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Handouts for: Is Automation Right for My Library?
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DOL Workshop: Is Automation Right for My Library?
12:02 PM EDT 9/23/05
I'll be using this discussion topic to post materials from my 2005 workshops and to facilitate discussion and follow up after the workshops. Please feel free to join in the conversation.

Sheila Kearns
VT Dept. of Libraries
Handouts for: Is Automation Right for My Library?
3:21 PM EDT 9/27/05 as a reply to Sheila Kearns.
Here are a few notes on the handouts attached here:

Automation2005.ppt is the main presentation file

checklists.htm is a checklist for evaluating library automatios systems

Craftsburyconversion.doc is a set of instructions (a work in progress) for volunteers assisting in the conversion at Craftsbury Public Library

NPowerstaffskillssurvey.pdf is a survey to assess staff computing skills

techservice.doc is an overview of library automation from a technical services (cataloging, etc.) perspective (It has had only minor updates since 1997)

You can reach the DOL document "Vermont Library Guidelines for MARC Record Input Level K Cataloging for Original Input of Monograph Records" at this URL:
http://dol.state.vt.us/WWW_ROOT/000000/HTML/TSU/GuidelinesMARC.htm

You can reach the checklist of information required for VPLF applications involving automation projects at this URL:
http://dol.state.vt.us/gopher_root5/libraries/vplf/AutomationChkLst.pdf
Attachments: checklists.htm (36.7k)    Automation2005.ppt (192.5k)    Craftsburyconversion.doc (44.0k)    NPowerstaffskillssurvey.pdf (145.1k)    techservice.doc (64.0k)