Easier material management - at what cost?

Intelligent Material Management System, IMMS, was developed in a collaboration between Lyngsoe Systems, commercial company, and public libraries Aarhus Copenhagen, Denmark, with the aim to reduce time staff spend on managing library materials. The of this article is shed light what IMMS means for practices hence librarian profession. Two research questions will guide analysis: How do librarians interplay at Denmark? does implementation impact branch With theoretical lens practice theory, shows how new norms rules as well tools objects are implemented IMMS. Librarians need be able work tools, create an inspiring room users. Their relation collection management changed, their ability evaluate materials not needed same way when it comes selection titles collection. This sometimes creates tension system, especially librarians’ role perform decision-making by algorithm, use skills resources.