Parents of Invention: The Development of Library Automation Systems in the Late 20th Century
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Book
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ISBN 10
1591587921
ISBN 13
9781591587927
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Publication Year
2011
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Pages
145
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This fascinating tale of the rise and fall of mini-computer-based integrated library systems (ILS) offers both an explanation of the technical workings―still being used daily―and a historical investigation.• Interviews with CEOs of libraries and computer companies, programmers, librarians, and library directors from Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States• References to published material and memoranda and recourse to actual programming code and output from systems of the period• Photographs of computer machine rooms depicting mini-computer equipment described in the text• A glossary of acronyms, abbreviations, and special terms used in library automation• A bibliography of articles and monographs on historical and current aspects of library automation - from Amzon
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