Automation

Here are a few resources to information about library automation, including circulation/cataloging, integrated library management systems, open source solutions, restrospective conversion, and more.

• Get Automated – Bring Your Library into the 21st Century
• Automation software feature comparisons with links to demos, tutorials and websites
• School libraries: software comparison
• Web2Marc Generation Tool online (free) tool that creates MARC records for online resources.
• Need to ask a specific question? Contact Jared Leadbetter and he'll point you in the right direction!

Presentations

Open Source

• Open Source: An Overview of Software for Libraries by Janet McKenney, [PDF, 99 KB] developed Spring 2009
• Open Source as PowerPoint [requires Microsoft PowerPoint to open, 219 KB]

Automate ME

• Automation Basics for the Small Public Library, [PPTX, 1.52 MB];The above files require either Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 or the Powerpoint viewer
• Automation Basics for the Small Public Library.pdf [PDF, 3.58 MB]

Resources

• LibraryWorld User Manual [PDF, 3.83 MB] This file requires the free Adobe Reader.
  This document was created by MSL Staff as part of the AutomateMe grant project.