Abstract:
Computerization of Library functions has
many advantages over the manual methods if the areas to be computerized are chosen judiciously. A case study, of the different areas of the Reactor Research Centre's Library that have been computerized, is presented. The various programs that have been used, the options that have been taken for choosing the required output listings and the searches that are being conducted are described. The other areas, where proformas have been developed in high level languages like Fortran and PL1 are briefly dealt with. The factors that influenced this Library to computerise its functions are enumerated. It is observed that a specific, mission oriented, small database is more efficient for rendering information services in special Libraries than using large, commercially available databases.
