Word: computerizes
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He also proposes a College-sponsored program to provide low interest loans for students who would not be otherwise able to afford a personal computer. "I think it's a real disadvantage in 1988 to come to school without a computer," says Lockwood.
As part of the University's new Harvard On-Line Library Information System (HOLLIS), when taking out a book students will merely present their I.D. cards at the checkout counter where they will be scanned by a computer.
Each book will have a bar code, and each borrower will have an I.D. card with a bar code, explained Dale Flecker, associate director of the University Library. At the checkout counter, a machine will read the bar codes of both, associate the two and store the information into the...
The computer catalogue, however, will eliminate paper files, turn up overdue books automatically and will even print out overdue notices.
"It's going to be great," said Joe M. Ferara, reserves and circulation librarian at Hilles. With more accurate records generated by the computer, he said, the libraries will be able to buy books that better reflect the needs of the borrowers.