The microcomputer in the library: V. Circulation control and serials control

Abstract

The article discusses the use of microcomputers for the automation of the two remaining major library functions: circulation control and serials control. Both are concerned with controlling the movement of stock and both require software which can perform several different types of operation including the creation of printed outputs and financial control. Circulation control is about the issuing, returning and reserving of stock, and the pursuit of overdue items. It is also an especially rich source of management information. Serials control is primarily concerned with the registration of individual issues as they arrive and the claiming of missing ones. Subsidiary functions are ordering, binding control, circulation to readers, searching and financial management.

Citation

Leggate, P. and Dyer, H. (1986), "The microcomputer in the library: V. Circulation control and serials control", The Electronic Library, Vol. 4 No. 4, pp. 218-229. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb044702