An informal survey of operational microprocessor‐based systems, Autumn 1979 Available to Purchase

Traditionally computer applications in libraries and information units have been limited, both in scale and type, by the relatively high price of conventional computer equipment. Advances in micro‐electronics technology, and especially microprocessor‐based machines, such as microcomputers and word processors, have the potential for radically altering this situation. This paper is a report on a survey undertaken by Aslib to see how far this technology has ‘penetrated’ the library and information world. Systems in the various organisations visited are described, as well as the applications for which they are utilised.