Karen Coyle wrote:
> *If* libraries are truly in the information business (not the "book
> organizing and delivery" business) then we need to re-tool for today.
> Part of this re-tooling is for us to begin to structure our data in a
> way that can be exploited by a wide variety of web technologies.
Actually, I think we need to do that to EVEN provide a "book organizing
and delivery service" as well as we can in today's environment, up to
the standards our patrons are coming to (rightfully) expect by their
experiences with other 'industries'. But I agree with what Karen writes
in that post generally.
Jonathan
Received on Wed May 30 2007 - 07:34:51 EDT