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       Library story from the late 80's:Swedish libraries were connected to a system where they ordered in which books each library should have*. They made some decisions themselves of course, but otherwise you could just ask them for a specific book and they would then order it so that you could lend it a few weeks later.Me being a computer geek with a modem, I immediately recognized the dialup tones when they ordered one for me one time, and I chatted with the somewhat tech-illiterate librarian who was pleasantly surprised by my interest in their system and gladly showed it to me.I also saw the dialup number and the passcode for my local library.From then on all books I wanted to read just magically appeared in the library just in time for when I came in to lend them.*) I _think_ this was "Libris", that still exists in some form today, but I'm not 100% sure