University of South Carolina Libraries
Comi L E c Although the IBM 3 one of the largest com an unimpressive look "Most people expect Reauber, director of s console where an o structions and the res It may look rather amounts of informatic academic services at computer system car A byte is one charac "100 billion of these is can be stored on sev cards," Poole said. WITH THIS huge computer is able to nr accounting informatio Jessie C named ] After 40 years of librarian emeritia by Information Services Dr. Francis T. Borl presented Miss Ham her retirement. Her services will b of USC libraries. "Sh< university for years a affairs." MISS HAM, a Mull library cataloguer. SI three different librar Beginning her care housed all the univers the J. Rion McKissic She worked from 11 under a new system Cataloguing Departnr At that time, the U Library, and another "DR. TOOMBS saici those books twice in c South Caroliniana as i pntalnOllirsrt r>rnio/i c p* VJV/V.UJ. Since returning to ( Carolina Librarian,' i Miss Ham earned Women's College ar College for Teachers r???~ In Hou* 103 4 Butt I ! Now on B (with tl I Onlyc inter hnlri ty Jim Pastorick tamecock Staff Writtr 70168 in the USC computer center is puters in the Southeast, it is actually ing piece of equipment. \ trt spo a Int nf Hiolc ???*? ?? '' r?:n . wwv u >VV VI UIUIO UliU IIICICI3, Dili ystems engineering, said. "It's just a perator can send and receive int of the room is just the machinery." plain, but the 370168 can hold vast >n. Charles Poole, who is in charge of the computer center, said the whole i store "about 100 billion bytes." :ter such as a single letter or number, s about equal to the information that m million pounds of computer punch capacity to store information, the laintain student records, payroll and in, and property inventory records for . Ham honored librarian emei service, Miss Jessie C. Ham has be the University of South Carolina, accor release. cowski, who will become USC provost the award June 15 at a reception honor ? erftatlv misspd " SfliH Fir Won TnAmh ? 0- MVI?V> ?'A . AkVBl AW1I1W ; has been one of the outstanding librari nd has been a leader in state and regioi ins native, came to USC in 1938 and s< le moved with the university's collectioi y buildings ler at the South Caroliniana library, v ity's volumes, Miss Ham moved with tt k library in 1942. J38 until 1953 re-cataloguing the entire . During this time she was named he ientt a post she held until 1970. SC collections moved again, to Thom re-cataloguing was begun. I it was too much to ask of anyone to re ?ne lifetime," Ham said. Instead, she r< special assistant to the library director 1 "aroliniana, she has annually publishe< a bibliography of new publications in tl her undergraduate degree at Randol id studied library science at George ifornsti Altai IINVIVIIHI ;e of Pantaki >1 Assembly Street Open 24 Hours filarkft f rftm famniit mtb-v w mmmr n mm mm mm mm mm mm mm wmm mm mm mm trmilk Pancahc *8.39 Reg. $1. his coupon - no carryout; 31 1031 Assembly St reel mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm wmm mm mm It unst, n; all of the USC campuses an colleges. "A lot of the computc work," Poole said. The same computer is use< and students at USC, Pool academic support. There are going on that I couldn't begin t "Our resources are tightl available for legitimate unive or student can use the compu he said. CtlMonfn kjtuuciuo auu yi uicddui d ua1 minals located in the Business Physical Sciences Center anc Terminals in the Coliseum an< records department to the cc POOLE SAID the compute courses at USC. Elementary s course taught through the con in the planning stages. "The computer can give i jl 55555585* * A M ia'ns at the f irved as a is through |M| | J le books to collection sad of the as Cooper -catalogue I ? eturned to 1 tx for special 1 i in 'South le library. Iph Macon i Pea body n E* V 4 $ ! 05 | s) I "MMtdfti __j| I #TY mount c d five other South Carolina jr time is used for this kind of J for research by professors e said. "Our main use is so many individual projects 0 think of them all." y controlled, but they are rsity business. Any professor iter for academic purposes," e the computer through terAdministration Building, the 1 Gambrell Hall, Poole said. 1 Petigru connect the student mputer. r can also be used to teach tatistics is presently the only lputer, but several others are the text, ask questions and IB1V xon ^j| Gam :xon set oad Service i Brake Wor A -f 9 i une i Mi -6267 >/ infom correct the student's answers," take the place of the professor, b the time consuming chores. The status of a student at any time an the student gave the computer. Academic services are provid university. "Every department \ way. It really seems to be catchir The computer is also used b; university that are willing to pa bill and history status system, fi used oy any South Carolina res: "THAT SYSTEM allows peopl bills in the legislature," Poole sai store up-to-date information aboi and operators at the legislative i to the caller. Poole said the 370168 is expensi machine this size is not cost effe< it," he said. "At this site it's reall m ^ W Ky''SK^ff44^^Hi:| I 370168 lecock vi re f o k Jps nor Repairs Inspection (noyt tn CI y ? 1 W 830 As; ration he said. "It's not meant to ut rather to free him from professor can check on the d even review the answers M Pti frpp tn mpmhniHj a# ? ? . w VW MVKIBA/I o Ul UIC lses the computer in some igon," Poole said. y agencies outside of the y for computer time. The tnded by the state, can be ident. e to check on the status of d. The computer is used to nt action in the legislature nformation center relay it ive, but worth the cost. "A ctive unless you really use y used." Exxon 1 nter Station 'ranby's) sembly j