Information Management Technology: A librarian's guide

1 Electronics for microcomputers.- 2 Microcomputers: the building blocks.- 3 Software concepts.- 4 Systems for information retrieval and data management.- 5 Applications in information retrieval and management.- 6 Management and administration of information services.- 7 The microcomputer as a resource.- 8 Selecting the software.- 9 Selecting the hardware.- 10 Implementation and system management.- Appendix A Software for information retrieval and library applications.- A.1 Integrated systems.- A.2 Information retrieval.- A.3 Acquisitions.- A.4 Cataloguing.- A.5 Circulation control.- A.6 Online search assistance.- A.7 Serials control.- Appendix B Organizations.- Appendix C An example of information retrieval using the FIRS system.- C.1 Creation of a database.- C.2 Enter data records into database.- C.3 Searching the database.- References.