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Integrated Library Systems

Planning, Selecting, and Implementing

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This book offers everything you need to know about selecting and implementing the best integrated library system (ILS) for your library, whether you purchase and install it yourself or hire a consultant to assist you.
This is the book you've been waiting for. Integrated Library Systems: Planning, Selecting, and Implementing is an all-inclusive guide to acquiring a new ILS. Detailed and practical, the book covers every step of the process, from cost-benefit analysis, to evaluating software, writing the request for proposal, and implementation and training.
You'll learn about different types of integrated library systems—standalone, turnkey, hosted, software-as-a-service (cloud computing), and open-source—and how to assess your facility and staff to find the best fit. The book also covers evaluation of software and hardware; third-party add-ons, such as RFID; and writing successful budget proposals and justification statements. There is even specific, headache-saving advice on working with sales reps, such as the warning not to ever accept the statement: "The vendor will not be held accountable to the contents of the RFP." Even if you're working with a consultant, this book will help you understand the process and make informed decisions.
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    • Library Journal

      December 1, 2010

      Many local libraries are already running a second-, third-, or later-generation integrated library system (ILS) for cataloging and related functions. This book is not for them. But for a library that has not yet put these functions online and wants to do so, it offers a great deal of help at modest cost. It is well organized and provides numerous checklists, sample charts, and scenarios and lots of practical advice. The authors begin by describing systems currently on the market, then provide explanations of how to assess library needs and evaluate software and hardware. They list available basic and add-on features and discuss how to work with sales consultants; prepare plans, budgets, and a request for proposals (RFP); choose a system; and negotiate a contract. Last, they describe how to implement a chosen system. VERDICT While readers can find more detailed coverage of some topics elsewhere (for example, in ALA's Library Technology Reports), this book tackles the whole process and cites additional resources that can be used. Recommended for librarians seeking to automate for the first time.--Sheila S. Intner, formerly with Simmons GSLIS at Mt. Holyoke Coll., MA

      Copyright 2010 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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