Consulting Services
Dreama K. Deskins will work with clients to help them in evaluating, planning, and implementing change. Consulting services are available in the following areas:
Automation of Circulation and Cataloging
Whether you’re planning to automate for the first time or upgrading to a new system, DKD Consulting can help you:
- decide which software to purchase
- develop an automation plan, including a budget
- install the software
- create the bibliographic and patron databases
- learn how to use the software more effectively
Cataloging Assessment
DKD Consulting will:
- evaluate your cataloging workflow
- develop a plan for revising your cataloging workflow
- recommend sources for MARC records
- recommend cataloging and label software
- install cataloging and label software
- create a procedures manual
- teach staff how to use new cataloging software and techniques
- recommend options for authority (names, subjects, series) control
- help staff implement authority control
- help staff eliminate cataloging backlogs
- catalog specific formats (e.g., videos, compact discs, computer resources) or archival material
- provide original cataloging records
Local Area Networks Planning
A local area network allows you to share Internet access, printers, and files more effectively. DKD Consulting will help you write a plan, including a budget, for linking your computers together.
Technology Assessment
Not sure where to go from here in your use of technology? DKD Consulting will evaluate your current use of technology (including hardware, software, the Internet, and automation) and make recommendations, including budget estimates, for future use.
Productivity Assessment
Do you think you could be working more effectively? Are you feeling overwhelmed by the amount of work you have to do and the time in which you have to do it? DKD Consulting can work with you to evaluate how you spend your time and make recommendations for improving your productivity.
Software Effectiveness
Do you make the most effective use of the software you’ve purchased? DKD Consulting can help you get more out of software programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Learn more about Windows techniques for managing documents and folders. Find out how to print a wide variety of labels, including spines, bookplates, and address labels. Use financial management software such as Quicken or Microsoft Money to keep accounting records.
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