Library Automation
INTRODUCTION
· Library automation is meant for improved house-keeping activities, well processed collection data, easier access and user-friendly customer service. Term Automation is self explanatory that the process of a task has a systematic arrangement and completes its cycle automatically. Encyclopaedia of Library and Information Science states that "automation is the technology concerned with the design and development of process and system that minimize the necessity of human intervention in operation" (Kent, 1977).· Library Automation refers to the use of computers to serve the needs of library users. The operations of a library get a quantum jump with the introductions of computers. The computers help to provide fast and reliable access to the resources available in the library as well as elsewhere. The application of computers in the library operations avoids repetitive jobs and saves lot of labour, time, speeds up operations, increases use of library resources. Computers are not only used as a tool for processing the data, but also for data storage and accessing