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Retroconversion project in a Nigerian university library: setting the parameters

1997; Emerald Publishing Limited; Volume: 13; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1108/10650759710174692

2054-1694

Richard Olorunsola,

Library Science and Information Systems

States that retroconversion is a major and costly undertaking for a library, and essential in a newly automated system. Setting parameters is an essential part of retroconversion. The parameters have to be set to meet the provisions in the modules in the TINLIB software (Novell netware 4.1) installed at the University of Ilorin Library. Discusses the essence of retroconversion, the problems and peculiarities identified at the meeting organized to consider parameters for the conversion.