Open AccessAutomation of Acquisitions at Parkland College
Author(s) -
Ruth C. Carter
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
information technology and libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.502
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2163-5226
pISSN - 0730-9295
DOI - 10.6017/ital.v5i2.5735
Subject(s) - cataloging , automation , computer science , order (exchange) , resource (disambiguation) , database , scale (ratio) , world wide web , operating system , business , engineering , finance , mechanical engineering , computer network , physics , quantum mechanics
This paper presents a case study of the automation of acquisitions functions at Parkland College. This system, utilizing batch processing, demonstrates that small libraries can develop and support large-scale automated systems at a reasonable cost. In operation since September 1971, it provides machine-generated purchase orders, multiple order cards, budget statements, overdue notices to vendors, and many cataloging by-products. The entire collection, print and nonprint, of the Learning Resource Center is being accumulated gradually into a machine-readable data base