1. Fe Angela M. Verzosa Library Director
Library Automation and its impact on Strategic Planning: the DLSU Experience
Fe Angela M. Verzosa
Library Director

2. Strategic Planning proactive than reactive participative
focus on desired outcomes
participative

3. Status of DLSU Student population of 14,000 Faculty of 700
Non-academic staff of 350
Four Campuses
Book collection of 180,000 volumes
Regular Subscription to 450 journals
Special Collections
Library personnel of 65

4. Stages in setting up a system
planning
specifying requirements
selection
installation
running
evaluation

5. Needs Assessment Survey
Respondents
priorities
access to holdings
availability identifying location
system design
hardware
software

6. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
providing public access to catalogs
managing circulation of materials
acquisition of new materials
controlling serial publications
retrieval of information from databases
networking/linkages with other libraries
use of interlending/document supply services

7. COMPUTERIZATION GOALS
access to nformation and use of collections
access to national and international bibliographic networks
library networking

8. computerization project’s TIME LINE
1986 training of system librarian in Australia
1988 IIC bookdatabase
installation of computers
1989 training and application of CDS-ISIS software to articles
expansion of databases
1993 OPAC, DIALOG, WILSONDISCS and HERDIN

9. computerization project’s TIME LINE
OPAC terminals, PCs, 6 databases, 12 CD titles, 2 multimedia computers, facility, LAN, Internet
1995 launching of ESEP Network, installation of TINLIB OPAC, Bibliofile conversion of backfiles, barcoding, FAX, Library Webpage
1996 upgraded computers (70), TINLIB cataloging, Cybernook, OCLC F Search

10. ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
first Library to provide online public access via INTERNET
two OPACs (Tinlib & CDS-ISIS)
11 Databases installed

11. INTEGRATED SYSTEMS Accomplishments Cataloging Circulation
Issues/Concerns/ Lessons learned Hardware Upgrading Additional licenses Software problems

12. Other Accomplishments
CD-ROM Technology
Interlending and Document-delivery
Networking/Linkages

13. Lessons in Security
crime includes theft, physical damage and computer misuse (requiring need for password, locks, alarms, anti-virus)
natural hazards (such as floods, fire, earthquakes, lightning, power outages)
accidents (from power overload, broken wires, trailing cables)
malfunctions (system or human failure)

14. Post-implementation evaluation
where the goals met by the system ?
were the provisions in contract fulfilled ?
is the system fine-tuned ?
how well does the system satisfy demands placed on it by users ?
what complaints have not been solved ?
was the money well-spent ?
was it worth the time and effort ?

15. Success factors
right product
right people
right time
right cost

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