Library Database Management

The communication network is expanding continuously. Despite the considerable implications that most of the wide, metropolitan, and local area networks are ineffective and frequently fail, database management receives too little attention. The only way to change this situation is to critical success factors of database management, which include network management functions, instruments, and human resources. For successful database management, related data should be continuously collected in all principal network components. This information is preprocessed and used for different purpose in operational, tactical, and strategic database management. The primary object of this book is to provide a detailed practical guideline for corporations and professionals in the area of library database management. Librarians, network managers, analysts, and operators are the primary audience. The information provided is valuable for information systems managers as well.