Library Journal publishes an "Automated System Marketplace" article every April 1st. These articles provide excellent annual overviews of the library system marketplace. For those who want to go back a bit further in time, links to the past six years are provided.

• "Automated System Marketplace 2009: Investing in the Future."
  LIBRARY JOURNAL. April 1, 2008. (Browse)
  
  
• "Automated System Marketplace 2008: Opportunity Out of Turmoil."
  LIBRARY JOURNAL. April 1, 2008. (Browse)
  
  
• "Automated System Marketplace 2007: Industry Redefined."
  LIBRARY JOURNAL. April 1, 2007. (Browse)
  
  
• "Automated System Marketplace 2006: Reshuffling the Deck."
  LIBRARY JOURNAL. April 1, 2006. (Browse)
  
  
• "Automated System Marketplace 2005: Gradual Evolution."
  LIBRARY JOURNAL. April 1, 2005.
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• "Automated System Marketplace 2004: Migration Down Innovation Up."
  LIBRARY JOURNAL. April 1, 2004.
  
  
• "Automated System Marketplace 2003: The Competition Heats Up."
  LIBRARY JOURNAL. April 1, 2003.
  
  
• "Automated System Marketplace 2002: Capturing the Migrating Customer."
  LIBRARY JOURNAL. April 1, 2002.
  
  
• "Automated System Marketplace 2001: Closing In On Content."
  LIBRARY JOURNAL. April 1, 2001.
  

Library Journal is also available to USC students at WilsonWeb. If off-campus, you will need to go through the Proxy Log On.

• Library Technology Guides - Marshall Breeding. An excellent site. Spend some time browsing. (browse)
  
  
• Web Junction - Contains a wealth of carefully selected information concerning technology and libraries. There are six major sections: Policies and Practices, Technology Resources, Buying and Funding, Services to Libraries, Learning Center, and Community Center. Spend some time browsing. (browse)
  
  
• Technology Planning - South Carolina State Library. Provides links to a Technology Plan Template and other recommended resources. Spend some time browsing. (browse)
  
  
• National Center for Technology Planning - Clearinghouse for exchange of information related to technology planning. Located in Tupelo, MS.. (browse)
  
  
• LibDex   (quick browse)
  
  
• Biblio Tech Review  - Information Technology for Libraries   (quick browse)  
  

NOTE: If the direct links to journal artiles available through Infotrac and Emerald do not work for you, you will need to access them throught the Electronic Indexes page or the Electronic Journals page of the USC Library.

• Electronic Indexes - USC Libraries
  
• Electronic Journals - USC Libraries - If you are off campus, you will need to go through the Proxy Log On. If this link does not work, go to the USC Libraries Page. Under Research Tools -- click Online Journal Collection

Systems Work

• "Changing Roles of the Systems Librarian at the College of William ad Mary: The Explosion of Technology and Position of the Systems Librarian." Mack Lundy. Library Hi Tech. Vol. 21, No. 3, 2003.   Available to USC students through Emerald. If you are off campus, you will need to go through the Proxy Log On.
  
  
• "The Self-Education of Systems Librarians." Mark Jordan. Library Hi Tech. Vol. 21, No. 3, 2003.  Available to USC students through Emerald. If you are off campus, you will need to go through the Proxy Log On.
  
  
• "How To Think About Technology." Joe Janes. Library Journal. February 1, 2002.
  

Planning and RFP's

• "RFP/RFQ Process." Tamara J. Miller. This is a brief outline/overview that is now available only through the Internet Archive, and sometimes is not available.  (Browse)
  
  
• "Model RFP for Integrated Library System Products." Nicole Waller. Library Technology Reports, July-August 2003 v39 i4.   (Read enough so you understand what the RFP process is about.)   Direct link may not work, but available through Infotrac.
  
  
• "A Model RFP For An Automated Library System." Richard W. Boss. Library Technology Reports, Nov 1999 v35 i6.  Direct link may not work, but available through Infotrac.
  
  
• "Integrated Library System Software for Smaller Libraries." Anne A. Salter. Library Technology Reports, May-June 2003 v39 i3.  Direct link may not work, but available through Infotrac.
  
  
• "The Ideal Procurement Process: The Vendor's Perspective."  Integrated Library System Reports.
  
  
• "Managing the Transition to a New Library Catalog: Tips for Smooth Sailing." William Doering. Computers in Libraries. July/August 2000. (browse)

Sample RFP's and Planning Sites (browse to see different approaches)

• ILSR - Guides to Writing RFP's, and Listing of Sample RFP's.
• Request For Proposals - State University of New York: Integrated Library Management System, 1999 (PDF File)
• Request For Proposals - University of Iowa: Integrated Library System, 2000 (PDF File)
  
• Planning and Evaluating Library Automation Systems - State Library & Archives of Florida. Available from the Internet Archive.
  
  
• For incorporation of standards into the RFP see: RFP Writer's Guide to Standards for Library Systems. NISO 2002. (PDF File)