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Library Automation

Notes services (by journals), compilation of subject bibliographies and generation of CAS, SDI, etc. in
online and off-line mode.

Lending Service

Lending service provides facility to allow books and other library materials to be read elsewhere
by users. This service increases the use of library collection. Computerised lending includes
following value-added user services:

Quick issue, return and renewal of books and other library materials;
Automatic display of document availability and possible date of availability (if issued to
others), display or printing of documents borrowed by a member;

Quick generation of fine receipts;
Issue of member ID card with photograph;

Membership history in the form of list of documents issued and returned by a member
during his/her membership tenure;
E-mail reminders for overdue books;

Reservation of document by users through OPAC/Web-OPAC, if it is on loan;
Interlibrary loan (ILL) services for documents not available in the local library; and
RFID and smart card based circulation system allows self-issue and self return of documents,
secure use of library resources and personalized access to public domain resources.
Information Service

Library automation package produces lots of general and user specific information services.
These are:

Display of general facts and figures about the library, library rules, contact persons for
specific services, library map, library calendar and holidays, etc.;
Current Awareness Services (CAS) in the form of arrival list of books, journal issues, CD-
ROM databases etc.;
CAS in the form of table of contents of current journal issues;

Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) services in the form of report of arrival of
books, journals, special journal issues, articles of interests on specific topic(s) selected by
individual user;

SDI in the form of CAD (Contents – Abstracts – Documents) type products;
Auto e-mailing of all the above mentioned CAS and SDI services;

Searchable database of community information and items of local interest; and
Quick compilation of bibliographies on any given topic or author.
Electronic Document Delivery Service

Document delivery has always been at the heart of services offered by libraries. Document
delivery needs to embrace the delivery of both print and electronic documents. The mechanisms
for deliveries of print documents are already well established. These mechanisms have been

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