December 1974: Installation of Xerox Sigma 9 capable of handling 20 concurrent users.
August 19, 1977: Retrospective conversion begun. Number of records in UP LC shelflist: 450,000.
May 1978: Installation of Xerox 560 capable of handling 32 concurrent users.
January 22, 1979: Circulation system made available.
January 1981: Card catalog closed. On-line current cataloging begins. COM catalog used as interim catalog.Conversion to Honeywell CP-6.
Spring 1982: Staff-mediated public access at a limited number of University Park terminal locations.
August 1983: OPAC brought up: 40 at University Park; 40 at campuses. A total of 160 terminals in use university-wide.
August 26, 1983: Preview of LIAS.
September 29, 1983: 16 terminals placed in Catalog Room.
December 16, 1983: LIAS brought to first campus (York, King of Prussia, Allentown).
Spring 1984: Dial-up service to LIAS made available.
July 1, 1985: First demo of MicroLIAS.
December 1985: Asbestos removal in Computer Room.
January 17, 1986: MicroLIAS made available.
July 1, 1988: Library Computer Operations changes to Library Computing Services.
December, 1988 - January 1989: Penn State sends initial load of tapes containing 1,289,451 LIAS records to RLIN.
January 1989: CBRST (Computer-Based Resources and Services Team) moves into LCS quarters.
July 1, 1989: Eric Ferrin appointed Director.
September 22, 1989 - October 31,1990: LIAS migration to VAX 9000-420. Digital Equipment provides $2.5 million in grants Oct. 31, 1990 to enable PSU to purchase VAX.
November 29, 1989: DEC announced grants to PSU and University of California to support linking of these library systems at these institutions via Z39.50.
March 19, 1990: Fund Accounting Control System (FACS) released.
Summer 1990: Card catalog removed from University Libraries (University Park?).
February 21, 1991: Dedication of VAX 9420 by Ken Olsen, President and CEO, Digital Equipment Corporation.
July/August 1991: Internet access made available to staff via SPAWN.
October 1991: Selection Menu Made Available through staff LIAS, includes Internet Information Resources (Sonoma), PENPages, Penn State Electronic Bulletin Board, and the Penn State Libraries Catalog.
November 1991: INNOVACQ Serials Check-In installed.
January 10, 1992: INNOVACQ database load completed.
January 27, 1992: OCLC Import started.
January 29, 1992: Check-in of 1992 receipts of INNOVACQ Serials Control System begins. UnCover released to LIAS staff terminals.
February 3, 1992: UnCover released to LIAS public terminals.
March 23, 1992: 245$b and 6XX$y indexed. Display for 6XX$y appears in same order as occurs in record.
April 1992: UnCover becomes available to the Penn State community using dial-up access through LIAS.
May 1992: ERIC and PENPages database released to staff (Test version). Library Location phrase expanded to “PSU Catalog,” “ERIC.” Keyword released to staff (test version).
June 1992: Keyword and ERIC released to general public.
July 1992: LIAS commands added: KEY INDEX, KEY TOPIC, COMMENT.
September 1992: Electronic journals made available in staff LIAS. Four journals in initial release. Available on public terminals via “sel ejournal,” but not visible on the LIAS Selection Menu, and not publicized.
October 1992: LIBRARY command supports two-character and up-to-full word for library names. Statistics program for ERIC database implemented. Electronic journals made available in public LIAS. Boolean and Z39.50 released to staff. Two CCTs retired at University Park; card and wand readers attached to PCs. Date due slips no longer generated; date stamp used.
November 1992: LIAS update sent to Tulsa, Keyword included. DELETE files and Electronic Journals available in staff LIAS. ICP brought up at Penn State Harrisburg.
December 1992: Boolean released in staff LIAS.
January 1993: USMARC ALL subscription from CDS discontinued. USMARC BOOKS subscription made available through Ward and Associates.
January 11, 1993: Boolean released in public LIAS. “Internet Information Resources” (Sonoma State University Software) added to Selection Menu.
February 1993: Terminal type checked for remote users. Library default changed to All for remote users.
February 5, 1993: EIP released in staff LIAS.
February 8, 1993: EIP-Engineering Index made available at staff LIAS terminals.
February 12, 1993: EIP-Engineering Index released in public LIAS. Access to NetNews for authorized staff is available on Electronic Mail menu.
February 15, 1993: EIP-Engineering Index made available in public LIAS for registered remote users.
April 1, 1993: AUTO-ACTIVATE and \PASSWORD OPTION added to staff LIAS.
April 5, 1993: MED LINE CD-ROM access through LIAS made available to staff. ERIC Table of Contents added to LIAS.
April 28, 1993: MED LINE CD-ROM access through LIAS made available to public and remote users.
May 3, 1993: Work activity added to dashed line for Staff Activate.
May 13, 1993: Pilot LIAS Online Survey conducted, and concluded 7 June 1993. Avery brought up at all staff terminals.
May 24, 1993: GOPHER is released to staff. Addition to Selection Menu for processing staff: LIAS & MARC updater status check.
June 1993: “Live” LIAS Online survey conducted, terminated July 26, 1993. PENPages and Avery available to the public LIAS terminals.
July 1993: Periodicals Abstracts, Newspaper Abstracts, ABI/Inform, Avery made available at staff LIAS terminals. Remaining CCTs at University Park retired. (See also October 26, 1992)
August 1993: VMS 6.0 installed. Epson printers installed at all lending locations on workstations to print date due slips. ABI/INFORM, Newspaper Abstracts, Periodicals Abstracts made available at public LIAS terminals.
September 1993: RLIN (as a Z39.50 database) available on staff LIAS terminals. CARL Uncover login screens modified to allow user to set up a profile at CARL. PSUVM access from SELECT removed. Libraries’ Gopher made available in public and staff LIAS. RLIN database released in public LIAS through Selection Menu.
October 1993: Serials MARC released in staff LIAS.
November/December 1993: Serials MARC released in public LIAS. GPO released in staff LIAS. Psychinfo released in staff LIAS. Psychinfo released in public LIAS.
December 1993: PAIS added to staff LIAS. PAIS added to public LIAS. Medianet added to staff LIAS.
January 1994: Medianet added to public LIAS.
February 1994: Number of concurrent Periodical Abstracts users increased from 10 to 15.
March 1994: Reauthorization forms sent to all LIAS users for adherence to University Computer Security Policies ADG-1, ADG-2, AD-20 and AD-23. Faxon TOC database made available in staff LIAS.
April 1994: New procedures for passwords and authorizations implemented in LIAS.
May 1994: Library Fees begin collection through the Bursar’s Office.
June 1994: BUYBOOKS available to public through e-mail. Faxon TOC database made available in public LIAS. VMS 6.1 installed.
August 1994: LIAS Acquisitions system released.
September 1994: Anthropological Literature released to staff. ICP Offline installed.
October 1994: Netmenu to check status of LIAS services becomes available to Libraries Staff through the network.
November 1, 1994: WWW (World Wide Web) is available on the LIAS Staff Selection Menu via Lynx.
December 20, 1994: GPO Access Service is released for staff use.
January 6, 1995: Shared mailbox (BD_ILL) created for Behrend faculty and staff to email ILL requests.
January 31, 1995: GPO Access added to public LIAS.
May 24, 1995: Format Integration completed; added to LIAS.
June 15, 1995: NTIS added to LIAS Staff.
July 13, 1995: NTIS added to LIAS Public.
July 27, 1995: LIAS Client demonstrated to Kodak.
August 1995: LIAS Online Catalog is now called “The CAT.”
September 1, 1995: Installation of 125 Pentiums begins in Pattee Library.
September 13, 1995: LIAS Client demonstrated to LFO.
September 21, 1995: Encyclopaedia Britannica added to LIAS.
September 25, 1995: Beilstein database available for searching in the Physical Sciences Library.
September 29, 1995: Pentium installation completed.
October 9, 1995: English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) added to public and staff LIAS.
October 14, 1995: LIAS Client demonstrated to IBM - Digital Libraries Meeting.
October 26, 1995: LIAS Client demonstration to FACIT. LIAS Client Team formed; meetings begin.