Automated library system migration in the United States.

The application of computer technology to routine procedures in libraries has been evolving for more than twenty years. As technology has made new applications possible and as library and vendor expertise has developed, some libraries today are working with a second or even a third system vendor. Th...

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Publicado en:Electronic Library Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 103 - 109
Autor principal: Pourciau LJ
Formato: questionnaire/scale research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Emerald Publishing Limited 1992 Apr
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Sumario:The application of computer technology to routine procedures in libraries has been evolving for more than twenty years. As technology has made new applications possible and as library and vendor expertise has developed, some libraries today are working with a second or even a third system vendor. This paper reports on a survey of libraries in the United States which have changed vendors and it identifies commonality and variation in factors associated with automation system change by these libraries.