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Direct linkTerlaga, Amy – Computers in Libraries, 2010
In March 2007, SirsiDynix notified its Horizon and classic Dynix customers that it would not be releasing Horizon 8.0 in favor of developing its Unicorn software. As vice president/president-elect of SirsiDynix's Horizon/Dynix user group, the author was one of the first ones to be notified of this abrupt change in company strategy. The news sent…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Computer Software, Public Libraries, Library Associations
Peer reviewedMariner, Vince – Resource Sharing & Information Networks, 2008
Ask Here PA is Pennsylvania's new statewide live chat reference and information service. This article discusses the key strategies utilized by Ask Here PA administrators to recruit participating libraries to contribute staff time to the service, the importance of centralized staff training, the main aspects of staff training, and activating the…
Descriptors: Library Services, Synchronous Communication, Reference Services, Shared Resources and Services
Simpson, Carol – Book Report, 1999
Discusses the processes involved in migrating a library's automation system. Highlights include getting information from vendor demonstrations, setting up an evaluation database to analyze RFPs (requests for proposals), making a spreadsheet that compares costs of packages, making recommendations once the data are analyzed, and implementation…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer System Design, Decision Making, Information Systems
Download full textInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, London (England). – 1992
Eleven papers delivered at the annual meeting of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions for the Division of Management and Technology are presented. Some were presented at a roundtable on audiovisual media, and others are from sessions on library buildings and equipment, information management, and statistics in…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Information Management
Quality Education Data, Inc., Denver, CO. – 1996
District library media directors face dual demands including competition for limited educational dollars and the need to meet increasingly sophisticated student research requests. To solve these dilemmas, many districts are automating their schools' library media centers. Quality Education Data (QED) is an education research firm providing…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Miido, Helis – 1996
Traditional library tasks, for example database searching, are increasingly performed by library users, forcing both the librarian and the user to assume at times dichotomous roles of teacher and student. Modern librarians install new software and guide organizations in multimedia applications. Librarians need to be cognizant of the human factor,…
Descriptors: Administrators, Automation, Computer Software, Foreign Countries
