This outline of new technological developments and their applications in the library and information world considers innovations in three areas: automation, telecommunications, and the publishing industry. There is mention of the growth of online systems, minicomputers, microcomputers, and word processing; the falling costs of automation; the growing use of packet switching and other digital networks, interactive cable television, fiber optics, and electronic mail systems; and the development of electronic publishing, micropublishing, and videodisk publishing. The paper concludes with a brief review of the implications of the new technologies for library services, networks, staff, collections, materials, buildings, and budgets. (ESR)