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The Great Gas Bubble Prick't; or, Computers Revealed - by a Gentleman of Quality
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Mason, Ellsworth – College and Research Libraries, 1971
The trend toward extensive computerization of the processes of research libraries is indicated as excessive, uncritical and inefficient. (JN)
Descriptors: Automation, Computers, Information Processing, Library Automation
The Impact of Automation on the Content of Libraries and Information Centers
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Dillon, Martin – College and Research Libraries, 1973
Information needs are growing more rapidly than the abilities of research libraries and information centers to meet them. Two reasons and their influence on information systems are discussed: a shift in scientific endeavor from basic science to applied, leading to the emergence of programmatic research; and the technology of science itself. (16…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Information Centers, Information Needs, Information Processing