[13066] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Multimedia Workstations / WebPACs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Gerry Mckiernan)
Mon Aug 9 20:11:15 1999
Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 12:06:45 -0600
From: Gerry Mckiernan <GMCKIERN@gwgate.lib.iastate.edu>
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_Multimedia Workstations / WebPACs_
I am greatly interested in learning about the current state-of-installation
of Multimedia Workstations / Multimedia OPACs in academic and research libraries
that allow users to fully utilize
the adjunct auditory, visual, and interactive components that are now
commonplace on many Web sites and which are quickly
becoming part of electronic publications.
It is my uninformed belief [:->] that most academic and research libraries
have yet to **integrate**Multimedia Workstations / Multimedia WebPACs within
their general Reference arenas and/or online catalog sites but instead locate
these in dedicated Media spaces, or at best, in special application rooms.
I am aware of a few exceptions from ERIC and Library Literature search and
am interested not only in current installations but those that may be on the
Drawing Board.
As Always, Any and All contributions, comments, queries, questions, critiques,
etc. etc. are Most Welcome.
Regards,
/Gerry McKiernan
Theoretical Librarian
Iowa State University
Ames IA 50011
gerrymck@iastate.edu
