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Library Automation Seema Sharma, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 2: Functions and Requirements of
Library Automation

CONTENTS

Objectives
Introduction
2.1 Functions of Library Automation

2.2 Basic Requirements of Library Automation
2.3 Factors for Library Automation
2.4 Areas and Services of Library Automation
2.5 Summary
2.6 Keywords

2.7 Review Questions
2.8 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
Discuss the functions of Library Automation

Explain the basic requirements of Library Automation
Describe the factors for Library Automation
Discuss the areas and services of Library Automation

Introduction

The utilization of computer and related techniques make the provision to provide the right
information to right reader at the right time in a right form in a right personal way. Automation
of library activities provides the services very efficiently, rapidly, effectively, adequately and
economically. The modern libraries and information a centre facilitates free communication
because access to information has become a fundamental right of the clientele. The automation
is economically feasible and technologically required in modern libraries to cope up with the
requirements of new knowledge, the enormous increase in the collection of materials, problems
of their acquisition, storage, processing, dissemination and transmission of information. The
capabilities of computer associated peripheral media and its application in library activities and
services led to a highly significant quantitative and qualitative improvement especially in
online technology.

2.1 Functions of Library Automation

Main functions of Library Automation are as follows:
1. Cataloguing: Cataloguing is facilitated and coherence of data guaranteed. Most fields can
contain several million characters and some can contain images such as a document’s
cover or photographs of readers.

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