Abstract
This chapter discusses the history, development, and future plans of Northwestern online total integrated system (NOTIS). Northwestern University Library has been and continues to be a pioneer in library automation. The library has developed automated support for ordering materials, receipt recording, fund accounting, cataloging, and controlling circulation, as well as for course reserve services and an online public access catalog. When the NOTIS was first implemented inJanuary1970,it supported circulation, including self-service check-out of items in the collections. Building upon that strong beginning, the library has pursued a steady process of development. Faculty, students, and staff all rely on computer-based services for their library needs. Developments in the NOTIS system continue to utilize advances in technology. The library's systems staffs are involved actively in the Linked Systems Project. As well as implementing the particular applications protocols for exchanging information between library systems, this involves incorporating into NOTIS the standard ISO communications protocols that are the basis for this project.
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