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Library Automation Issues
Contents:
WHY
AUTOMATE THE LIBRARY?
With today’s ever
shrinking budgets, we are being forced to do more and
more with less and less. Everything, except computers,
seems to cost more and more.
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Efficiency
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Librarians
are required to answer questions like:
- How many
books are checked out by person X?
- Can you
compile lists of materials on this or that
subject?
- How many
books are overdue? Who has them?
- How much
time is required for cataloging, typing and
sorting cards?
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is necessary, though time consuming, to count
circulation cards to generate such statistics.
With SLIM the librarian can answer all
such questions with little effort. |
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Productivity |
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Computers are powerful tools for doing repetitive,
time consuming, tasks. When coupled with excellent
software, they are the perfect tool for making
work in the library easier and more productive.
Librarians can have additional time to work with
library users to help them find new ways the library
can help them |
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Access |
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Computers are excellent research assistants. They
can help users find materials that would otherwise
be undiscovered on the shelves. For years, librarians
have labored to make their materials accessible
through subject, title, and author entries via
printed catalogs. Analytic entries provided access
points above and beyond the title and author.
Now, SLIM on your computer can provide you with
even greater access by allowing you to search
annotation, summary, and note fields as well as
tracings and analytic entries. SLIM makes possible
search by any part of the names of authors and
illustrators. Wildcard matching of letter patterns
provide additional access points impossible via
traditional card catalogs. |
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WHY SLIM?
SLIM is a proven software.
It is being used in many schools, colleges, research institutes,
public libraries, corporate houses, etc. SLIM is upgraded
continuously to meet the technological advances in
the field of data storage, retrieval, user interaction
and communications, library science. Consequently, SLIM
is the latest and most powerful library software. SLIM
is user friendly, menu driven, and highly interactive
software. To operate SLIM no prior knowledge of computers
is required. Its powerful user interface feature like
drag-drop makes its user feel very comfortable.
The accompanying on-site training and high quality reference
manuals ensure smooth transition from the current computerized
or manual system to SLIM. The committed after sales
support assures the success of the library computerization.
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Today’s
Technology |
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SLIM21 is the latest generation of library software;
it is a complete system that automates nearly
every library task for you. You can print your
circulation statistics, overdue reports, fine
reports, bibliographies and media-graphics. SLIM21
stands out from all the other software that are
available in the market today. |
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Complete
System |
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SLIM21
is faster, less expensive, easier to use, and works
like you think. SLIM21 was designed to work like
librarians work. Librarians watching the demonstration
of SLIM21 feel that they can use this program easily.
SLIM21 integrates all library features into one
very powerful system - from circulation to bibliographic
input to card and label printing, user records management,
etc. |
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Sharing Resources |
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SLIM21 is compliant with standards, including
emerging standards. Algorhythms acknowledges the
importance of standards like AACR2, MARC and Z39.50,
the emerging standard for communication between
systems. We believe in the integration of libraries
and the sharing of resources and are continuously
working to make it easier for the users of SLIM21
and other standards compliant library management
systems. |
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Cost
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Algorhythms is working to keep the expense of
automation as low as possible. The modular design
and implementation allows you to pick and choose
SLIM21 components to suit your automation priorities
and budget provisions. |
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Retrospective
Conversion |
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Algorhythms offers cooperative retrospective conversion
services to libraries on an ongoing basis. This
cooperative conversion provides full MARC records.
Algorhythms also provides assistance in conversion
of computer readable data in many formats, especially
those from your previous efforts of library automation. |
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Information
Sharing |
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Algorhythms is committed to libraries in a big
way. We acknowledge the importance of the library
in today’s information society and we are
working to make libraries more useful to their
users and more efficient for the librarians.
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Ease
of use |
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SLIM21 is the easiest software to use by far.
It just can’t be simpler than that. SLIM21 is
straight-forward, easy to use and understand,
and it is powerful. |
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Administrative
Control |
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By grouping users within classes and allowing
you to control circulation periods by user class
and material type, you get dependable circulation
control. By assigning specific permissions to
different staff members, the librarian can authorize
workers based upon training and/or ability. SLIM21
uses one password per worker, and individualized
worker profiles to control access to the system
and its functions. |
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Features
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Library users of all age groups and of varied
backgrounds find SLIM21 searching truly amazing
and quick. Due to SLIM21 Web OPAC (Web - Online
Public Access Catalog), the holdings of the whole
library are available to them. Librarians appreciate
the statistical reports that show circulation
by day, week, month, or year. The ease of use
ensures that librarians don't spend months training
their staff on the use of the computer. On-line
help is available throughout SLIM21. |
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