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arl-ereserve: Re: definition

arl-ereserve: Re: definition

Re: definition

John Pearce (jpearce@u.washington.edu)
Mon, 31 Mar 1997 14:28:35 -0800 (PST) 

Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 14:28:35 -0800 (PST)
From: John Pearce <jpearce@u.washington.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <arl-ereserve@cni.org>
Subject: Re: definition
In-Reply-To: <CMM.0.90.4.859567630.rosedale@bonjour.cc.columbia.edu>
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On Fri, 28 Mar 1997, Jeff Rosedale wrote:
> 
> So the central features of an e-reserve system would be the electronic
> storage and transmission of course-related information; 

That is a definition I could work with.  Are there non-academic
libraries out there who run Reserve desks?  If so, we might want to
exchange 'course-related' for a more general form of 'high-use and
therefore limited access'.

There's a certain irony in calling them 'Electronic Reserves', in that
their electronic nature makes them less limited-access, that is, less
'Reserved', than ever.  This is probably adding to our confusion when
it comes to definitions.

John Pearce
U.W. Health Sciences Library
<jpearce@u.washington.edu>

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