Some proposals for handling the information problem—a brief bibliographical essay

Carrol H. Quenzel

American Documentation, 1963, vol. 14, issue 2, 145-148

Abstract: Computers are not a solution for all bibliographic problems. Nevertheless, more machine control of information in university and other research libraries seems inevitable because of the frequent necessity and difficulty of determining what, if any, research has been done on certain subjects. The Library of Congress is currently conducting a computer feasibility study. The use of a Listomatic camera has increased the coverage and recency of The Index Medicus. One midwestern library is so pleased with the results of a preliminary study that it is planning to convert to an automated operation soon. A radical reorganization of university and research libraries is envisioned by some writers. One proposal calls for a national research library from which copies of desired items could be obtained by dialing the appropriate number. Others would have this service provided by six regional core libraries. Certain writers stress thorough investigation and extensive planning before any library decides to automate. Two of these specialists question the existence of a general information inundation.

Date: 1963
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