Institutional ties: developing an interface between a library acquisitions system and a parent institution accounting system

Literature of Acquisitions in Review, 1996–2003

“…Lamborn and Smith's study examined the challenges, benefits, and process of automating the financial interface between the libraries' acquisitions systems and the institutions' accounting systems at the University of Northern Colorado and Colorado State University. 33 They were able to transfer payment information directly into the university accounting system, which eliminated rekeying data, reduced errors, completed the payments to vendors faster, and freed library staff for other work. The authors discussed the evolution of automated interfaces and the issues and steps for establishing the interface and the workflow.…”