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Main Author: Koenig, Michael
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1984
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ307158
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  • Fiber Optics and Library Technology. Koenig, Michael Futures (of Society) Information Networks Library Automation Library Science Technological Advancement Telecommunications This article examines fiber optic technology, explains some of the key terminology, and speculates about the way fiber optics will change our world. Applications of fiber optics to library systems in three major areas--linkage of a number of mainframe computers, local area networks, and main trunk communications--are highlighted. (EJS)