Library and Information Science

Recent developments in science and technology have brought changes of which man had not even dreamed and such developments have widened the scope of the known world. The technological revolution is progressing at a speed which the universe has never known. The use of technology in libraries is also remarkable and the scope of its application is expanding. To keep abreast of the times, libraries have been bringing in and integrating the new technologies in order to increase efficiency through the mechanization of their functions. It is thus expected that the new scientific advances will continue to be incorporated into the administration of libraries and will develop and contribute to the advancement of knowledge. This article portrays telegraphic communication as a possible application to information storage and retrieval in special libraries and as a conceivable method to modernize libraries.