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Introduction: Motivations and a Brief Historical Review of “Information Technology” Leading Up to the Information Age

Introduction: Motivations and a Brief Historical Review of “Information Technology” Leading Up to the Information Age
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Copyright: 2014
Pages: 24
Source title: Information Technology and Collection Management for Library User Environments
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Joseph Walker (IT Consultant, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4739-8.ch001

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Abstract

The liberation of learning is a prelude to the expansion of the personal conscience—this expansion is the first of two of the only natural freedoms given to the individual, the other being the employment of one’s physical, mental, and emotional abilities in accord with that conscience—and becomes the foundation of all other rights and corruptions that both bless and plague every society ever created by mankind. This is fundamental and explains why universal learning is necessary for any kind of progress in the way we see, think about, and treat one another and the World around us. For every book somebody wants you to read, there is a book they do not want you to read—both can be found at the library. Let that sink into your thoughts for a moment, its meaning. That is the ”library,” its very concept, and this is what it has come to represent in the minds of millions of patrons. It is a fine heritage matched by no other institution, and one that all its workers should be proud to be a part of and hopefully protect and perpetuate. This introductory chapter covers a few brief insights into why I wrote this book—subjective motivates and goals guiding its completion. The chapter is concluded with a light historical review of the pivotal technologies establishing the foundation of information technology leading into the Information Age and paving the way to changes in the library user environment.

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