Program: a record of the first 40 years of electronic library and information systems

Abstract

Purpose

To provide a broad overview of the history of the journal Program: electronic library and information systems and its contents over its first 40 years.

Design/methodology/approach

Analysis of content from the original published material, as well as from abstracting and indexing publications and from minutes of Editorial Board meetings.

Findings

The publication has grown from modest beginnings as a newsletter for UK university librarians to a respected refereed journal with a wide international readership.

Originality/value

An analysis of the content of articles published on computer systems in libraries and information units over the last 40 years.

Citation

Tedd, L.A. (2006), "Program: a record of the first 40 years of electronic library and information systems", Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 40 No. 1, pp. 11-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/00330330610646780