Institutional political and fiscal factors in the development of library automation, 1967-71

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Publicado en:	Information Technology and Libraries vol. 12, no. 1 (Mar 1993), p. 51-65
Autor principal:	Veaner, Allen B
Publicado:	American Library Association
Materias:	Stanford University Library of Congress Council on Library Resources United States > US Libraries History Forecasts Regional development Political factors Information processing Data processing Politics Systems design Coalescing Computer centers Employment Automation Elitism Software Design specifications Librarians Algorithms Computers Academic libraries Computerization Economic development Administrative Change Environment Library Development Library Automation Scheduling Resource Allocation
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Resumen:	An investigation into the political and financial factors which inhibited the ready application of computers to individual academic libraries from 1967-1971 is summarized. Speculations on the future of libraries in a computer dominant society are also presented. Technical aspects of system design were specifically excluded from the investigation. Some 24 institutions were visited and approximately 100 persons were interviewed. Substantial change is envisaged in both the structure and function of the library if the emerging trend of coalescing libraries and computerized information processing centers continues. Only the development of regional and national bibliographic networks, with the assistance of substantial federal funding can really "save" the library. A failure to respond to the challenge of the computer could be fatal.
ISSN:	0730-9295 0022-2240
Fuente:	ABI/INFORM Global