TY  - JOUR
AB  - ‘Are you for or against microfilm?’ Alfred North Whitehead was once asked, and after a moment of reflection he replied in his high‐pitched voice, ‘What a curious question. Why should anyone be either for or against a tool?’ One is not for or against a hammer or a spade. The only question is, will the tool do whatever needs to be done effectively and efficiently? Yet, a mechanical innovation can become a cause célèbre, and an emotional battle is joined between antagonist and protagonist, each with his own band of ardent followers.
VL  - 30
IS  - 2
SN  - 0022-0418
DO  - 10.1108/eb026573
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026573
AU  - SHERA JESSE H.
PY  - 1974
Y1  - 1974/01/01
TI  - MECHANIZATION, LIBRARIANSHIP, AND THE BIBLIOGRAPHIC ENTERPRISE
T2  - Journal of Documentation
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 153
EP  - 169
Y2  - 2024/05/06
ER  -