[12731] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Re: Word and various public access programs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joyce Latham)
Mon Feb 15 20:01:14 1999
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 14:47:54 -0600
From: Joyce Latham <jlatham@interaccess.com>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
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The Chicago Public Library is currently eliminating personal software
workstations in all but our computer centers. We found the expectations of
the public extreme, and answers about writing resumes, novels and letters to
judges in legal cases beyond the pale of our expertise, as well as
excessively time consuming. While we very much favor the ideal of a
complete workstation -- WP, Internet, resource access -- we have found it to
be a mjor distraction from the actual work of librarianship.
I would be very interested in hearing other folks comments on same.
Joyce Latham
Director of Library Automation
CPL
