Financial Records for Serials Using DataEase

Abstract

A move from a global Library periodicals fund to departmental budget allocations caused Heriot‐Watt University Library to look for greater sophistication in financial recording. The coincidental purchase of DataEase, a PC‐based relational database management system, provided the solution. The features of DataEase are outlined and the manner in which it has been tailored to the financial control needs of Heriot‐Watt University Library serials system is described.