Effect of Computerization on Acquisitions

Abstract

The advent of the computer in the academic library promises revolution in library objectives and economics, and the extent of the revolution will be as great in acquisitions as in other library areas. This paper will examine the probable effects of computerization in the foreseeable and distant futures and will establish academic and economic targets at which to aim to avoid an inefficient wandering forward. The first section of the paper will inquire into the characteristics of the new technology; the second will delineate academic objectives and new techniques for reaching those objectives; and the third will discuss the economic goals of acquisitions computerization.

Citation

Kilgour, F.G. (1969), "Effect of Computerization on Acquisitions", Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 3 No. 3/4, pp. 95-103. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb046605