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Unit 2: Functions and Requirements of Library Automation

2. Subject Headings: The content of your documents is analysed by allocating controlled Notes
subject headings. One subject heading can refer to another (in the case of synonyms or
comparable concepts, for instance). Authority lists can then be printed.
3. Searches: BiblioMaker has several very powerful search functions. Here are some search
samples, which you will be able to conduct without difficulty:

Books by a given author
Novels for which you only remember one word of the title
Non-fiction books on a specific subject

Acquisitions made in the last three months
DVDs from a given publisher as of a given date
All the comic books of a given series
Press articles on a specific subject published by a given journal

Readers living in a given district
Readers who should receive a subscription renewal request
4. Public Search: One of the main purposes of a catalogue is to be consulted by readers. The
ergonomy of the «Public Search» function was carefully designed for all types of readers,
including those who are not used to computers. The user-friendliness of the public search
stems from simple and uncluttered screens, clear explanations at every step of the search
and the elimination of non-essential options.
5. Digital Titles: The application can manage digital resources, such as web site addresses,
desktop documents, images, sound files or animated sequences. These files are associated
to title records. When consulting the record, the reader can click on the link connecting to
the digital resource, which will then appear on screen.
6. Settings: With the help of numerous options, the software can easily be configured to
meet your specific needs that is types of documents in your catalogue, duration of loans,
default values, automatic numbering, access authorisations that is all these parameters
and many more can be set by checkboxes, using local menus or radio buttons. Thus there
is no need to enter complicated formulas or to modify unclear configuration files. Of
course, most of the choices made during setup can be modified later on.

7. Classification: Classification of your library can be managed directly within the application.
You are free to add, modify or delete classmarks whenever needed, for instance in case of
a reorganization of your shelves. The software comes with the Universal Decimal
Classification (UDC). Other systematics can be obtained upon request.
8. Series: Publisher series are managed in a dedicated index. This way, you ensure that there
are no double entries. It also allows you to easily establish a list of titles belonging to a
series, in order to identify possible gaps.

9. Printing: Many standard print layouts are available to you:
Catalogues (for instance lists of new acquisitions or bibliographical lists)
Barcode labels

Number of loans of a title
Titles belonging to a series
Class marks list

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