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Are We There Yet? (Access Conf. Topic)
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By art, Section Events
Posted on Tue Aug 6th, 2002 at 09:00:04 AM EST
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As the Access conferences near a decade of showcasing library applications of technology, it seems appropriate to ask whether we have been able to take good advantage of the global networks and future services that seemed just around the corner when Access first started. Reporting on his efforts to web-enable the Crafts Council on the sunny shores of Prince Edward Island back when gopher was a serious contender for http traffic and WAIS was the preferred option for online searching, Peter Rukavina perfectly captured the sense of the early days of the web and what directions seemed to make most sense in an Access session entitled Adventures on the Information Red Clay Road: Getting Wired Cheap. Has the promise been delivered? Where has the Information Red Clay Road led us?
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