Automation of acquisition records and routine in the University Library, Newcastle upon Tyne
Program: electronic library and information systems
ISSN: 0033-0337
Article publication date: 1 April 2006
Abstract
Purpose
Reports on the trial of an automated order routine for the University Library in Newcastle which began in April 1966.
Design/methodology/approach
Presents the author's experiences of the manual order processing system, and the impetus for trialling an automated system. The stages of the automated system are described in detail.
Findings
Time spent on processing recommendation slips was reduced by 30 percent using the automated system. Important data and printouts can be produced which should lead to a reduction in clerical time and enable accounting to be done automatically.
Originality/value
The paper has historical value.
Keywords
Citation
Line, M.B. (2006), "Automation of acquisition records and routine in the University Library, Newcastle upon Tyne", Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 40 No. 2, pp. 115-117. https://doi.org/10.1108/00330330610669235
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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