今年1月7日至10日,我们有机会参加了在华盛顿市举行的美国图书馆协会1989年度的冬季年会。在这次会议期间,我们着重注意、调查了美国图书馆集成系统(Integr-ated Library Systems)在近期内的发展,归纳出以下几条,供我国图书馆界从事自动化的同行们参考。1.自动化数据交换(Electronic DataInterchange)随着美国图书馆自动化事业的发展,图书馆对集成系统的要求已不满足于现有的只 From January 7 to January 10 this year, we had the opportunity to attend the 1989 American Library Association Annual Winter Meeting in Washington. During this conference, we paid close attention to the recent developments of the Integr-ated Library Systems in the United States, and summarized the following articles for the reference of those engaged in the automation of the library industry in our country. 1. Automated Data Exchange (Electronic Data Interchange) With the development of library automation in the United States, the library’s requirements for an integrated system are no longer satisfied with the existing