Labels:book | bulletin board | chair | counter | daily | dining table | light | monitor | person | poster | shelf | sky | table OCR: 562 SECTION CHAPTER 10 How does an MIS differ from TPS? Whereas TPS simply records data, an MIS can consolidate data by grouping pue summarizing it For example modern library systems typically contain both -. TPS and an FIGURE 10.8 MIS which serve different functions as Figure 10-8 explains. A library's TPS performs different functions than its MIS TPS MIS Purpose: Track books by maintaining database of Purpose Provide librarians with summary and exception titles checkout dates, and so forth reports needed to manage the collection Users: Library patrons locating books and librarians Users: Librarians requesting and analyzing reports checking books in and out Key characteristics: Summary reports indicate how many Key characteristic Managing transactions as books books are checked out each d ...
