Functional Requirements for Army Library Automation

摘要

The project to define the functional requirements of library systems in the Armywas originally initiated to assist in the definition of the Library Installation Support Module, a portion of the Sustaining Base Information System (SBIS) As Completed, it defines a base for Army-wide automation of libraries and provides a source document for libraries automating in the future. Librarians can use portions of the functional requirements to compile RFPs, and SOWs for local library automation projects. No system covers all the needs of all types of libraries, but many elements are common. For instance, almost all libraries maintain a database of their own book (or other media) holdings. Almost all libraries feel the need to lend their holdings and retrieve them, and keep track of their users. The authors assumed that any future system will be MARC (MAchine Readable Cataloging) based, but other citation, full-text, and image files are also proposed. Connectivity to other systems, including other Army, government, bibliographic utility, and commercial databases, are required.