Modernization of Serials Control Systems in Higher Learning Indian Institutes. Issue 4 (2nd October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ansari, Mehtab Alam; Fatima, Shahwar
• Is Part Of: Serials review. Volume 44:Issue 4(2018)
• Page Start: 282
• Page End: 290
• Publication Date: 2018-10-02
• Subjects: academic libraries -- India -- library automation -- Libsys -- serials system -- Virtua; Periodicals -- Reviews -- Periodicals; Periodicals -- Reviews -- Indexes -- Periodicals; Serials librarianship -- Periodicals; Technical services (Libraries) -- Periodicals; Electronic journals -- Periodicals; Periodicals; Libraries -- Periodicals; Périodiques -- Recensions -- Périodiques; Périodiques -- Recensions -- Index -- Périodiques; Périodiques -- Résumés analytiques; Périodiques -- Index; 011.3405
• DOI: 10.1080/00987913.2018.1522183
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0098-7913

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to highlight the status and application of automated serials control in three central university libraries in India—namely, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). All three libraries have started to automate their serials processes, choosing either the Libsys or Virtua integrated library systems. AMU and JMI selected Libsys, while JNU installed Virtua—a product of VTLS Inc. Findings suggest that reasonable progress has been made with the use of different features of serials control systems in all these libraries. This information is helpful for other universities where libraries want to start the automation process.