e-mail in libraries

[Ronnie Morgan]

At 06:29 AM 5/29/97 -0700, Jim Hurd wrote:
>to face.  What I find untenable is the position that neither has a place
>in an adequately funded library.

Maybe in a public library setting, but probably not in a University
setting.  There are to many other places for email access to justify having
to worry about it in the library.  The same could be said for any
University.  Personal opinion aside, a University will most likely have
more PC's available on campus outside the library than the number that is
available inside the library.  Unless you really need the numbers, email is
most likey best supported outside the library because of that larger number
of available PC's.  John Doe would have more time to write that email to
Mom outside the library, which would give Jane Doe more time in the library
to do research.  

I'd much rather have someone in the library doing resaerch, where they can
get help, if they need it.  If they are forced to go outside the library
because John Doe has to write his mom, how is that helping Jane?  If an
email user needs help, they can easily ask the lab operator...

Ronnie