Marshall Breeding’s article, “Perceptions 2007: an International Survey of Automation,” was posted yesterday by Library Technology Guides.

Marshall writes:

“The year 2007 saw considerable upheaval in the library automation industry. To get some sense of the aftermath of the recent rounds of mergers, acquisitions, product consolidations, and to gauge interest in open source automation systems, I created and executed a survey that aims to measure the prevailing perceptions in libraries.

… The survey results indicate major differences in satisfaction in the products and companies from which libraries acquire their automation systems. Dissatisfaction and concern prevail, yet some companies maintain exceptional levels of satisfaction from the libraries that use their products.”

Click here for the complete article. Click here to view the interactive version of the survey’s statistical results.