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Article #17Re: Providing internet access in a library
From: Gary Klein, bear at heart
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 21:31
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 21:31
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In article <Bs21pv.n27@csn.org>, nancy@teal.csn.org (Nancy T. Lombardo) writes:
> Money is a huge problem, but it is not the sole obstacle to offering
> Internet access to the patrons at the library. There are many problems
> associated with this proposal, but I believe they can be overcome with
> some effort. One of the biggest problems is training, exacerbated by the
> difficult interface most users encounter using the Internet. How many public
> librarians know how to proficiently navigate the Internet themselves...
Who said that maneruvering thru the INTERNET was an easy task for ANY
LIBRARIAN?
Just because people have accounts, doesn't mean that people USE THEM!
Just look at all of the telephone calling/credit cards that phone companies
have been issuing, along with ATM cards from banks, and library cards that
people carry! They have "membership", but that doesn't mean that they use the
cards/accounts.
Possession may be 9 tenth's of the law, but if there is no transaction,
then our CPU's are just sitting & idling.
--
"Librarian, Leather bound"
Gary Klein, Business Librarian, (Univ of Toledo) * * * *
PO Box 12650 Toledo OH 43606-0250 * *
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