Technological Innovations in Libraries, 1860-1960: An Anecdotal History

TitleTechnological Innovations in Libraries, 1860-1960: An Anecdotal History
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication1993
AuthorsMusmann, Klaus
Number of Pages240 pp.
PublisherGreenwood Press
CityWestport, CT
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780313280153
Annotation

Contents:
Technological Innovations: An Introduction
Librarians in an Age of Technological Change
The Physical Environment of the Library: Lighting, Ventilation, and the Spread of Disease
The Streamlining of Library Processes: Appliances, Contrivances, and Gadgets
Photographic Processes in the Library: Data Storage for the Technological Age
New Communications Devices and the Library: The Telephone, the Phonograph, and the Typewriter
The Library and the Radio
Motion Pictures, Television, and the Library
The Future of the Library and Its Technology: Visions from the Past

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