Librarians and innovation: an American viewpoint

Abstract

This paper presents a historical overview of technological developments and their use in libraries and argues that librarians have always been amongst the first to adapt to, and use, the latest information handling and communications technologies. Points made are supported by many citations to the relevant literature of the time.

Citation

Malinconico, S.M. (1997), "Librarians and innovation: an American viewpoint", Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 31 No. 1, pp. 47-58. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006880