History of Library Computerization

Kilgour, Frederick G.

doi:10.6017/ital.v3i3.5256

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“…Even as early as 1969, Fred Kilgour remarked on 'the growing cadre of highly effective librarians engaged in development'. 18 In various committees, the protagonists of automation were meeting regularly, and they were also addressing seminars and conferences at which the word was spread among the profession. A report in Vine of August 1972 described a one-and-a-half-day course on library automation, given by practitioners, for lecturers from ten library schools, a major step forward from the picture ten years earlier.…”

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Early developments in the automation of higher education libraries

Naylor¹

2007

Library History

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Examines the development of automation in higher education libraries from the mid-1960s until around 1975. During this period the automation of processes in academic libraries progressed from being an experimental activity, often called a research activity, engaged in by few, to being a commonly accepted phenomenon. The period also witnessed a shift away from the collaborative exploitation of computer resources among different departments, academic and administrative, of a single university, towards collaboration among university libraries. Discusses the application of computers in terms of circulation control, catalogues and cataloguing, acquisition and administration. Praises the vision and enthusiasm of librarians who, in the face of opposition from fellow professionals and users alike, pioneered the application of computer technology in libraries.

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Section: Signs Of Consolidationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Early developments in the automation of higher education libraries

Naylor¹

2007

Library History

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“…In 1986, well after the first wave of library automation discussed by Kilgour6, the NUCMC office began a program to help catalog the holdings of repositories that did not have the resources to get collection-level records cataloged on RLIN and WorldCat. 6 By 1993 the print version of the catalog was no longer produced, and archivists, somewhat behind the general library digitization curve, had moved the NUCMC program entirely into the digital realm. Harriet Ostroff and Claire Gabriel discuss this history.…”

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Process and Product: Jump-Starting Archival Cataloging

Ewing

2015

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“…The development of information and communication technologies is currently rapid, and the consequences of this phenomenon have an impact on libraries (Pellen and Miller, 2012;Aharony, 2014;Boateng and Liu, 2014). After a period of intensive computerization of libraries (Kilgour, 2013), the beginning of the twenty-first century has been a time of great interest in social media issues (Anttiroiko and Savolainen, 2011;Buigues-García and Giménez-Chornet, 2012;Charnigo and Barnett-Ellis, 2013) and mobile technologies (Nowlan, 2013;Ong et al, 2014), but new challenges are constantly being faced by libraries. New technologies such as augmented reality, wearable computing and 3D printing are slowly becoming relevant to library services, forcing continuous development and the need to tailor libraries' offerings to changing conditions and evolving customer habits (Prince, 2014;Wójcik, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

Internet of Things – potential for libraries

Wójcik

2016

Library Hi Tech

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to subject the potential of Internet of Things (IoT) technology for libraries in terms of the possible scope and usage forms of this technology in public and academic library services. Design/methodology/approach – Based on analysis of the subject literature, the main areas of IoT applications in commercial institutions were identified, then an analysis of Library and Information Science English-language literature from the years 2010 to 2015 was conducted in order to create a profile of modern library services. The range of activities of commercial and non-commercial institutions were compared to ascertain if areas in which commercial entities using or planning to use IoT could also be an inspiration for libraries. In this way, a theoretical model of IoT use in library activities was developed. Findings – The research showed that IoT technology might have the potential to be used in library services and other activities, similar to how it is implemented in the commercial sector. Research limitations/implications – The aim of the paper is to determine the possible, not the actual, scope and forms of using this technology in public and academic libraries’ services. Practical implications – The results can be widely used in libraries as an inspiration for the use of IoT technology in modern library services. Social implications – The use of new technologies in libraries can help to improve the image of these institutions in the eyes of users, especially the younger generation. Originality/value – The use of IoT in libraries is a new issue that has not been studied much yet. The issue of using the potential of this technology for the needs of libraries has, in recent years, been raised at international conferences, become a subject of interest to librarian associations, and been widely discussed in the blogosphere, thus proving that this topic is important to practitioners. It is difficult, however, to find any scientific, comprehensive studies of this topic.

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History of Library Computerization

Cited by 14 publications

References 12 publications

Early developments in the automation of higher education libraries

Early developments in the automation of higher education libraries

Process and Product: Jump-Starting Archival Cataloging

Internet of Things – potential for libraries

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