The provision of self-service facilities for library users

Informations projet

SELF

N° de convention de subvention: 3020

Projet clôturé

Date de début 1 Février 1995

Date de fin 31 Janvier 1996

Financé au titre de

• Specific programme of research and technological development (EEC) in the field of telematic systems in areas of general interest - Libraries -, 1990-1994

Coût total € 0,00

Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée

Coordonné par

Manchester Metropolitan University
United Kingdom

Résultats exploitables

SELF: the provision of self-service facilities for library users

The enormous pressure on libraries of all types, arising from a combination of heavy demand and limited resources, has meant that there is a great interest in a shift towards the concepts of self-service for users. At the same time, the development of client-server systems opens up the possibilities for much wider use of self-service facilities. Research was carried out in order to examine user requirements for self service, assess their operational impact and explore the technical basis for developments in order to deliver a generalized functional specification for self-service systems in libraries. The study provided a clear basis for the introduction of self-service based technological solutions in libraries and stimulate the development of such systems. The main results were: reports on implementation and operational issues; generalized specification for the further development of self-service systems; recommendations on further work necessary. Additional information can be obtained from website http://www.sppb.se/self/selfeng.htm.