Session Number
07
Description
The growth of the bibliocentre is traced from its origin in 1966 through to the selection, installation of the real time on-line DOBIS system, supported by internally designed and written programmes to load an existing database and produce output products. The methodology adopted for converting the database of approximately 400,000 records into a DOBIS format is described.
The role of DOBIS in achieving a high degree of efficiency to the workflow of the bibliocentre is examined in detail. The benefits, both to the network of users and the bibliocentre operation, resulting from DOBIS operating in-house, are highlighted. The versatility of DOBIS is demonstrated in a description of a unique application outside the scope of a library environment.
Future plans to utilize DOBIS LlBIS as a fully integrated library system, including order and acquisition, circulation control and catalogue output in micrographics are also outlined.
DOBIS at the Bibliocentre
The growth of the bibliocentre is traced from its origin in 1966 through to the selection, installation of the real time on-line DOBIS system, supported by internally designed and written programmes to load an existing database and produce output products. The methodology adopted for converting the database of approximately 400,000 records into a DOBIS format is described.
The role of DOBIS in achieving a high degree of efficiency to the workflow of the bibliocentre is examined in detail. The benefits, both to the network of users and the bibliocentre operation, resulting from DOBIS operating in-house, are highlighted. The versatility of DOBIS is demonstrated in a description of a unique application outside the scope of a library environment.
Future plans to utilize DOBIS LlBIS as a fully integrated library system, including order and acquisition, circulation control and catalogue output in micrographics are also outlined.