Fifty years later, the world and OHIO University still celebrate the anniversary of this historic moment.”Celebrate the history of online cataloging (OPAC)

Ohio University’s Vernon R. Alden Library
1971

“It can be said that online cataloging as it is today began on Aug. 26, 1971, when Ohio University’s Vernon R. Alden Library, using a dedicated phone line, was the first in the world to generate an electronic library record. That online cataloging system, created by [OCLC], became a pioneer in networking library materials. Fifty years later, the world and OHIO still celebrate the anniversary of this historic moment.”Celebrate the history of online cataloging in this artic… See More

Hawassa University Libraries
2009

Hawassa University LIBRARY Automation was restarted in August 2009 and rolled out on a wider scale,  was sponsored by the NORAD project of Hawassa University, costing nearly 1,000,000 (1 million ETB). The automation process is performed or directed by an automation team composed of university library systems, information science departments, and ICT professionals…See More