NYBG Computer feasibility study, 1972

Dr. Prance was actively involved in bringing computers to the NYBG. He was a member of a committee formed to research the feasibility of their installation and use and his report dated 1972 is included herein. Several institutional models were researched by the committee such as CUNY, University of Notre Dame, Smithsonian, Gulf University Research Consortium and the Colombian National Herbarium. Eventually IBM products were recommended and adopted. There was also a major conference at Kew which addressed the topic.