Librarian George Cheng and A Staff Member in the Reference area of the Old J. Paul Leonard library

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Librarian George Cheng and a staff member consult the card catalog in the Reference area of the old J. Paul Leonard Library at San Francisco State University. Surrounded by rows of catalog drawers, they review cards and reference materials spread across the table. The scene reflects the collaborative work behind assisting patrons in the pre-digital research era.

Identifier
TP-ATA-0455
Date
c. Oct 1976
Context

During summer 1990, the Library installed its first online public access catalog from GEAC/Advance. After a campus competition, the online catalog was named InvestiGator. The card catalog was closed in July 1990.

 

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Geographic Coverage
San Francisco, CA
Temporal Coverage
1970s
Type
Still Image
Format
35mm Slide
Source
San Francisco State University Archives
Rights
Public
Views
617

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