Abstract

Discusses features of online library catalogs and their cost characteristics, including financial management and planning (hardware and software options, turnkey vendors); approaches to cost analysis (actual experiences, building blocks); baseline estimates for two average academic libraries; and vendor estimates. Forty-five references and a checklist of management issues are appended. (EJS)

Citation

Lawrence, G.S. (1983). Costs and Features of Online Catalogs: The State of the Art. Information Technology and Libraries, 2(4), 409. Retrieved December 5, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/136009/.

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Keywords

• academic libraries
• Costs
• higher education
• Library Administration
• Library Automation
• Library Catalogs
• Library Expenditures
• Library Planning
• ONLINE SYSTEMS
• Purchasing
• Research Libraries
• Tables (Data)