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Hoffmann, Ellen – Library Hi Tech, 1988
Discussion of issues in management of library automation includes: (1) hardware, including systems growth and contracts; (2) software changes, vendor relations, local systems, and microcomputer software; (3) item and authority databases; (4) automation and library staff, organizational structure, and managing change; and (5) environmental issues,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Financial Support, Library Administration

Drabenstott, Jon; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1989
Contributors from five libraries--Bentley College, Boston University, the College of Charleston, the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, and the Resource Sharing Alliance of West Central Illinois--describe their automation projects, including staff impact; costs and funding; time and schedules; users; computer support; vendors; and consultants.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Automation

Miller, William, Ed. – Library Hi Tech, 1989
A forum of five articles discusses the lack of new master of library science (MLS) degree holders being educated to support the potential of library automation, and the resultant hiring of non-librarians to cope with technical details. Suggestions for developing managerial competence in the automation area through education initiatives are…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Case Studies, Educational Needs, Human Resources

Havercamp, Dan – Library Hi Tech, 1985
The "average" costs of integrated library system components--including hardware, software, and related expenses--are outlined to assist in projecting the costs of a small system. Potential benefits of such systems, i.e., areas in which operational costs can be reduced through their use, are also reviewed. (EJS)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Information Systems