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Information Technology and Application

Notes Transactions mean handling all major functions such as issue, return, renewal, reservation,
recall or reminder of an item, etc.
This module allows one to create an exclusive database for different serials.
Check-in is crucial function to record the receipt of each issue of serial and its accompany-
ing material.
Reports are a comprehensive function, which has more than 15 built-in reports of all types
with different combinations.

3.6 Keywords

SOUL : State of art library software designed and developed by INFLIBNET.
IIL : Interlibrary loan is a service whereby a user of one library can
borrow books or receive photocopies of documents that are owned
by another library.
OPAC : Online public Access catalogue is an online data base of materials
held by a library or group of libraries.
Retrospective conversion : Retrospective conversion is the process by which existing hard-copy
catalogues and lists, whether on paper or cards are converted into
machine readable form.

3.7 Review Questions
1. Write a note on SOUL. Discuss the minimum hardware and software required for SOUL.
2. Describe the features and modules of SOUL.
3. Briefly discuss about WINISIS.
4. Define administration module.

Answers : Self Assessment

1. Six 2. Six 3. (b)
4. (d) 5. True 6. False

3.8 Further Readings

Books Harris, Michael H. History of Libraries in the Western World. 4th ed. Lanham,
Maryland: Scarecrow, 1995. 3 - The distinction between a library and an archive is
relatively modern.
Cossette, Andre Humanism and Libraries: An Essay on the Philosophy of
Librarianship. Duluth, MN: Library Juice Press, 2009. Print.
Martin Schrettinger (1803): Versuch eines volltsändigen Lehrbuches der
Bibliothek-Wissenschaft. Munich.

Online links http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/soul/about.htm
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=14760&URL_DO

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