ABSTRACT

Published in 1992. Investing in, running and managing an automated library system is an expensive, time-consuming activity. This guide, one of a series looking at library automation systems, will not only help prospective users in their systems choice, but will also give current users a better appreciation of the potential of their own system.

Written by users of the system and reflecting their experience, the guide examines DYNIX’s place in the automated libraries’ market, the company’ history, reliability and support services. All the hardware and software used in connection with DYNIX are described and the reader is taken through all the processes involved in setting up the system, and introduced to the specific packages and applications.

This guide will also be of interest to students of information management, information science and librarianship.

chapter 1|6 pages

Dynix history and overview

chapter 3|30 pages

Acquisitions

chapter 4|37 pages

Cataloguing

chapter 5|37 pages

Circulation and back-up

chapter 6|42 pages

Opac

chapter 7|29 pages

Reserve book room and advanced booking

chapter 8|25 pages

The development of the Dynix product

chapter 9|38 pages

Installation

chapter 11|35 pages

Recall

chapter 12|38 pages

User profiles