Isn't it amazing how quick some folks are to deny the existence of a digital divide? My wife is the Manager of branch in a less affluent area of Pittsburgh...
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Khasiah Zakaria
hasiah62@...
Feb 4, 2001 4:56 pm
Dear Abby, Thanks so much. I am printing most of the papers...bind it and hope to make available to patrons of our library - PTAR University Technology MARA. I...
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Mike Madin
madin@...
Feb 5, 2001 5:47 pm
Apologies for cross-posting [dig_ref ; web4lib ; lis-link ; libcatnet] Dear Colleagues, In January Academic Info added 448 entries to our growing directory of...
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Pauline Lynch Shostack
pauline@...
Feb 5, 2001 7:53 pm
Greetings fellow Dig-Ref subscribers, We at AskERIC thought that you might be interested to know that we have changed our look and have added a wealth of...
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Abe Anhang
aanhang@...
Feb 6, 2001 1:19 am
In the context of Michelle's comments about Yahoo, I suggest you read a very important article about the effect of Search Engines like Yahoo in the January...
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Michael SPENCER
MSPENCER@...
Feb 6, 2001 4:59 pm
I just looked at this site. It provides college ranking sources and giodes to various bibliographic styles, including for electronic sources. Michael ... ...
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Abe Anhang
aanhang@...
Feb 7, 2001 4:38 am
At the Ontarion Superconference held in Toronto this past weekend, one of the best presentations was by Gwen Harris of the University of Toronto, where she has...
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Sarah Haman
bkworm18@...
Feb 7, 2001 6:48 am
It's true. We spend a lot of time with Yahoo when there are many other excellent search engines and directories. Maybe it's our job to let people know about...
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Lois Kiehl
kiehl@...
Feb 7, 2001 7:14 am
Subject: Peter's Digital Reference Shelf- February 2001 The February 2001 edition of Peter's Digital Reference Shelf is now available on the Gale Group...
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Abe Anhang
aanhang@...
Feb 7, 2001 8:03 am
Yes, and if librarians continue to send people only to Yahoo, and continue to use it exclusively in their libraries, Yahoo will automatically become the...
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Don Saklad
dsaklad@...
Feb 7, 2001 12:20 pm
1. Would any of you folks have any interest in participating in designing a study with respect to our Regional and Massachusetts Library of Last Recourse City...
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Matthew R. Marsteller
matthewm@...
Feb 7, 2001 3:03 pm
I look at the various search engines, portals, whatever you want to call them, as reference tools. Librarians that provide reference services (especially...
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Amos Lakos
aalakos@...
Feb 7, 2001 3:19 pm
Another very good and useful presentation was by Rita Vine from WorkingFaster. Her presentation - Keep It Simple Searching™: Helping Real People Search the...
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Shawn Bethke
lishb@...
Feb 7, 2001 3:20 pm
I must agree that the article in American Libraries on the pervasiveness of unmediated Internet guides such as Yahoo! leaves us with much to think about. I...
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Karen Quinn-Wisniewski
kquinnw@...
Feb 7, 2001 3:40 pm
I agree. Plus there was an article titled: Mining the "Deep Web" with Sharper Shovels by Lisa Guernsey in NYT 1/25/01 Details the new breed of search engines...
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canshien
canshien@...
Feb 7, 2001 4:39 pm
We have been telling folks about 'all the web' and 'google' ...when asked. Carol Anshien NYPL TelRef ... It's true. We spend a lot of time with Yahoo when...
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Anthony D. Smith
adsmith1@...
Feb 7, 2001 4:46 pm
I'm curious if anyone in this discussion has explored the DOI System and its implications in the library environment? Anthony Donovan Smith Assistant...
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Don Saklad
dsaklad@...
Feb 7, 2001 4:55 pm
http://www.dogpile.com http://www.thrall.org/proteus.html http://www.thrall.org/proteus-basic.html http://www.thrall.org/computer/#search oo-- dWs ... To sign...
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McCoy, Sally
McCoyS@...
Feb 7, 2001 5:33 pm
I will be teaching a class in May to staff and the public on Search Engines at the Fort Worth Public Library. Response has already been pretty good. Our lab ...
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Mayan Avitable
mayana@...
Feb 7, 2001 8:22 pm
This is the first time I have responded to email on this list. I am not a librarian, but have a need due to some projects to become familiar with library...
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Terry Calhoun
splendid@...
Feb 7, 2001 8:37 pm
Please forgive me if this is in violation of the list rules, but I think that the subject of the live, free, CREN (nonprofit) audiocast tomorrow (Thursday) at...
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Abe Anhang
aanhang@...
Feb 8, 2001 12:18 am
Shawn: Great image - like drinking water from a firehose. As good a description as one could get. Not being a librarian myself, I cannot agree or disagree with...
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Nancy Carlson
Nan71753@...
Feb 8, 2001 1:32 am
Please send my subscription in a daily digest version Nancy Carlson ... To sign off from DIG_REF, send a message to LISTSERV@... with the command...
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Abe Anhang
aanhang@...
Feb 8, 2001 9:43 am
Here's one that could be a surprise - one of the first analyses of what the public is actually watching on the internet screens at the public library! What ARE...
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Paolino, Bob
Bob.Paolino@...
Feb 8, 2001 3:54 pm
... [HUGE snip, including seven(!!!) DIG_REF footers to indicate how many messages were quoted and re-quoted in their entirety] Speaking of "drinking from a...
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Beth Wrenn-Estes
eswrennestes@...
Feb 8, 2001 4:08 pm
I have tried to take myself off this list. Please help me understand how I can do that. unsubscribe dig_ref PLEASE!!!! "I cannot and will not cut my conscience...
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Shawn Bethke
lishb@...
Feb 8, 2001 5:12 pm
I just thought I would draw your attention to this interesting article on the upcoming government/publisher/library battle over e-journal price and access. If...
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Surratt, Michelle
MichelleS@...
Feb 8, 2001 5:16 pm
POSITION OPEN LIBRARY MANAGER-SAN JACINTO LIBRARY Riverside County Library System (LSSI) The Riverside County Library System is seeking an energetic, creative,...
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Mohrman, Robert J WRA...
Robert.Mohrman@...
Feb 8, 2001 7:10 pm
And, if after reading this, you get as upset as some of the librarians on the MEDLIB-L listserv, here is Ms. Schroeder's email address: ...
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Jeff Newman
jeff.newman@...
Feb 8, 2001 7:48 pm
I hope I'm not wandering too far off topic, but this article does illustrate an interesting aspect of our modern world. I'm willing to bet that most of us ...
