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From an academic library perspective, it’s not just digital collections;  the electronic branch must have online services to different devices as well.

 

Regards,

Karen

 

Karen Adams

Director of Libraries

University of Manitoba

Tel: 204.474.8749

 

 

 

From: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karen Weaver
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 6:05 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Trendy Topics 2010: Building an Electronic Branch for your Library

 

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]> 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]>
To: [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

 

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Karen Weaver, MLS Electronic Resources Statistician, Duquesne University, Gumberg Library, Pittsburgh PA email: [log in to unmask]  Gmail: [log in to unmask]