Moving from locally written systems to turnkey systems: The story of automation at Brunel University Library

Computers have been used at Brunel University Library for acquisitions and circulation since the early 1970s. Over the years there has been a move away from locally written systems running at the university's computer centre to stand-alone turnkey systems in the library. This has involved the t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Program : electronic library and information systems 1988-03, Vol.22 (3), p.209-221
1. Verfasser:	Thomas, David
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Computerized technical services Exact sciences and technology General aspects Information and communication sciences Information and document management systems Information retrieval systems. Information and document management system Information science. Documentation Miscellaneous Sciences and techniques of general use Technical services Turnkey systems University libraries
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Zusammenfassung:	Computers have been used at Brunel University Library for acquisitions and circulation since the early 1970s. Over the years there has been a move away from locally written systems running at the university's computer centre to stand-alone turnkey systems in the library. This has involved the transfer of the ALS card-based system to BLCMP's CIRCO system. The implementation of BLCMP's Integrated Library System (BLS) is also described with special reference to the replacement of a card catalogue by an Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) developed from the short title file of an early circulation system.
ISSN:	0033-0337 1758-7301 0033-0337
DOI:	10.1108/eb046998