Libraries of the Future by J.C.R. Licklider

This Hardcover, 1965 book is the final report of a two-year research project sponsored by the Council on Library Resources. A thorough discussion of the potentialities and limitations of computers for library applications. Written in a highly readable style, it presents a general treatment of the whole library system as it may be in the future. For students of library science and librarians, this book will mark a turning point in the expansion of their profession.