Genesis — a new beginning or a new generation

Rowley, Jennifer (1994) Genesis — a new beginning or a new generation. The Electronic Library, 12 (5). pp. 277-283. ISSN 1758-616X

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Abstract

GENESIS, from SCG, the supplier of the well established library management system BookshelF (sic), is one of the first library management systems to run as a Windows product with a graphical user interface (GUI), and as such is one of the front runners of the next generation of library management systems. The article commences with a brief review of the characteristics of GUI-based systems and proceeds to examine the characteristics of GENESIS. GENESIS is based on a new database environment but retains the same package of modules as BookshelF: Catalogue, Circulations, Thesaurus, System Definitions, Acquisitions, Serials, Management Reporting and System Administration. The GUI interface is simple and easy to use. GENESIS has many of the features that will characterise a new generation of library management systems.