Microcomputers for library decision making: issues, trends and applications
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1986
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Preface ix
PART I INTRODUCTION
1. Is a Microcomputer Really Necessary in Your Library Setting? 3
Beverly L. Jones
Issues and Trends 3
Networking and Cooperation 8
Recommendations Regarding Use 10
Conclusion 17
2. Selection Decisions for Choosing Appropriate Hardware and Software 18
Hai W. Hall
Planning for Hardware and Software Selection 20
The Selection Process 20
Planning for the Total System 38
3. Preparing the Library Organization for Microcomputer Based Decision
Making 39
Charles R. McCIure
The Administrative Context for Microcomputer Based Decision Making 40
Issues and Strategies for Preparing Libraries for Successful Microcomputer
Based Decision Making 46
Increasing Library Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Productivity 55
PART II MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR
LIBRARY DECISION MAKING
4. Microcomputer Applications 67
Word Processing 67
Data Management Software 64
Spreadsheet Processors 68
Graphics Software 71
Microcomputer Communications 76
Specialized Software 83
Application Integration 84
5. Microcomputer Applications to Library Decision Making 88
lohn Cochenour
General Concerns 88
Microcomputer Characteristics 89
iii
iv CONTENTS
Application Categories by Activity 90
Applications Summary 96
Conclusion 97
Additional Sources of Information 98
6. Designing a Spreadsheet Decision Support System in a Library 100
Philip M. Clark
Decision Support Systems: An Overview 100
Data for Decision Making 702
Collecting, Reporting, and Analyzing Data 105
Information Retrieval 113
Establishing a Library Decision Support System 776
7. Database Management Programs and Decision Making in Libraries and
Information Centers 7 78
Jerry D. Saye and Catherine C. Wilt
Definition and Background of DBM Programs 718
Types of DBM Programs 720
General Information 720
Specific Applications 722
Implementation Considerations 728
Conclusions 729
8. Microcomputer Based Telecommunications for Management and Decision
Making 730
Michael Eisenberg and Keith Williams
Library Management, Microcomputers, and Telecommunications 130
Telecommunications Basics 132
Hardware and Software for Telecommunication 134
Access to Online Information Services 735
Networks 737
Microcomputer to Mainframe Telecommunications 738
Conclusion 740
PART III ISSUES RELATED TO THE USE OF
MICROCOMPUTERS FOR LIBRARY DECISION MAKING
9. A Regional Network s Experience with Microcomputers: A Personal
Perspective 745
James G. Schoenung and Anne S. Hudson
Microcomputer Applications within PALINET 746
Microcomputer Support Services to Libraries 750
Some Final Thoughts 764
Appendix 1: Mail Project Hardware/Software Specifications 765
Appendix 2: MSSP Supported Software 767
Appendix 3: PALINET 767
CONTENTS v
10. Microcomputers in Public Library Reference Work: A Rationale and Some
Suggestions 769
Alan R. Samuels
Myth and Reality 769
Information and Technology 770
The Need for a Broader Focus 772
Decision Support Systems 173
Functions of Public Library Reference Departments 775
Public Library Reference Services 777
Examples of Potential Reference Service Microcomputer Applications 778
Conclusion and Summary 787
11. The Role of Library Education in Preparing Library School Graduates for
Computer Based Management and Decision Making 183
Mary Sue Stephenson
Providing a Systems Perspective for Management Decision Making 785
Teaching of Computer Based Technologies in Graduate Library Education
Programs 788
Conclusion 796
12. Microcomputers for In House Data Collection and Research 798
Peter Hernon
General Software 200
Criteria Useful for Statistics Software Evaluation 202
Selected Software 203
Example of an Application Having Significance for a Decision Support
System 207
Methods for Requesting Additional Information on Software and for
Obtaining Copies of Needed Programs 213
Expanding Uses for Statistical Applications 274
Appendix 1: Selected Statistical Software Vendors 276
Appendix 2: Reference Desk Evaluation Worksheet 278
13. Problems and Prospects of Data Transfer in Microcomputer Based Decision
Making Systems 227
Robert Swisher
Obstacles to Appropriate Use 227
Data Conversion 222
Remote Resources 223
Connecting with Mainframes 224
An Example 226
Summary 228
14. Microcomputers in Libraries: Present Status and Future Trends 230
James E. Rush
The General Scene 230
vj CONTENTS
No Innovation Is Problem Free 231
Microcomputer Hardware 232
Microcomputer Software 234
Peripheral Equipment 237
Elements of an Integrated Management Support System for Library
Managers 242
Conclusion 245
Glossary of Terms 245
APPENDICES
A. Overview of Microcomputers 251
B. Glossary of Terms 280
C. Sources for Current Developments and Issues: A Selected Bibliography 288
Bibliography 290
Biographical Notes on Contributors 302
Name Index 307
Subject/Title Index 309
LIST OF TABLES
4 1 Report Created by Data Management System from the File Shown in Figure
4 3 66
4 2 Sample Spreadsheet Model 69
A 1 Major Microcomputer Hardware Components 253
A 2 Common Microprocessors 253
A 3 Floppy Disks 255
A 4 Common Pointing Devices 257
A 5 Types of Integrated Circuits 264
A 6 General Functions of Systems Software 266
A 7 Configurations of Operating Systems 268
A 8 Common High Order Languages Used in Microcomputers 272
LIST OF FIGURES
1 1 Library A Expenditures 13
2 1 Management Checklist 21
2 2 Hardware Features—Priority Ranking 35
2 3 Sample Comparison Chart 36
2 4 Cost Analysis 36
3 1 Common Administrative Mistakes Made When Introducing Computerized
Systems 47
3 2 Criteria for Technologically Based Job Design 57
3 3 Administrative Mistakes Associated with Reeducation and Training for
Microcomputer Based Decision Making 54
4 1 Types of Application Software 67
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CONTENTS vii
4 2 Uses of Word Processing 62
4 3 Representation of Data in a File Management System 65
4 4 Classes of Microcomputer Based Data Management Software 67
4 5 Uses of File and Database Management Software 68
4 6 Uses of Spreadsheet Programs 70
4 7 Types of Graphics for Display of Numerical Data 71
4 8 Characteristics of Graphics Hardcopy Output 72
4 9 Scatter Plot Produced by a Character Printer: Lines and Points are Created
Using Symbols from the ASCII Character Set 73
4 10 Scatter Plot Produced by Dot Matrix Printer with Software Controlling
Each of the Dots Individually 74
4 11 Plot Produced by Fully Formed Character Printer with Precision Position
Control (1/120 in. Horizontal; 1/48 in. Vertical) 74
4 12 Scatter Plot Produced by Plotter 75
4 13 Graphics Software Applications 76
4 14 Applications of Communications Software 77
4 15 Topologies for Local Area Networks 82
4 16 Application Integration 85
5 1 LRC Student Wages 93
5 2 Utilization by Activity 97
6 1 Decision Support System 707
6 2 Daily Library Activity Entry Form 706
6 3 Online Billing Record I 108
6 4 Online Billing Record II 110
6 5 Budget Comparison 1985 to 1986 111
6 6 1986 Budget 111
b 7 Information Activity 112
6 8 Average Circulation Per Day 772
6 9 Circulation Analysis 113
6 10 Number of Titles Circulated by Day of Week 7 75
8 1 Approximate Time Required for Transmission 133
8 2 Network Typology 739
10 1 The Relationship of a Decision Maker s Information Space Conceptualized
as a Johari Model 774
12 1 Comparison of Selected Statistical Software Packages 204
12 2 Reference Question Tabulation Form 208
12 3 Example of Data Generated from the Use of the Reference Desk
Evaluation Form 270
12 4 Graphic Depiction of the Data Gathered from the Reference Desk
Evaluation Form 27 7
12 5 Further Graphic Depiction of Hypothetical Reference Desk Data 272
12 6 In Person Questions 213
A 1 Microcomputer Hardware Devices 252
A 2 ASCII Characters Displayed as a Series of Dots 259
A 3 Integrated Circuit and Socket 264
A 4 Printed Circuit Board 264
A 5 Assembly Language and High Order Language Representations of a Division
of Two Numbers 270
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LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS
2 1 Texas A M University, Learning Resources Department, Microcomputer
Operations 34
2 2 Texas A M University, Learning Resources Department, Minicomputer
Operations 34
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