Computer‐based library systems in Scandinavian countries with focus on the Danish libraries

The development of computer‐based systems in Scandinavian libraries began during the early 1970s. In the individual Nordic countries there are no approaches to formulating a joint policy to influence this development. The absence of a formalised policy implies that a kaleidoscopic picture of systems and development strategies in the 1980s has emerged. The categories of computerised library automation systems operational in Scandinavian countries today are described in the article just as consideration is given to the schemes for systems developed up to 1990.