Download or read book Library Automation in Transitional Societies written by Andrew Lass and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2000-02-03 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of papers from a 1997 conference that attempted to assess the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's efforts to modernize Eastern European libraries after the fall of communism. Looking primarily at Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, the international panel of contributors cover library automation, library policy, and management strategy.