What Type of Database Is Used?
In the past, library automation software used proprietary databases for storing data. This closed environment made it difficult for schools to move to another system and, in some cases, precluded features such as just-in-time support. The system you’re considering should be built using newer, open-standards technologies such as SQL, ColdFusion, or XML. 4. How Does Data Conversion Work? This aspect of converting your current library data to a new system can get expensive and may take some time to complete. In addition to ensuring you can still use the current barcodes on your books, find out if the vendor bills a flat-rate or per record charge for conversion. If it’s a per record charge, do a thorough weed of your collection and delete any unwanted records from your current system before sending the data to be converted. It’s also a good idea to have the new system up and running on a server while the old data is being converted. This way, you can add any incoming materials to the new s
