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Choosing library software-where do I start?

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Andrea

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Wednesday, 28th Apr 2004 11:17

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I'd really like some basic advice, as I don't have experience of choosing software at all.

Our small information centre employs 7 staff and generates a large number of research documents (mostly Word format). I have been asked to investigate the possibility of investing in some sort of IT system/database to catalogue these. The system would have to be able to index each document and allow multi-criteria searching to retrieve them. We only need a simple system, and cost is an issue.

The system would have to cope with various record types as we need to input details of the books/periodicals etc. held in our library as well as the research documents I mentioned above.

I feel a complete novice and need some pointers of where to look to find reviews of library software, how to find out what is available on the UK market - and in particular, how much this is likely to cost (any ideas?)

Thanks in advance for your help,

Andrea.

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	Choosing library software-where do I start?
	I'd really like some basic advice, as I don't have experience of choosing software at all. Our small information centre ...

Andrea

28/04/04 11:17

28513

	Re: Choosing library software-where do I start?
	There's a software program called askSam, which is quite reasonably priced and can be as structured or free form as ...

Barbara Felicetti

28/05/04 02:53

28841

	Re: Choosing library software-where do I start?
	DB/Textworks is used widely by information managers in corporate information services. It is a very flexible tool and can ...

Jane

07/05/04 02:28

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	Re: Choosing library software-where do I start?
	Thanks very much for your helpful suggestions. In the end it has "been decided" that all we need is an ...

Andrea

10/05/04 08:50

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	Re: Choosing library software-where do I start?
	Please don't make the mistake of going with Access. I speak from experience. It may be possible to make lists ...

Maeve

12/05/04 01:34

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	Re: Choosing library software-where do I start?
	While I don;'t necessarily advocate the use of Access for a library database (there are a number of low-priced options ...

Marilyn Saklatvala

14/05/04 12:06

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	Re: Choosing library software-where do I start?
	You could have a look at the buyers guide on CILIP's website http://www.cilip.org.uk/buyersguide/index.html Alternatively http://www.biblio-tech.com/ might be of some help.

Elaine

29/04/04 16:32

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