In the September 2018 issue of Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL), we continue our celebration of ITAL’s 50th year with a summary of articles from the 1980s by former Editorial Board member Mark Dehmlow. In Mark’s words, “The 1980s were an exciting time for technology development and a decade that is rife with technical evolution.” As personal computers became commonplace through the decade, the Internet age was just around the corner. In this issue: Enhancing Visibility of Vendor Accessibility Documentation Samuel Kent Willis and Faye O’Reilly As accessibility of online resources becomes an increasingly visible priority for libraries, ensuring that our licensed content vendors meet the same standards is more important. This article describes a method of increasing the visibility of vendor accessibility documentation for the benefit of our users. Efficiently Processing and Storing Library Linked Data using Apache Spark and Parquet Kumar Sharma, Ujjal Marjit, and Utpal Biswas Many library…
September 2018 ITAL Issue Now Available
