Synopsis Today's library science students/practicing librarians and information scientists must prepare to enter a world that has become heavily dependent on computers for it's very survival. There can be little question that library automation is a driving force for library change today with computers appearing in every area of documentation centre. This innovative volume offers in-depth coverage of what a library computer system is, what it is capable of, where and how it is currently being utilised in a library, documentation centre and issues related to library computers and information processing. This edition provides extensive treatment of topics such as, Computer systems; Computer hardware; The processing units; Micro computers; Data communication; Database and data structures; The operating systems; Flow charting; Computer languages and programming; Word processing and desk top publishing; Software packages; System analysis and design; Information systems, etc. Librarians will know what a computer is and how it works, but most important. They will know, how to use the latest and most popular commercial library software packages.