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Peer reviewedPurcell, Royal – Library Software Review, 1988
Discusses the concept of a paperless society and the current situation in library automation. Various applications of automation and telecommunications are addressed, and future library automation is considered. Automation at the Monroe County Public Library in Bloomington, Indiana, is described as an example. (MES)
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Library Automation, Library Services, Public Libraries
Peer reviewedDewey, Patrick R.; And Others – Library Software Review, 1985
Four articles outline problems, programing, case studies, and hardware/software selection in library use of microcomputer-based electronic bulletin board systems (BBS). Highlights include the North-Pulaski (Chicago, Illinois) BBS, features of Liverpool Public Library (New York) system, and misuse of a library BBS (obscenity, bulletin board…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Information Networks, Information Systems
