Feature article Knowledge management‚ librarians and information managers: fad or future? Brendan Loughridge Introduction This article considers some of the principles and practices commonly associated with ``knowledge management ’ ’ (KM) in so far as they seem to be of potential importance or relevance to library and information professionals. Competing claims and counterclaims about KM as expressed in a selection of recent professional and academic publications are reviewed‚ though a truly
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION I.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The world of Information Technology transformed and made the life of human beings easier through the innovation of different machines and software applications. Faster and reliable sources have been offered by search engines which are all over the web. But even though this is the case‚ many schools and universities are still requiring their students to use library materials in their researches and school works. Our proposed system‚ the Library
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libraries which had the old card and paper system. By considering the students’ opinions regarding the difficulties they face in order to search a book from their respective institutions libraries‚ as it takes plenty of time to do so. Also for the librarians‚ as it takes them a lot of time to properly manage the books‚ along with their details. So there was a system required which could replace the old paper and card system and could ease the students or anyone who wants to search for a book from their
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CHAPTER I I. INTRODUCTION Without us noticing it‚ our world has been change by technology in all possible ways Our daily works is now more convenient through the use of high-end devices that are newly developed and some have been updated even before it has been introduced to the public‚ and much more. These developments aim to better utilize the existing resources and maximize their uses to be able to bring out new or better products or outputs. Computerization is synonymous to the word automation
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limited employee participation in decision-making. The Service Center essentially redefined their job descriptions without consulting the branches prior to the decision. The process of selecting and buying books was a task librarians’ enjoyed and eliminating it upset many of the librarians. In addition‚ KCLS’s move to a centralized purchasing system‚ the discretionary book buying budgets of the branches drastically decreased and left very little to buy books for the needs
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PROJECT ON MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS USED IN LIBRARIES INTRODUCTION Information systems are the software and hardware systems that support data-intensive applications. An information system is a collection of methods‚ practices‚ algorithms and methodologies that transforms data into information and knowledge desired by and useful for the individual and the group users in organizations and other entities. This system can involve
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Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE Introduction Library management system is an aspect or branch of information management system that keeps the records of both the library users‚ books in the library and the activities that is going on in the library‚ activities like borrowing books and returning books. Information management in general is the collection and management of information from one or more source and distribution of the information to one or more audience. This sometimes
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e-Library Science Research Journal Vol.1‚Issue.7/May. 2013 ISSN : 2319-8435 Research Papers OPEN SOURCE LIBRARY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARES SUKHWINDER RANDHAWA Assistant Librarian Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID) Abstract Open source software are those which permit execution‚ copy‚ read‚ distribution and improvement of the software without any restrictions. Library Management Software (LMS)‚ is an enterprise resource planning system for a library‚ used
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concerned. The clinical bibliotherapy focuses on therapeutic and healing effect on reading and conversation. Here collaborating librarian with a doctor who monitors and controls his work. Today bibliotherapy is used in a hospital‚ where the long-term patients can borrow books in a hospital library. The patients can be in groups or alone for discussing with a librarian or therapist the works they read‚ and the feelings and thoughts that the reading evoked. Even counselors‚ doctors‚ and social workers
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MY VISION OF THE FUTURE My vision of the future in education is one where the learning commons‚ inhabited by forward-thinking‚ ever-learning teacher-librarians‚ is the centre of the universe in a school: the go-to for students‚ teachers‚ and parents as they navigate an increasingly tech-heavy world where “21st century” and “personalized” learning increasingly replace outmoded forms of schooling. I personally do not have a particular attachment to “traditional” education for a variety of reasons
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