1984: Telecommunications : making sense of new technology and new legislation

21st Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing (1984). Edited by James L. Divilbiss

For twenty years this series of Clinics has explored nearly every aspect of library automation. Telecommunications has often been mentioned at these Clinics because automation projects of any scope nearly always involve pieces of computer equipment separated by more than a few feet. Whether the application is cataloging, public access, reference, or interlibrary loan, communication lines are usually an inescapable part of the system. While the divestiture of the Bell System and rapidly changing telecommunications technology have had great impact on the entire business community, our concern here is with their impact on libraries.

The complete text of the proceedings is available here as well as the individual papers. The papers included here are:

• Making Sense Of New Technologies And New Legislation - Joseph Ford
• Selection And Use Of Telecommunications Consultants For Library Automation - Rodney B. Perry
• Modeling Library Communications Traffic - John C. Kountz
• Telecommunications For Libraries - Richard W. Boss
• A Collection Of Books - Herbert P. Crane
• Telecommunications In The Office - Michael A. Flavin
• Electronic Mail Services In The Library And Information Center Community - Dennis Oliver
• Packet Radio For Library Online Catalogs - Edwin B. Brownrigg
• Narrowband Teleconferencing - Joan Maier McKean
• Establishing A Data Communications Network: A Case Study - Deborah K. Conrad

The Proceedings of the Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing have been digitized through the Open Content Alliance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.