[1500] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Public Librarians on the net
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU ((Lee Jaffe, Microcomp)
Fri Oct 16 10:40:12 1992
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 09:34:01 CDT
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
From: "(Lee Jaffe, Microcomputer & Network Services)" <jaffe@scilibx.ucsc.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
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I've received a few very encouraging responses to "Chained Books" message
from public librarians. In part, I know from earlier discussions and
personal experience, that more public librarians aren't participating
in these discussions because they don't have access to the net. But I
just received Charles Bailey's latest list of library discussion groups
and noted that there are no lists covering public, school or children's
librarians' concerns. This too may be a consequence of access to the
technology -- how many public libraries have a computer capable of running
a listserver? However, I'd like to see such lists created, if for no
other reason so that I can have a handy answer the next time a public
librarian asks me why they should get on the net. I'm guessing that
interest in such lists is building and that someone only needs to take
that first step to tap an enormous resource of expertise. If someone
is interested in moderating such a list, I bet you can find a site to
support it. -- Lee Jaffe, UC Santa Cruz jaffe@scilibx.ucsc.edu