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Carlton S. Martz (cmartz@EIS.CALSTATE.EDU) wrote: : I have recently read Jamie McKenzie's thoughtful article, : "Libraries of the Future," and found it to be an excellent : starting point for all of us to consider the future of our : profession. But, if online catalogs, CD-ROMs, and other : wonders of the electronic library pose a challenge, if not : a threat to librarians, what about the Internet. Once the : masses learn to log on to it, will we be needed? This question : is addressed in an article by Jane Smith in the Jan/Feb 1994 : issue of "Internet World" magazine. The following quote will : give you an idea of where she stands on this issue: "Technicians : build the infrastructure and applications; the librarians make : them useful and serve as guides to the critical thinking and : information management skills necessary to transform information : access into knowledge access." Now that most of us are well into : library technology, I think it is time to do some hard thinking : about what we should do with it, how we should train teachers and : students to use it, and what our role will be. : Carl Martz : Yucaipa H. S. Librarian : Yucaipa, CA : cmartz@eis.calstate.edu -- Arthur J. Mendonca (amendonc@llwsbe.ll.pbs.org)