System analysis for librarians and information professionals Osborne, Larry N.

"Systems Analysis for Librarians and Information Professionals is designed for librarians and library students with little or no exposure to systems analysis. After describing the meaning, purpose, and history of systems analysis, Larry Osborn and Margaret Nakamura successfully collaborate to carefully outline the steps in the process, from identifying and defining problems and collecting and analyzing data to selecting strategies for implementation and proof of the systems. The limitations of systems analysis, an overview of the rationale for apply it to problem situations, and many real-life examples illustrate the concepts. Of special note is a chapter on object-oriented techniques, additional idea-generation methods, and the inclusion of case studies which invite the reader to put the principles offer into practice. Systems Analysis for Librarians and Information Professionals is informative, practical, ""reader friendly', and an ideal text for library and information science curriculums, as well as an invaluable resource for library staffs and managers."