It was 24 years ago today that I started at the NJIT
Library. Certainly so much has changed
over the years. There were only a few
staff computers while none were available to students in the library. There were only dumb terminals to search the
library’s online catalog. We only had
two CD-ROM databases back then:
- Applied Science and Technology Index
- Proquest Business Database
Email was very primitive as we used the Tesla computer which
was a VMS/VAX. The internet was in its
infancy as there was only a text based browser to search the nascent World Wide Web.
The NJIT campus has expanded dramatically over these 24
years with more academic buildings, dormitories and a much larger student
body. Some faculty and staff sadly
passed away over the years while others retired or moved on to other positions.
Life goes on and in the years to come there will be more
technological change and growth of the campus.
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