Automation of HKBK College of Engineeting Library and Information Centre : a case study

This paper is a case study of automation undertaken at HKBK College of Engineering (HKBKCE) Library and Information Centre. Administration and maintenance in a library can be made more efficient and effective with the use of computers that are of immense help in doing many jobs. For instance activities like housekeeping operations such as acquisition, cataloguing, serial control and circulation section can be performed quickly with having full control on the collection. Avoiding the duplication of work saves lot of time. The automated library can provide extended services to the users of the library. The paper describes in detail the development of automation procedures and applied tools.