[11549] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Library automation preparation
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (A.W. Helfman)
Mon Aug 11 20:22:32 1997
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 13:59:08 -0500
From: "A.W. Helfman" <helfman@huc.edu>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
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This message was also posted to WEB4LIB; I apologize for any duplication.
We have the funds to automate (!) our library and expect to do so
within the next few years. I am trying to decide what I should do in terms
of continuing education so that I will be able to coordinate the automation
process and be the system administrator. The most recent version of the
system we are most likely to purchase (the library director feels that since
there is no perfect option, we should wait a few years longer before we
automate!!!) is a UNIX-based client-server setup. I am a proficient UNIX
user, and last year I took computer programming at the university where I
worked. I'm not sure if I should pursue a certificate in LAN
administration, or take a course in C programming and work toward a
certificate in UNIX system adminstration, or if there is some better, third
or fourth option.
All advice gratefully accepted!
Amy W. Helfman (helfman@huc.edu)
Judaica Librarian
HUC-JIR, New York
Personal homepage: http://www.albany.edu/~helfman/
