History of Automation in Special Libraries of India State-of-the-Art

摘要

Pioneering efforts in the field of library automation were made by INSDOC, BARC, DRTC, TIFR and others in 1960s and 1970s. Attempts were made to use automatic systems for indexing, cataloguing and searching. In 1980s, with the advent of modern information technology and availability of affordable hardware, many libraries initiated computerization of library activities. Developments of National Information Systems like NISSAT, NNRMS, DESIDOC, NASSDOC, etc. also helped accelerate the speed of library automation in India. By mid 1980s, the importance of computerized library network was realized and many library personnel proposed setting up of computerized information systems in different fields of specialization like, national network of health information system, central information system for defence, national network of industrial information, etc. With the development of telecommunication, digital media for storage and application of artificial intelligence to library activities, year 2000 saw the libraries moving towards digitization.