Re: How far do you go?

[Mary Alice Anderson <maryalice@VAX2.WINONA.MSUS.EDU>]

>JONI RATHGUN WROTE:

I believe that our electronic catalogs can free us from some of
>the conventions of tradition and that we should take advantage
>of this!. . . . . . . .The development of electronic catalogs and
>databases should be to develop systems that are easier for
>patrons to use -- more intuitive --  not to adhere strictly
>to life as we knew it when we maintained time and space intensive
>card files.

YES, there is so much we need to give up.  So much of it just plain doesn't
matter.Wht matters most is that the patrons can find the inforamtion and
that we are free from mundane tasks that eat into our time.  If we spend
time worrying about cataloging etc than we are defeating the purpose of a
tool intended to free us fromlabor intensive tasks.



Mary Alice Anderson, Media Specialist
        & Editorial Consultant, _Technology Connection_
Winona Middle School        166 West Broadway
Winona MN 55987               Ph: 507-454-9439
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