If an institution integrates computer-assisted instruction (CAI) into its educational program, the CAI terminals belong in the health science library and are fully compatible with the media already in use and that projected for the future. (Editor/LBH)

The 15-year history of the development of library automation is traced, and four major obstacles which had to be overcome are identified: the lack of funds for development, programing, and testing; the need for a common data base; the need for cooperative arrangements among institutions; and the need for widely-available on-line processing. Seven…