The DECIMAL project is a two-year programme of research and
technical investigation towards the development of a decision support
module for integrated library systems. Describes the results of the
research phase of the project. Examines the significance of performance
measurement and other non-numeric information sources as input to the
decision-making process in a range of small to medium-sized libraries.
Presents principles relating to acquisitions policy and collection
development as performance measurements. Evaluates the Moi University
Library (Kenya) based on these principles and existing IFLA standards
for University Libraries.
Describes the library and information course at Manchester's Department
of Library and Information Studies which has recently been updated to
present the course as a crucial part of (not a prelude to) a career, and
help students to decide on their career hopes. Discusses the Career
Development Report undertaken in year two, its benefits and successes,
and concludes that it offers a useful insight into student perceptions
of the course.
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Teaching the management of information systems development in
Slovakia Type: Case study Author(s): Sefan Kimlicka, Jaroslav Susol Source: Library Management Volume: 16 Issue: 8 1995 Abstract & purchase [ HTML & PDF (29kb) available ] Related items
Abstract
Contends that information systems planning, development,
maintenance and utilization in the area of libraries involve such
complicated procedures and techniques that good results cannot be
expected without their knowledgeable management. The situation in the
libraries and information centres in Slovakia is similar to that in
other countries, especially after the socio-political changes in 1989
when a shift towards a more market-oriented approach appeared. The
education of information systems managers is carried out in the
framework of a five-year Master's programme in library and information
science at the department of library and information science in
Bratislava. The principal methodological course for the area of
information systems management is the “Theory of library and
information systems”. Outlines the content of the course and
reflects the principal problem areas. Mentions other courses and
programme orientations connected with library management.
Discusses the classification of information sources, by
format, status and location. Proposes a typology which plots the
formal/informal dimension against the personal/impersonal. The resulting
matrix provides a framework for conceptualizing the totality of the
complex network of sources available to the information seeker in
business. Presents and discusses examples of sources from each quadrant
of the matrix. Concludes with a brief introduction to newer modes of
information access, with particular reference to the Internet. Forms an
introduction to the more detailed consideration of formal sources in
later articles of this issue.
