Presents overview of library uses of automation, noting the earliest example of a "black box" in 1588, the "indicator" invented in England in 1863, various forms of card catalogs, and computer solutions posed by Vannevar Bush, J. C. R. Licklider, Project Intrex, and John G. Kemeny. Ten references are cited. (EJS)

Provides an overview of the impact of computers, particularly microcomputers, on school libraries and learning resources centers, with an emphasis upon computer technology and the types of library operations computers can perform. A glossary of vocabulary from the computer field, a reference list, and a 26-item bibliography are included. (JL)

Discusses trends in computer technology and their use for library catalogs, noting the concept of bandwidth (describes quantity of information transmitted per given unit of time); computer hardware differences (micros, minis, maxis); distributed processing systems and databases; optical disk storage; networks; transmission media; and terminals.…