But it still costs the institution and indirectly the library. Just because
campus IT supports the infrastructure does not mean that it comes free to
the library, at least in terms of political capital. I concede that perhaps
now those computers are supported by a faster network infrastructure, but
that will become less and less relevant as time goes on and technology
improves. Plus the trend is AWAY from locally installed applications. Get
out of the desktop tarpit, guys! It's going the way of the standalone
CD-ROM jukeboxes if you remember those days when they were all the rage.
Librarians need to stop defining themselves by computers and the present-day
technology they see around them. Look ahead!
On 4/29/10, Walker, David <dwalker_at_calstate.edu> wrote:
>
> The original article was about *academic* libraries.
>
> At many institutions, campus IT supports and upgrades the computers in the
> library. And those computers are often faster (with a faster Internet
> connection) and have more applications than what the students may have in
> their back packs or at home. That's why they are packed with students.
>
> --Dave
>
> ==================
> David Walker
> Library Web Services Manager
> California State University
> http://xerxes.calstate.edu
>
>
Received on Thu Apr 29 2010 - 18:40:57 EDT