EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE GENERAL XIII
Library networks and services
DECISION MAKING IN EUROPEAN LIBRARIES
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The Institute of Library Science and Paleography at the University of Parma
partecipates in a European Consortium in order to develop a library management
Decision Support Module, with a grant of 225,000 Ecus from the Commission of the European Communities. The DECIMAL [DECIsion-MAking in Libraries] Project commenced in February 1995 and last for two years.
The Project will provide a cross-cultural perspective on decision making in libraries and allow library managers in Europe to identify their requirements for the development of library management systems. Three European Library Schools will undertake a pr
ogramme of collaborative research to investigate the decision-making needs and practices of library managers in a range of organisations. Based on the research findings, Inheritance Systems Ltd will design, develop and implement an integrated Decision Sup
port Module. The Module will integrate with the Heritage management system and should be adaptable for use with other library systems.
The Consortium is coordinated by the
The DECIMAL Project summary - MMU
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