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Unit 4: Problems, Evaluation and Trends in Library Automation Software

Inventory (Circulation) Notes
Check-out (Circulation)
Renewal (Circulation)
Circulation/Management Reports (Circulation)

Check-in (Circulation)
Fines and Fees (Circulation)
Notice Production (Circulation)

Holds (Circulation)
Recalls (Circulation)
Patron File (Circulation)
Reserves (Circulation)
Portable Back-up Units

Report Writer
Acquisitions
Serials

Electronic Databases
Gateways
Network Operations
Z39.50 Server
Inter-library Loan

4. Data Conversion and Backup Utility: The ability of the package in terms of support for
data conversion from other library systems and adherence to the international bibliographic
data standards and protocols should be checked extensively. In this age of shared cataloguing
systems and web integration, the LMS should also support metadata schemas and
interoperability issues like XML, RDF and OAI/PMH. Backup facility in suitable media is
also to be checked in view of data recovery at the time of need.
5. Training, Documentation and Customer Support: The vendor must provide:

adequate training facilities without fees for supervisor and operators to:
manage and operate the system on a day-to-day basis;
run file backup operations, software utilities and cataloguing utilities;

troubleshoot and solve simple problems and load software enhancement
received from the vendor.
complete documentation (in hard copy and machine-readable form) must be
available with the package along with regular documentation updates and release
notes available for local printing or downloading via web; and
the package must have support from the software vendor for hardware and software
maintenance, data conversion, emergency and on-call support and disaster
management.

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