Explores use of interactive videodisc, which combines videotape in disc format, with its various video and audio information, and the computer, either as part of disc player or external interface. Examples of a variety of industrial/educational applications are cited: Library of Congress, inventory, physician instruction, University of Iowa. (8…

Discussion of problem of paper deterioration in books highlights developments in paper industry, acidic and alkaline paper, demand for book paper by publishing industry, library material conservation, and preservation activities in three areas--deacidification (use of alkaline chemicals to neutralize acidic paper), microfilming, and…

This article describes machines of the near future that will enable the book to be transmitted via computer. Discussion covers television screens, the use of liquid crystal displays, printers and paper, on-demand printing, computerization of basic reference books, use of optical discs for preservation, and creating one's own fictional characters.…

The effect of new computer technology on the practice of collection development in libraries is reviewed, noting the use of computers and applications of management information systems to manage collections, automated acquisition systems, online abstracts and indexes, videodisc technology, and electronic publishing. Three footnotes are given. (EJS)

This article defines three separate categories of microcomputers--personal, desk-top, multi-user devices--and relates storage capabilities (expandability, floppy disks) to library applications. Highlghts include de facto standards, operating systems, database management systems, applications software, circulation control systems, dumb and…