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Innovative Features of DDC and 23rd Edition

Achieving the goal of ensuring fair use of library materials and following a standard classification system is key to library success. Currently, more than 100 classification systems have been developed around the world. The most useful and widely used system for its use is the decimal system of classification, which was inaugurated 148 years ago […]

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Computer Peripherals for Automated Cataloguing

Before we attempt to describe various peripherals of a computer system, it is pertinent to define briefly what hardware and software mean, and how many types of computers there are in general that might be necessary for establishing an integrated online library system. Hardware It is the physical, mechanical, magnetic, electronic and electrical component of

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Artificial intelligence: Usages and Types

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a term used in various ways by experts from different disciplines, such as mathematicians, computer programmers, and information and communication experts. AI has no single, widely recognized definition. According to Hilker (1986, p. 15), AI is a branch of computer science that focuses on the ability of computers to perform intelligent

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Automated journal and periodical control systems (Automated Serial Control)

When all the internal activities of the library are organized mainly through computers, the system is called automated library system. The main internal functions of a library are access control, cataloguing, transaction control, journalingand periodical control. Also currently considered are automated library systems for information retrieval, automated and semi-automated digitization, networking, etc. In addition to

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Catalogue: Manual and Online

A catalog is an inventory of books, magazines, journals, pamphlets, monographs, audio-visual aids, and other materials held by a specific library, a collection of libraries (in the case of a union catalogue), or a private collection that includes specific items of bibliographical information, such as author, title, edition, imprint, collation, etc. in printed, microfiche, automated,

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Basic Ingredients of Systems Analysis and Design

We face various problems while doing any work. An analysis is needed to determine what methods or procedures need to be adopted to solve these problems. A method analyst is one who analyzes this process. And a systems analyst never takes decisions based on information from various departmental, individual sources; in systems analysis, he uses

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