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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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19821982
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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
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19861986
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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
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19911991
19921992
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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
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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
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2003-20042003-2004
LLAGNYLLAGNY Celebrates Celebrates
65 Years65 Years