Management Information System National Library
Table of Contents
Introduction 3 Objective 4 Scope 5 Target User 7
Current Situation 8 Business Processes 9 Acquisition Activity 9 Cataloguing Activity 9 Circulation Activity 9 Finance Activity 10 Job Hierarchy/Organization 11 Assess the IT Infrastructure 12 Problem Statement 13 Acquisition Activity: 13 Cataloguing Activity 13 Circulation Activity 13 Finance Activity 14
Strategies of Information System 15 Business Organization 15 Business Processes 19 Acquisition Module 19 Cataloguing Module 22 Circulation Module 24 Add-on Module 28 Technology 29 Benefits 31 Challenges of Implementation 33 Training 35
Report Outcome 38 Conclusion 38 Future Enhancement 38
Bibliography and Reference 40
Appendix 42
Introduction
Librarians today find themselves dealing with collections of ever larger proportions of electronic content. The degree to which that shift has already taken place varies from one type of library to another. Some organizations, especially those involved with specializations in biomedical, scientific, or business, may already handle electronic content almost exclusively. Each component of the collections of academic libraries may vary according to discipline. Public libraries today such as IGS National Library continue to manage printed items manually in very high proportions. In the public library sector, traditional circulation of physical items continues as a key activity.
IGS National Library is a public library for the whole population of Brunei Darussalam running since 1990s. Students and public can acquire the library services from the headquarters in the centre town BSB and three branches from Tutong, Belait and Temburong. Despite major upgrade in terms of its infrastructure and building, the management is looking forward to turn away from the traditional manual system and to embrace a new genre of next generation library system.
At present, It is obviously seen more pressing need to
Introduction 3 Objective 4 Scope 5 Target User 7
Current Situation 8 Business Processes 9 Acquisition Activity 9 Cataloguing Activity 9 Circulation Activity 9 Finance Activity 10 Job Hierarchy/Organization 11 Assess the IT Infrastructure 12 Problem Statement 13 Acquisition Activity: 13 Cataloguing Activity 13 Circulation Activity 13 Finance Activity 14
Strategies of Information System 15 Business Organization 15 Business Processes 19 Acquisition Module 19 Cataloguing Module 22 Circulation Module 24 Add-on Module 28 Technology 29 Benefits 31 Challenges of Implementation 33 Training 35
Report Outcome 38 Conclusion 38 Future Enhancement 38
Bibliography and Reference 40
Appendix 42
Introduction
Librarians today find themselves dealing with collections of ever larger proportions of electronic content. The degree to which that shift has already taken place varies from one type of library to another. Some organizations, especially those involved with specializations in biomedical, scientific, or business, may already handle electronic content almost exclusively. Each component of the collections of academic libraries may vary according to discipline. Public libraries today such as IGS National Library continue to manage printed items manually in very high proportions. In the public library sector, traditional circulation of physical items continues as a key activity.
IGS National Library is a public library for the whole population of Brunei Darussalam running since 1990s. Students and public can acquire the library services from the headquarters in the centre town BSB and three branches from Tutong, Belait and Temburong. Despite major upgrade in terms of its infrastructure and building, the management is looking forward to turn away from the traditional manual system and to embrace a new genre of next generation library system.
At present, It is obviously seen more pressing need to
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