Historical Note: A Personalized Prehistory of OCLC.

Kilgour, Frederick G.

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ERIC Number: EJ358349

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1987

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Historical Note: A Personalized Prehistory of OCLC.

Kilgour, Frederick G.

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v38 n5 p381-84 Sep 1987

A founder trustee of OCLC recounts the steps toward automation of library catalogs encountered during his career, from the use of punched cards in a circulation system to the implementation of online union catalogs. (CLB)

Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Information Technology, Library Automation, Library Circulation, Online Catalogs, Use Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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