Brief History of Library Automation: 1930-1996 An automated library is one where a computer system is used to manage one or several of the library's key functions such as acquisitions, serials control, cataloging, circulation and the public access catalog. When exploring the history of library automation, it is possible to return to past centuries when visionaries well before the computer age created devices to assist with their book lending systems. Even as far back as 1588, the invention of
effectiveness. Evolution of Human Resource Management: Stage-I: Pre-world war-ii era and Rising Personnel Management: Emergence of the Term “Personnel”: Personnel Management can draw back to ancient times, when tribal members assigned for specific jobs of hunting or gathering and there were employment tests to identify special talents in servants for particular jobs. They had trainee system to train their new appointed servants. At that
An automated library is one where a computer system is used to manage one or several of the library's key functions such as acquisitions, serials control, cataloging, circulation and the public access catalog. When exploring the history of library automation, it is possible to return to past centuries when visionaries well before the computer age created devices to assist with their book lending systems. Even as far back as 1588, the invention of the French 'Book Wheel' allowed scholars to
Throughout the twentieth century the world as a whole made a huge leap forward into bettering the future. Technology as a whole was improving but it really made a jump during World War I and World War II. We started to see weapons that changed the whole front of fighting wars. The Cold War also forced countries to improve on all levels including nuclear warfare and space technology. With the innovation of new tools helped the amount of food and how fast it was made improve. The inventions of new
The Korean War The Korean War is a forgotten conflict in American history in which this conflict was followed by World War II in 1950. The United States didn’t enter World War II until the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. World War II has ended resulting in the United States defeating Nazi Germany, in support of allies of the United States in coordination with the United Nations. The citizens of America have peace and prosperity now that their G.I.s are home. However, there
Cryptography is the use of codes and ciphers to protect secrets and has been around for centuries. It has its beginnings in ancient Egypt and has played a role in every part of history to its current role in protecting communications across today’s computer networks. In classical times cryptology was not as sophisticated as it is today, but it had its uses for that time in history. The early Greeks used what was called the Scytale Cipher. It was used between the Greek and Spartan armies and was very
The Cold War saw several fronts where competition for bragging rights between the United States and Soviet Union escalated into almost total nuclear wars. The Cold War was one of those fronts where tensions grew dramatically.After the launch of Sputnik from the Soviets the United States decided it was time to start evolving its technology in a way that was efficient and progressing faster than the Soviets. The Cold War affected the development of technology in the United States by making the government
Computers and Society The first modern digital computers were developed in the 1940s for military purposes that arose during World War II. These computers filled entire rooms. They took hours to perform complex mathematical operations. In the 1970s, the first personal computers were sold. Fitting on a desktop, they were much faster and more powerful than the computers that had once filled large rooms. Computers were also affordable to individual consumers, making it possible for many people
telegraphone. During World War II, both the Allies and the Axis used magnetic tape to conduct surveillance on their enemies, and on their own citizens. Prior to the war, most legislation and court decisions had limited the ability of the United States government to wiretap its own citizens. With the onset of hostilities, however, the issue of national security began to weigh heavily on legislators. This use of domestic wiretapping was never dialed back, even increasing during the Cold War era as the
Better roads and highways are considered a part of the post war technology, since when everyone returned from the conflict, the expansion created new jobs, more space, and more profit in the long run. For example, the, “new jobs due to the impact of the automobile such as fast food, city/highway construction, state patrol/police, convenience stores, gas stations, auto repair shops, auto shops, etc. allow more employment for the world 's growing population” (The Impact of the Automobile on the 20th