Purpose

The purpose of this article is to investigate certain aspects, problems and benefits from the migration to a shared Library Management System (LMS).

Design/methodology/approach

A review of the literature and a quantitative survey was conducted, based on a structured questionnaire, with a response rate of 44.7%.

Findings

Among the crucial issues that should be taken seriously into consideration when transiting into a new and shared LMS, are the audit of the data quality before migration, the employees' training design and the composition of the LMS central support team. The benefits of a shared LMS are mainly effectiveness in terms of libraries' budgets and time for the employees' day-to-day work.

Originality/value

The survey presented in this article evaluates the merits of a shared LMS and contributes innovative aspects to the existing bibliography by investigating issues and problems that arose during the transition. This way, the professionals involved in similar initiatives will benefit by avoiding possible mistakes and drawbacks when implementing such a project.

中文翻译：

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迁移到共享图书馆管理系统：从图书馆员和经验教训的角度进行评估

目的

本文的目的是调查迁移到共享图书馆管理系统 (LMS) 的某些方面、问题和好处。

设计/方法/方法

在结构化问卷的基础上进行了文献回顾和定量调查，答复率为44.7%。

发现

在过渡到新的共享 LMS 时应认真考虑的关键问题包括迁移前的数据质量审核、员工的培训设计和 LMS 中央支持团队的组成。共享 LMS 的好处主要是在图书馆预算和员工日常工作时间方面的有效性。

原创性/价值

本文中提出的调查评估了共享 LMS 的优点，并通过调查过渡期间出现的问题和问题，为现有书目贡献了创新方面。这样，参与类似计划的专业人员将受益于在实施此类项目时避免可能出现的错误和缺陷。