Imagining Information Retrieval in the Library: Desk Set in Historical Context
In the 1950s, a computer that could hold the contents of a library, retrieve facts, and formulate questions was laughable to many. The 1957 movie Desk Set accurately mirrored the way ordinary citizens perceived computers and their possible consequences. On another level, the film's focus on lib...
Main Author: | Malone, Cheryl Knott |
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Language: | en |
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IEEE Computer Society
2002
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105951 |
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