[401] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Re: Public Libraries and the ne
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ethelle S. Bean)
Tue Jun 2 12:14:56 1992
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 1992 10:54:38 CDT
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
From: "Ethelle S. Bean" <ETHELLE%SDNET.BITNET@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 1 Jun 1992 08:20:57 CDT from <polly@lpl.org>
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I've been following this discussion and agree with Polly's recent remarks.
There is one set of patrons who are going to be very interested in having
access to electronic networks. They are the "independent scholars" This
is a very underserved group. If they are lucky enough to live in a
town with an academic library often they can wheedle access to the network.
But if they are unconnected to a college, they are often forced into some very
expensive solutions. Ideally, public libraries should be able to tap into the
network to satisfy these patron's needs. I think this should be part of
the planning for the new national "infrastructure" which politicians are
beginning to discuss.
Ethelle S. Bean, Director of the Library, Karl E. Mundt Library
Dakota State University, Madison SD 57042-1799
phone: 605-256-5203 Fax: 605-256-5208 Bitnet: ETHELLE@SDNET
Internet: Beane@Columbia.dsu.edu
