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Cart, Michael – Library Journal, 1987
Describes problems in the current state of library automation, including too much jargon, excessive costs, excessive implementation time, and systems that don't work. An example is given of one public library's conservative approach to library automation which husbands resources for the maintenance and expansion of print collections and…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Information Scientists, Information Technology, Library Automation
