Evolving Technology in Libraries and Productivity
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Discover the transformation from typewriters to spreadsheets, and card catalogs to digital collections in libraries and offices. Explore the past, present, and future of technology in productivity settings.
Evolving Technology in Libraries and Productivity
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TECHNOLOGYAND LIBRARY PRODUCTIVITY Jordan M. Scepanski Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.
The Way We Were --in the Office • Typewriters • Correction Fluid • Carbon Copies • Mimeograph & “Adding” Machines • Paper Spreadsheets • Face-to-face Meetings
The Way We Were--in the Library • Cards & Needles • White Paint & Labels • Paper Book Ordering Slips • Card & Book Catalogs • Ready Reference Collections • Limited Photocopied Articles for Reserve
The Way We Are--in the Office • Word Processors • E-mail • Document Reproduction & Management Machines • Electronic Calculators • Spreadsheet Software • Teleconferencing
The Way We Are--in the Library • Scanning & Self-check out • Automated Approval Plans & Journal Check-in Online • Shared Online Cataloging & Automated Interlibrary Loan • Electronic Journal and Books • Digital Reference Collections • Electronic Reserves
The Way We Will Be? • Shared Collections • Massive Unique Local Digital Collections • Ubiquitous Use of RFID Technology