Integration of Library Automation to a Mobile Application with User Friendly Interface-AUELIB APP
Authors : Rajani Gangula, Rajkumar Bhakar & Padmanabha Rao Amarachinta
Abstract – The study mainly emphasis on the automation process of Library information system in Anurag University, Hyderabad, Telangana. In today’s scenario Library automation is a major task for engineering college libraries, with the introduction of advance technologies in field of library and information science, major automation areas and outlines the various factors needed to be considered by the librarians while doing automation work for their respective libraries. Now a day’s modern libraries are equipped with traditional resources like books magazines reports etc. with the advent of information technology they are also exaggerated with digital resources like e-journals, online research publications and web resources. The study mainly focuses on the use of automation process of libraries in various schools of Anurag University for seamless dissemination of the information. The Information Communication Technology has brought rapid changes in the performance of libraries and its services. It helps libraries in creating database of their own collections and creation them accessible for easy access to users within and outside the libraries through various networks and mobile applications. We have been using library management software in central library; successfully completed automation of journals, books, and magazines. Digitization of libraries reduces the unending work and preserves time and brings precision and speed & keeps material safe. It increases the efficiency in technical processing of library materials and amends the efficiency of library administration and management processes. The Anurag University central library gives much importance to the library automation services integrated with a mobile application for an effective resource is the need of hour. The integrated approach of the mobile application will ease the process to the needy user in a short time and cost effective way to get the right information in right time at right place. The objective of the case study is understand and implement the integrated library automation process in the departments with a user friendly AUELIB mobile application for ease of accessing information.
Keywords – Library automation process, Colleges, Central Library, AUELIB, Mobile Application.
DOI URL – https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.7.3.2021.1431
Cite This Article As – Gangula, R., Bhakar R. & Amarachinta, P.R. (2021). Integration of Library Automation to a Mobile Application with User Friendly Interface-AUELIB APP. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 7(3) 85-93. www.ijrls.in
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Publication Date: 14 August 2021