Use of a commercial computer bureau for catalogue production at Liverpool Polytechnic

Abstract

Liverpool Polytechnic Library has transferred its computerised cataloguing system from an in‐house computer to a commercial bureau. Although this involves expensive annual running costs, it has permitted substantial improvements in the system and the clearing of large backlogs of work which could not be processed before, while avoiding the need for any capital expenditure. The reasons for the transfer, the benefits it has brought and the problems involved are discussed. It provides an object lesson in the many factors other than the technical capabilities of the software which have a bearing on the choice, design and operation of a computerised system.

Citation

Chan, G.K.L. (1983), "Use of a commercial computer bureau for catalogue production at Liverpool Polytechnic", Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 17 No. 2, pp. 39-51. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb046856