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arl-ereserve: Re: e-reserves definition

arl-ereserve: Re: e-reserves definition

Re: e-reserves definition

Agnes Thorne (hayu@umich.edu)
Mon, 31 Mar 1997 09:31:55 -0800 (PST) 

Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 09:31:55 -0800 (PST)
From: Agnes Thorne <hayu@umich.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <arl-ereserve@cni.org>
Subject: Re: e-reserves definition
In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19970328172815.006b1d60@isis.unc.edu>
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My very general definition is based on the term e-"reserves". That's
why I didn't mention academics, course readings, multimedia, and
other related materials specifically. I think it will be very tough
to place all materials under the cap of one "whole" definition due to
the laws that treats these materials so individually.  There may be
a need for several definitions - but that's just my opinion.

On Fri, 28 Mar 1997, Steve Melamut wrote:

>
> At 08:37 AM 3/28/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> > I think Agnes' definition a good start; however, it does not refer to
> > academic (or other) courses. I think that the coursework relation is
> > part of what distinguishes e-reserves from other digital uses, for
> > instance corporate.
> >
> > >Dave Davis
> > >CCC Program Developer     http://www.copyright.com/
> > >ddavis@copyright.com       Voice: (508) 750-4283 x-217
> >
> >========
> >
> > >E-reserves  1: any electronic system that provides access to
> > >printed matter a) digitized text b) a catalog of materials
> > >3) automated access services 2: to place printed materials
> > >into a form that a computer can use 3: to store, retrieve,
> > >and process electronically.
>
> Part of the problem is that we really have to include sound and video
> recordings, photographs, images, multimedia, html documents...
> Otherwise, in a couple of years we are going to be told that none of
> these things are included in the definition and all the discussions
> will have to begin anew. I think that some medical schools have begun
> to provide graphics on-line for their students already.
>
> Steve Melamut
> melamut@email.unc.edu
>
>

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