4.1 Use an ICT-based library management system proficiently

Table of Contents

1. Automated library management systems
2. The circulation module
   1. Problems with issuing
   2. Discharging items
   3. Problems with discharging items
   4. Other circulation tasks
3. The acquisitions module
4. The cataloguing and stock management modules
5. Inter Library Loan module

Discharging items

Most automated systems allow items to be discharged by entering only the item barcode. They do not require borrower information to be entered. This makes discharging items a simple and fast operation.

However, additional steps are sometimes required.

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