LLAGNY's 65 years A Timeline

LLAGNY’S 65 YEARS:LLAGNY’S 65 YEARS: A TIMELINEA TIMELINE

LLAGNY Newsletter, LLAGNY Newsletter, “Information “Information

Bulletin,” debutsBulletin,” debuts

Beginnings of Beginnings of “Information “Information

Science” as we Science” as we know it todayknow it today

First LLAGNY First LLAGNY meeting held meeting held November 17November 17

LLAGNY Bylaws LLAGNY Bylaws and Constitution and Constitution adoptedadopted

First color TV First color TV broadcastbroadcast

First calculating First calculating machine with machine with automatic automatic control built in control built in Germany Germany

19381938

19391939

19401940

19411941

19421942


Mark I is completed Mark I is completed and first and first

programmer is hiredprogrammer is hired

American futurist American futurist foresees the foresees the invention of invention of

hypertexthypertext

NYCRR now available; NYCRR now available; Ocean Publications Ocean Publications

is startedis started

June 6June 6thth D-Day D-Day Normandy FranceNormandy France

LLAGNY Post-War LLAGNY Post-War Planning Planning Committee Committee createdcreated

Term “bit” for binary Term “bit” for binary digit is used for digit is used for the first time by the first time by John TukeyJohn Tukey

19431943

19441944

19451945

19461946

19471947


New York hosts AALL New York hosts AALL 4141stst Annual Annual

MeetingMeeting

First Joint Computer First Joint Computer Conference heldConference held

IBM sued by DOJ for IBM sued by DOJ for monopolizing monopolizing punch-cardspunch-cards

LLAGNY hosts LLAGNY hosts demonstration of demonstration of microcard readermicrocard reader

LLAGNY becomes a LLAGNY becomes a chapter of AALLchapter of AALL

Value of Law Value of Law Librarians to the Librarians to the legal profession is legal profession is LLAGNY meetingLLAGNY meeting topictopic

Revision of Revision of standards for Law standards for Law school libraries school libraries discusseddiscussed

19481948

19491949

19501950

19511951

19521952


First information First information retrieval system on a retrieval system on a

general purpose general purpose computer computer

announced.announced.

SAGE, first major online SAGE, first major online system, for air system, for air

defense application defense application announcedannounced

Smith-Corona makes Smith-Corona makes portable electronic portable electronic

typewritertypewriter

High speed printer High speed printer invented by invented by Remington-RandRemington-Rand

Gene Amdahl Gene Amdahl develops first develops first operating system operating system for IBM 704for IBM 704

Government Government antitrust suit antitrust suit against IBM is against IBM is settledsettled

AALUNY createdAALUNY created

19531953

19541954

19551955

19561956

19571957


First electronic First electronic computers built in computers built in

Japan by NECJapan by NEC

First removable disks First removable disks appearappear

First IBM transistorized First IBM transistorized computer with 64-computer with 64-

bit data paths, bit data paths, operational until operational until

19711971

Luhn at IBM creates Luhn at IBM creates automatic automatic document document indexing program indexing program (KWIC)(KWIC)

XEROX commercial XEROX commercial copier introducedcopier introduced

Telstar Telstar communication communication satellite becomes satellite becomes activeactive

19581958

19591959

19601960

19611961

19621962


Controversial Controversial graphics consoles graphics consoles

developed developed resulting in CADresulting in CAD

Demonstration at Demonstration at

ABA annual meeting ABA annual meeting of retrieving of retrieving

health- related health- related statutes, regs and statutes, regs and

city ordinances city ordinances from a mainframe from a mainframe

computercomputer

LC develops MARCLC develops MARC

BASIC is created and BASIC is created and first time-sharing first time-sharing basic program runbasic program run

McKinney’s statutes McKinney’s statutes put on magnetic put on magnetic tape. Potential of tape. Potential of electronic research electronic research for legislative docs for legislative docs discussed by discussed by LLAGNY membersLLAGNY members

19631963

19641964

19651965

19661966

19671967


Computerworld first Computerworld first issue publishedissue published

First International First International Joint Conference on Joint Conference on

Artificial Artificial Intelligence Intelligence

Mead Data Central Mead Data Central createdcreated

Floppy disks Floppy disks introduced to load introduced to load

the IBM 370 the IBM 370 microdemicrode

LLAGNY newsletter LLAGNY newsletter becomes “Law becomes “Law Lines”Lines”

The as-yet unnamed The as-yet unnamed CALR system is CALR system is demonstrated demonstrated publicly for the publicly for the first time at a NYC first time at a NYC press conferencepress conference

First electronic First electronic pocket calculatorpocket calculator

19681968

19691969

19701970

19711971

19721972


Mead Data Center Mead Data Center introduces Lexisintroduces Lexis

The New York Times The New York Times Information Bank Information Bank

produces first public produces first public access online access online

newspaper abstract newspaper abstract and index serviceand index service

First ComputerLand First ComputerLand store opens in NJ as store opens in NJ as

Computer ShackComputer Shack

AALL begins student AALL begins student membershipsmemberships

3-M develops Post-It 3-M develops Post-It NotesNotes

Westlaw introduced Westlaw introduced

Radio Shack markets Radio Shack markets first pre- first pre-assembled assembled personal computerpersonal computer

LLAGNY members LLAGNY members tour Library of tour Library of CongressCongress

19731973

19741974

19751975

19761976

19771977


Conversion to Conversion to Microfiche—a new Microfiche—a new

way to store way to store documents documents

presented to presented to LLAGNY membersLLAGNY members

Total computers in use Total computers in use in US exceeds one in US exceeds one

millionmillion

One time license fee One time license fee for Westlaw is $400for Westlaw is $400

AALL Code of ethics AALL Code of ethics is adoptedis adopted

The Source and The Source and CompuServe CompuServe Information Information Services go on-lineServices go on-line

ABA Journal article ABA Journal article discusses cost-discusses cost-effectivenesseffectiveness of of using CALRusing CALR

LLAGNY produces LLAGNY produces first union listfirst union list

19781978

19791979

19801980

19811981

19821982


Westlaw Interface for Westlaw Interface for IBM Displaywriter IBM Displaywriter

introducedintroduced

Apple introduces MacApple introduces Mac

LLAGNY adopts ILL LLAGNY adopts ILL codecode

LLAGNY is the largest LLAGNY is the largest AALL chapter with AALL chapter with

845 members845 members

NJLLA becomes NJLLA becomes approved as 27th approved as 27th

AALL chapterAALL chapter

Total computers in Total computers in the US exceeds the US exceeds 10 million units10 million units

First Law Library First Law Library Publication Award Publication Award presentedpresented

AALL annual AALL annual meeting held at meeting held at the NY Hiltonthe NY Hilton

LLAGNY LLAGNY incorporates as a incorporates as a non-profitnon-profit

19831983

19841984

19851985

19861986

19871987


LLAGNY officers and LLAGNY officers and articles highlighted in articles highlighted in

AALL Chapter NewsAALL Chapter News

Special Committee on Special Committee on National Information National Information

Policy approves Policy approves Government Government

Relations policy for Relations policy for information industriesinformation industries

AALL annual meeting in AALL annual meeting in San Francisco largest San Francisco largest

to date to date

Nondestructive Nondestructive worm spreads via worm spreads via the Internet to the Internet to infect several infect several thousand thousand computers computers

Microsoft introduces Microsoft introduces Windows 3.0Windows 3.0

Millionth LexisNexis Millionth LexisNexis user id is issueduser id is issued

LLAGNY re-organizes LLAGNY re-organizes board and board and committee chairscommittee chairs

19881988

19891989

19901990

19911991

19921992


FREESTYLE, new plain-FREESTYLE, new plain-English search style English search style introduced on Lexisintroduced on Lexis

Lexis introduces world Lexis introduces world wide web sitewide web site

BNA pledges $40,000 BNA pledges $40,000 for two years for for two years for

publication of AALL’s publication of AALL’s Law Library JournalLaw Library Journal

Smaller publishers Smaller publishers begin to disappear begin to disappear as West and Lexis as West and Lexis

growgrow

LLAGNY members LLAGNY members participate in 1participate in 1stst annual Legal annual Legal Research Teach-In Research Teach-In held in held in conjunction with conjunction with National Library National Library WeekWeek

AALL Spectrum is AALL Spectrum is launchedlaunched

LLAGNY announces LLAGNY announces own list-serv and own list-serv and home pagehome page

19931993

19941994

19951995

19961996

19971997


LLAGNY co-sponsors LLAGNY co-sponsors LegalWorks New LegalWorks New

YorkYork

AALL adopts “Ethical AALL adopts “Ethical Principles”Principles”

LLAGNY approves LLAGNY approves revised bylawsrevised bylaws

LLAGNY union list LLAGNY union list goes onlinegoes online

Y2K plans are Y2K plans are being discussedbeing discussed

Law firm Intranets Law firm Intranets introduced at introduced at LLAGNY LLAGNY education education meetingmeeting

AALL membership AALL membership is record high is record high with over 5,000 with over 5,000 membersmembers

19981998

19991999

20002000

20012001

20022002


2003-20042003-2004

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