This workbook presents outlines of topics to be covered during a two-day workshop on the fundamentals for library automation. Topics for the first day include: (1) Introduction; (2) Computer Technology--A Historical Overview; (3) Evolution of Library Automation; (4) Computer Hardware Technology--An Introduction; (5) Computer Software Technology--An Introduction; (6) Data Processing Organization and Management; (7) Library Automation Standards and Protocols; (8) Types of Library Automation; (9) Evolution of the Integrated Library System; (10) Library Automation Project Planning--An Introduction; (11) Library Automation Budgeting--An Introduction; and (12) Data Conversion--An Introduction. Topics for the second day include: (1) The Library Automation Marketplace; (2) Planning for Individual and Cooperative Library Automation Projects; (3) Vendor Proposal Evaluation Worksheets; (4) Documenting the Costs of Automated Systems; (5) Automation Project Budget Worksheets; (6) Example Contract Language (Purchase/Maintenance); (7) Tests--Evaluating the OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog); (8) Example System Performance Examinations; (9) Remedies--What to Do When the OPAC Fails the Test; (10) OPAC Research--What We Have Learned; and (11) Determining the Number of OPAC Terminals. The text is supplemented with several illustrations and graphs, and sample forms are provided. (KM)