Transforming the Bodleian: Chapter 9 - Barcoding – the Inventory Control Project

The transformation of the Bodleian Libraries provides an example of how major libraries can meet twenty-first century challenges: in 2008 it was facing a failed system installation, a failed plan to cope with its storage needs and the threat of losing status as a repository suitable to house importa...

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Hlavní autoři: Williams, M, MacDonald, A, Walsh, C
Další autoři: Cannon, C
Médium: Book section
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: 2012
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Shrnutí:The transformation of the Bodleian Libraries provides an example of how major libraries can meet twenty-first century challenges: in 2008 it was facing a failed system installation, a failed plan to cope with its storage needs and the threat of losing status as a repository suitable to house important manuscripts. Three years later it had a new state-of-the-art repository already holding 7 million items under full automated control, a new advanced library system, transformed reader spaces and the reconstruction of its major building well under way; This was achieved in record-breaking time without significant interruptions in service.