[13068] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Re: Multimedia Workstations / WebPACs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Earl Balch)
Tue Aug 10 20:03:12 1999
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 13:47:54 -0600
From: Earl Balch <earl_balch@ucsdlibrary.ucsd.edu>
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Gerry,
At UCSD, we have replaced nearly all of our opac terminals (>100) with what we
call Infostations. These are NT workstations with multimedia capability. We
don't provide speakers but let each library unit decide whether or not to let
users jack-in headphones. We have electronic media cataloged on our Innopac
system and provide the URL with a hot link in the catalog record. The
Infostations have a common set of plugins/helpers to support the desired
functionality. We use a locally modified version of Netscape as the browser and
use PC-RDIST to maintain and restore the system images. We have "library
services" web pages that guide users to various electronic journals, databases
and other information resources. See us at www.ucsd.edu.
Earl
ebalch@ucsd.edu
Library Systems Dept.
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Subject: Multimedia Workstations / WebPACs
Author: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
Date: 8/9/99 12:06 PM
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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.
