So you want to build a network

Kunkel, Douglas F.

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Title

So you want to build a network

Author(s)

Kunkel, Douglas F.

Issue Date

1978

Keyword(s)

• Libraries --Automation
• Library science --Data processing
• Networks

Abstract

"WARNING: Building a network may be hazardous to your health. Depending on network philosophy and guidelines, networking may demand unparalleled cooperation and communication among libraries. If cooperation within a region is ""unnatural,"" dissension and frustration are likely to discourage any efforts to develop a network promoting such ideas as resource-sharing and coordinated purchasing. Success depends on selecting objectives acceptable to the expected participants. When designing a network it must be clearly understood from the beginning which capabilities will eventually be provided, so that the basic design is compatible with the long-term evolution of the system. Many problems stem from differing interpretations of network direction and philosophy. Network participants may be shocked or unhappy to discover either that their desires run counter to those of the network, or that the architecture of the computer system precludes certain capabilities. A common understanding from the very beginning will alleviate many subsequent confrontations. This paper reviews some of the problems associated with selecting system characteristics, establishing a governance structure and managing the project, financing, and computer technology. Each section is headed by questions indicating the type of issues which must be solved. Examples are based on experiences with the Washington Library Network (WLN)."

Publisher

Graduate School of Library Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Series/Report Name or Number

Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing (15th : 1978)

ISSN

0069-4789

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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