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?. . . good job reviewing some of the important aspects of our use of new technologies in libraries in the United States. . . . Works like Musmann's do help place our current more active role in the application of information technology into a historical framework.?-Wilson Library Bulletin ?Musmann writes clearly and simply. The quotes liberally sprinkled throughout the text are often fascinating and are indicative of the insights and fantasies of which our librarian forebears (like ourselves) were capable. Any librarian who wishes to become more versed about the development of his or her profession would find much of interest, as would the amateur historian and the non-librarian.?- Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science ?Musmann's book is a worthwhile addition to the history of library technology and lays a foundation for future historical works.?-The Library Quarterly . . . good job reviewing some of the important aspects of our use of new technologies in libraries in the United States. . . . Works like Musmann's do help place our current more active role in the application of information technology into a historical framework. -Wilson Library Bulletin Musmann's book is a worthwhile addition to the history of library technology and lays a foundation for future historical works. -The Library Quarterly Musmann writes clearly and simply. The quotes liberally sprinkled throughout the text are often fascinating and are indicative of the insights and fantasies of which our librarian forebears (like ourselves) were capable. Any librarian who wishes to become more versed about the development of his or her profession would find much of interest, as would the amateur historian and the non-librarian. - Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science

Musmann writes clearly and simply. The quotes liberally sprinkled throughout the text are often fascinating and are indicative of the insights and fantasies of which our librarian forebears (like ourselves) were capable. Any librarian who wishes to become more versed about the development of his or her profession would find much of interest, as would the amateur historian and the non-librarian. - Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science Musmann's book is a worthwhile addition to the history of library technology and lays a foundation for future historical works. -The Library Quarterly . . . good job reviewing some of the important aspects of our use of new technologies in libraries in the United States. . . . Works like Musmann's do help place our current more active role in the application of information technology into a historical framework. -Wilson Library Bulletin ?Musmann's book is a worthwhile addition to the history of library technology and lays a foundation for future historical works.?-The Library Quarterly ?. . . good job reviewing some of the important aspects of our use of new technologies in libraries in the United States. . . . Works like Musmann's do help place our current more active role in the application of information technology into a historical framework.?-Wilson Library Bulletin ?Musmann writes clearly and simply. The quotes liberally sprinkled throughout the text are often fascinating and are indicative of the insights and fantasies of which our librarian forebears (like ourselves) were capable. Any librarian who wishes to become more versed about the development of his or her profession would find much of interest, as would the amateur historian and the non-librarian.?- Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science

?Musmann writes clearly and simply. The quotes liberally sprinkled throughout the text are often fascinating and are indicative of the insights and fantasies of which our librarian forebears (like ourselves) were capable. Any librarian who wishes to become more versed about the development of his or her profession would find much of interest, as would the amateur historian and the non-librarian.?- Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science

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KLAUS MUSMANN is Collection Development Librarian at the Armacost Library, University of Redlands. He has published in a range of professional journals, and his books include Diffusion of Innovations: A Selected Bibliography (Greenwood Press, 1989).

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