In the late 1950s, the Ford Foundation hoped that its library organization, the Council on Library Resources, would use its monies to sponsor a permanent library high-tech laboratory. After several years, Ford's techno-visions became tied to the hopes of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to enter the information field. Unfortunately, MIT's "Project Intrex" ended without meeting its sponsors' expectations.
['Colin Burke']
The Ford Foundation's search for an American library laboratory