lib4web

[Robert Terry]

Hi,

I had to mentioned that our newest customer is VTT from Findland, a 
research reuse group.  I hate to sound our commercial horn over, and 
over, but conceptually and fuctionally MOREplus is the top of line 
resource (software wise) for library connection with WWW.  Heck, we will 
waive the evaluation fee from any truely positioned academic evaluator,  
as we can get Oracle part for you (as an alliance partner) for a no cost 
evaluation timeframe.  As posted before, our and their pricing is cost 
effective for those libraries, and their cooperative partners.

Heck, in order to prototype this domain, I will offer to pay part of 
needed costs out of my pocket,  it truly is a solution space for multiple 
problem spaces as discussed herein and archived.

Let me know directly or on discussion thread, if you want to participate, 
its at:  http://rbse.mountain.net/MOREplus, please do not hesitate to ask 
for further information or customer service.  

Bob Terry
MOREplus Product Manager
800-846-1458 ext-18

On Fri, 14 Mar 1997, Toni Alatalo wrote:

> 
> Bringing web for libraries is great but also the opposite should be done. 
> The Internet, especially the web, needs its library.  That is already
> being built by several companies, research units, scientific and public
> libraries etc. and I believe there's more than enough work for everyone. 
> 
> Besides substance also location is an important part of the service.
> Where will Internet's libraries reside?  
> 
> There has been some conversation on our national lists here in Finland
> last autumn about this matter.  Most people didn't found addresses too
> important and forgot all about it.  Quite recently, actually this
> February, the subject came up again when the IAHC (International Ad Hoc
> Committee: ISOC, IANA, IAB, FNC, ITU, INTA, WIPO) announced it proposal of
> seven new top level domain names.  
> 
> Will the libraries feel comfortable under .info, for example, or would
> they need their own top-level (.lib?)  Note that the business sector is
> now divided in three (.com, .firm, .store) and arts, recreational
> enitities and individuals have their own as well.  
> 
> Here's the list, whole announcement is at
> <URL:http://www.isoc.org/whatsnew/iahcreport.html>
> 
>  .firm 
>         for businesses, or firms 
>  .store 
>         for businesses offering goods to purchase 
>  .web 
>         for entities emphasizing activities
>         related to the WWW 
>  .arts 
>         for entities emphasizing cultural and
>         entertainment activities 
>  .rec 
>         for entities emphasizing
>         recreation/entertainment activities 
>  .info 
>         for entities providing information
>         services 
>  .nom 
>         for those wishing individual or personal
>         nomenclature 
> 
> For me as a total net-head this proposal means the death of libraries, but
> I try to understand that is not the case.. ;) 
> 
> -
> Toni Alatalo, civil servant             http://www.lib.hel.fi/~antont/		
> Helsinki City Library / Cable Book      http://kirjakaapeli.lib.hel.fi/
> 
>