TECHNOLOGY AND LIBRARY PRODUCTIVITY Jordan M. Scepanski Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.
The Way We Were --in the Office Typewriters Correction Fluid Carbon Copies Mimeograph & “Adding” Machines Paper Spreadsheets Face-to-face Meetings
The Way We Were --in the Library Cards & Needles White Paint & Labels Paper Book Ordering Slips Card & Book Catalogs Ready Reference Collections Limited Photocopied Articles for Reserve
The Way We Are --in the Office Word Processors Document Reproduction & Management Machines Electronic Calculators Spreadsheet Software Teleconferencing
The Way We Are --in the Library Scanning & Self-check out Automated Approval Plans & Journal Check- in Online Shared Online Cataloging & Automated Interlibrary Loan Electronic Journal and Books Digital Reference Collections Electronic Reserves
The Way We Will Be? Shared Collections Massive Unique Local Digital Collections Ubiquitous Use of RFID Technology
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