[297] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
RE: Subject Guides to Internet Resources
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (LBRF000)
Wed May 20 08:48:28 1992
Date: Wed, 20 May 1992 07:46:06 CDT
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From: LBRF000 <LBRF@MUSIC.TCS.TULANE.EDU>
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In-Reply-To: In reply to your message of TUE 19 MAY 1992 08:58:57 CDT
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
I disagree with the idea that librarians can provide both technical
and intellectual access to computerized resources. While that may be an
ideal, the technical issues are too complex and possiblities are too
varied to expect anyone to have a full grip on them. Some of us might
be able to talk users through things like FTP, Internet OPAC access,
tape loading on the mainframe, that's only scratching the surface of the
various operations of the computer center. While the temptation may be
great to say that access to information is our job, there is a reason
to have computer people over there.
Bill Strickland
Howard-Tilton Mem. Lib.
Tulane University
