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Oh yes ?....mmm dunno about that one, show me some facts first , and what you define as full text searching in digital collections also ...I don't mean fingers and thumbs either :-| yes we all know everything is available online isn't it? voila ! / Karen BS said: I'd have to say that you can do more full text searching in digital collections than in print collections. :-) Bernie Sloan On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 11:12 AM, B.G. Sloan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Karen Weaver asked: "And also, are digital collections yet full accessible > as in full text searching?" > > I'd have to say that you can do more full text searching in digital > collections than in print collections. :-) > > Bernie Sloan > > --- On *Fri, 10/22/10, Karen Weaver <[log in to unmask]>* wrote: > > > From: Karen Weaver <[log in to unmask]> > > Subject: Re: Trendy Topics 2010: Building an Electronic Branch for your > Library > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Friday, October 22, 2010, 7:04 PM > > > What would the librarians at your academic library say about this > explanation today in 2010? > > And also, are digital collections yet full accessible as in full text > searching ? > > Think about this some more and what the differences are > > Ten years ago I also wrote a paper addressing such distinctions of internet > resources > in 1999 > > See my Cataloging Internet Resources at MIT & UC San Diego libraries > http://www.asis.org/awards/pratt_severn.html > > People used the terms quite fluidly as you mention 10-15 years ago as > well... > It's a problem when we have graduate students today taking cataloging who > also lump everything together in their minds as well. Formats and access > are not all the same. > Access to a database in EBSCO is not the same as your digital repository, > is it? > > --Cheers, Karen W > > On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Charles Hildreth <[log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > " What is an 'electronic branch' ? I find this term confusing." (Karen > Weaver) > > I should think it is the entire online accessible information world. No > need to build it with bricks and mortar. In fact, it exists right here in my > home office. More than fifteen years ago I had a student who submitted a > brilliant paper entitled, "The Floor Plan of the Virtual Library." It was > both humorous and insightful. I enjoyed it immensely. "Electronic Branch?" > Let's hope it is not a garage full of computers (unless there is coffee and > cookies). > > Charles Hildreth > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Thomas Krichel <[log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]> > > > *To:* [log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Thu, October 21, 2010 2:33:53 PM > *Subject:* Re: Trendy Topics 2010: Building an Electronic Branch for your > Library > > Karen Weaver writes > > > What is an 'electronic branch' ? I find this term confusing. > > It's the thing run by a digital manager. > > > Cheers, > > Thomas Krichel http://openlib.org/home/krichel > http://authorclaim.org/profile/pkr1 > skype: thomaskrichel > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Karen Weaver, MLS Electronic Resources Statistician, Duquesne University, > Gumberg Library, Pittsburgh PA email: [log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]> Gmail: > [log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]> > > > >