Implementing technology solutions in libraries : techniques, tools, and tips from the trenches / / Karen C. Knox

• Autore: Knox Karen C. <1976->
• Pubblicazione: Medford, N.J., : Information Today, c2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
• Disciplina: 025.00285
• Soggetto topico: Libraries - Information technology - Planning; Public libraries - Information technology - United States - Planning
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Identify the library's needs -- Project teams and initial research -- Research further and identify vendors -- Contract with a vendor -- Plan for implementation -- Plan again -- Customize and finalize the system -- Train staff, prepare users, and promote -- Launch the new system -- Smooth out the rough edges -- Take a look back -- Reality check -- Appendix A. Sample technology plan -- Appendix B. Sample request for proposal -- Appendix C. Sample review tool -- Appendix D. Sample recommendation for vendor solution -- Appendix E. IT inventory template -- Appendix F. IP planner template.
• Sommario/riassunto: For anyone seeking a straightforward, hands-on approach to implementing technology solutions in libraries, this is your guide! Created for staff who want to ensure success with a technology project that may consume a significant part of the library's budget, author and IT manager Karen Knox deconstructs an entire project implementation, from planning to evaluation, carefully examining each step.
• Titolo autorizzato: Implementing technology solutions in libraries
• ISBN: 1-283-23884-5; 9786613238849; 1-57387-903-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910952327403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II