LIB 630 Classification and Cataloging

Processing and

Automation

Spring 2011

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Processing Everything done to a

bibliographic item after it is acquired by a library, before it is placed on the shelf, including accessioning, cataloging, stamping, labeling, numbering, jacketing, etc. In some libraries, items in process are identified as such in the online catalog. The user may request that processing be expedited if an item is urgently needed. Compare with technical processing.

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technical processing All the activities and processes

concerned with acquiring, organizing, preparing, and maintaining library collections, including cataloging and physical processing, usually accomplished "behind the scenes" by the technical services department of a library. When the department is understaffed, arrears may accumulate. See also: centralized processing.

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The process of processing materials Sample procedure

Your mileage will vary, of course, because every

library does things a little differently!

Another sample procedure

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See also their

Policies for processing procedures Why? Because written policies:

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What is Library Automation? Library automation can be defined

simply as the use of computer and networking technologies in the library. School Library Automation

By K.T. Lam for the In-service Training Course for Teacher-Librarians Organized by the HK Education Department

library automation The design and implementation of ever

more sophisticated computer systems to accomplish tasks originally done by hand in libraries. Beginning in the 1960s with the development of the machine-readable catalog record (MARC), the process of automation has expanded to include the core functions of acquisitions, cataloging and authority control, serials control, circulation and inventory, and interlibrary loan and document delivery.

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Basic elements in automation The CIRCULATION SYSTEM tracks the

status of all LMC materials that circulate. The ONLINE CATALOG provides instant

access to catalog records as well as inventory data and brief acquisitions records via powerful interactive searching and help capabilities.

The ACQUISITIONS SYSTEM manages ordering functions, from entering order data through claiming items ordered but not received.

SERIALS CHECK-IN maintains records of journals, magazines, and other items received periodically. Automation for the School Library Media Center.

ERIC Digest Publication Date: 1990-11-00

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Top Recommended Sites Library of Congress Online Catalogs(No. 1)

ACCESS PENNSYLVANIA (No. 2)

Highly Recommended

Follett Debuts Destiny 9.0 [2008— as of April 2011, it’s now 9.9]

The browser-based platform includes four modules: Destiny Library Manager, Destiny Textbook Manager, Destiny Media Manager, and Destiny Asset Manager, all of which are designed for central management of physical and digital materials.

Enhancements to the Library Manager--and its new, integrated online search interface, Destiny Quest--include improved management of user names and passwords; customization capabilities for individual user accounts; new networking and collaboration tools; and advanced search result sorting and organization.

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Other automation systems for school librariesnow part of

Via for K-12 Libraries

Atriuum School Library SoftwareWeb-based Library Automation

Alternatives to proprietary systems The Case for Open Source Software in the Libr

ary Market Solutions based on freely distributed software will

give libraries another choice for obtaining the support services that best meet the needs of their users.

Many library applications are expensive and not responsive enough to the needs of libraries and their users. This is not the fault of libraries or of library software vendors, almost all of which try very hard within the present market conditions to develop good products and services. But current marketing practices serve as a barrier to cost reduction and to the enhancement of product quality that could occur with different marketing practices.• Ubiquity, Volume 4, Issue 47, Jan. 28 - Feb. 3, 2004

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See also “Open Minds, Open Books, Open Source

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Some Open Source Library Systems

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The OPALS Open-source Automated Library System is a powerful cooperatively developed, Web-based, open source program providing Internet access to information databases and library collections. Many schools, churches, businesses and Union collections with ILL needs are succesfully using OPALS. There is no need to install software or purchase expensive computer hardware for this powerful Internet accessed system.There is no charge for software and usually nothing to install onto your workstations. The complete system is hosted and maintained over the Internet thereby freeing your computer services department of any added burden.

Another alternative

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