Library Automation

In a readable manner the book (races the history of computer, basics of hardware and software, input-output concepts and devices. It describes the offline and online methods of computer applications in six areas of library work: circulation, cataloguing, reference service, acquisition, serials control, and information retrieval.
It also projects current scenario of information technology, online information services, and computerized library networks used in the Western World. It outlines telecommunication aspects and satellite communication with actual and potential use in library operation. It also provides sufficient guidelines for the planning and implementation of library automation.
It is hoped that the book will provide immense help to the students and teachers of library science in their academic pursuit, and serve as manual for the practising librarians.