ABSTRACT

Offers an historical perspective of the past 25 years of computers in libraries, profileing currently available processing systems according to their size and platform. The short- and long-term future of information technology in libraries.;College or university bookstores may order five or more copies at a special student price which is available from Marcel Dekker upon request.

chapter 1|55 pages

The Decade of the Seventies

chapter 4|27 pages

Networks, Internetworking and Standards

chapter 6|44 pages

Old Establishment Silicon and Iron

The Big Concurrent User Systems

chapter 9|20 pages

Information Technology

The Tools of Tomorrow