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Seema Sharma, Lovely Professional University Unit 1: Library Automation

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Unit 1: Library Automation

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
1.1 Library Automation
1.2 Automation of Housekeeping Operations
1.3 Planning of Library Automation
1.4 Implementation
1.5 Library Acquisitions
1.5.1 Purpose of Library Acquisition
1.5.2 Objectives of Library Acquisition
1.5.3 Functions of Library Acquisition
1.6 Library Catalogue
1.7 Catalogue Card
1.8 Types of Catalogue Card
1.8.1 Cataloguing Rules
1.8.2 Cataloguing Terms
1.9 Online Catalogues
1.10 Library Circulation
1.11 Serials Control
1.12 Online Public Access Catalogue
1.13 Summary
1.14 Keywords
1.15 Review Questions
1.16 Further Readings

Objectives
After studying this unit, you will be able to:
Describe the meaning of library management system
Define catalogue card and its types
Discuss library circulation and its levels
State planning of library automation
Define library acquisitions in library automation
Explain the concept of library catalogue.

Introduction

An integrated library system (ILS), also known as a library management system (LMS), is an
enterprise resource planning system for a library, used to track items owned, orders made, bills
paid, and patrons who have borrowed.
An ILS usually comprises a relational database, software to interact with that database, and two
graphical user interfaces (one for patrons, one for staff). Most ILSs separate software functions into
discrete programmes called modules, and each of them are integrated with a unified interface.
Examples of modules include:
acquisitions (ordering, receiving, and invoicing materials)
cataloguing (classifying and indexing materials)
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