Building a case for the replacement of a legacy library management system

• Main Author: Shameem, Nilofar Maideen
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: library management systems; business case; stakeholders; stakeholder engagement; strategic; tactical; operational; Library and Information Science
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/library_research/135; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1139&context=library_research
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This chapter presents the feasibility study conducted at SMU Libraries as part of an overall strategy aimed at engaging key stakeholders and getting their buy-in, right from the planning stage, for the migration and implementation of a library management system. The feasibility study was conducted over a period of eight months and involved representatives from various teams within the library as well as the university’s IT department.