is generally attached with circulation module for recording information about
lost documents, documents sent for binding, damaged documents, missing documents and
documents withdrawn from library.

Task Find out the resources of library reference desk.

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
17. A systematic organisation of activities related to this sub-module will give us
…………………… subgroups of facilities.
18. …………………… includes all the day-to-day activities of circulation section of a library
viz. issue, return, renewal, reservation, reminders for overdue books, searching document
availability and listing of items issued to a member.

Case Study The Status of Library Automation in Pakistan

ecause of its outstanding efficiency, performance and ability to handle large volumes
of documents, the computer is gaining popularity in the field of librarianship and
Binformation services. Many library and information routines are being performed
proficiently by computers. The computer has proved its success in the fields of library
acquisition, cataloguing, classification, circulation, serials control, and information storage
and retrieval activities. Many new services like SDI and current contents service have been
initiated with the help of the computer. Library automation has become a burning issue,
with pros and cons, among librarians throughout the world. We cannot mention present
library literature or any conference without a reference to library automation. The history
of library automation is not a long one. It dates back to the 1950s and 1960s in America and
Europe. In Pakistan, library automation was introduced in the 1980s and a number of
libraries were computerized during or after 1987. The library literature in Pakistan does
not provide much information about the current status of library automation in the country,
although a few articles have been published. In this regard, our alumni Mumtaz Ali
Anwar, Sajjad-ur-Rehman and Abdus Sattar have presented an introduction and basic
guidelines for librarians wishing to automate their libraries, with special reference to
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