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Download full textManthorne, Jane, Ed. – 1981
The Editing, Photoduplicating, and Distributing of the Research Library Catalogue of Boston Public Library Project, which is described in this report, was supported by grants awarded under the Strengthening Research Library Resources Program, Title II-C of the Higher Education Act of 1965 administered by the Office of Libraries and Learning…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Change Strategies, Federal Aid, Library Automation
Peer reviewedFreeman, Michael Stuart – College and Research Libraries, 1991
Discussion of the adoption of new technologies in libraries throughout history focuses on two innovations in particular: the card catalog and the typewriter. Topics discussed include the replacement of one technology by another; budget considerations; requirements and attitudes of the labor force; reactions of library users; and attitudes of…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Card Catalogs, Change Strategies, Employee Attitudes
Peer reviewedFine, Sara F. – Journal of Library Administration, 1986
This historical overview of librarians' reactions to technological change reviews theories of resistant behavior, as well as strategies for accepting change within the library setting. (CD)
Descriptors: Administrators, Adoption (Ideas), Attitude Change, Change Strategies
