Applications Of Minicomputers To Library And Related Problems
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At the crossroads of technology and information science, Applications of Minicomputers to Library and Related Problems captures a pivotal moment in the history of library management — when compact computing machines began to reshape the way knowledge was stored, retrieved, and disseminated. Edited by F. Wilfrid Lancaster, one of the foremost authorities in library and information science of the 20th century, this volume presents a curated collection of papers delivered at the 1974 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, held at the University of Illinois. The work chronicles the early, ambitious efforts of librarians and information specialists to harness minicomputer technology for cataloguing, indexing, circulation control, and related operational challenges that had long burdened traditional library systems. Lancaster's editorial hand brings cohesion and intellectual rigour to a collection that argues, convincingly, for the transformative potential of emerging computing tools in professional information environments. Published by the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library Science, the volume stands as an important historical artefact, documenting the nascent dialogue between computer science and library practice at a time when such a convergence was far from inevitable. For historians of technology, library scientists, and anyone curious about the origins of the digital information age, this work raises a question that still resonates today: how do institutions of knowledge adapt when the tools of knowledge themselves are being reinvented?
Author: F. Wilfrid Lancaster
Format: Hardback
Published: 1974, University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library Science
Genre: Reference & language
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
At the crossroads of technology and information science, Applications of Minicomputers to Library and Related Problems captures a pivotal moment in the history of library management — when compact computing machines began to reshape the way knowledge was stored, retrieved, and disseminated. Edited by F. Wilfrid Lancaster, one of the foremost authorities in library and information science of the 20th century, this volume presents a curated collection of papers delivered at the 1974 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, held at the University of Illinois. The work chronicles the early, ambitious efforts of librarians and information specialists to harness minicomputer technology for cataloguing, indexing, circulation control, and related operational challenges that had long burdened traditional library systems. Lancaster's editorial hand brings cohesion and intellectual rigour to a collection that argues, convincingly, for the transformative potential of emerging computing tools in professional information environments. Published by the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library Science, the volume stands as an important historical artefact, documenting the nascent dialogue between computer science and library practice at a time when such a convergence was far from inevitable. For historians of technology, library scientists, and anyone curious about the origins of the digital information age, this work raises a question that still resonates today: how do institutions of knowledge adapt when the tools of knowledge themselves are being reinvented?