statewide library directories

[ngodava at cc.UManitoba.CA]

The Manitoba Library Association has created a Directory of Libraries in 
Manitoba at its temporary location at
  www.gatewest.net/~mla
(it will soon have its own domain name at www.mla.mb.ca)

This actually comes from a 1993 document & is in need of revision, so I
use a "checkmark" to indicate which entries have been updated. We have not
submitted the site to any search engines yet (we are awaiting our domain
status), so many are left to be updated. I figured that the addresses and
phone numbers are relatively static, so we put it up. Once we announce it
formally, we will get swamped with updates. I have notified the "larger"
libraries & updated them already. We will be adding more sections than you
see right now - those were the ones in the original "Directory". It is a
work in progress.  We are also investigating co-publishing a printed 
version with value-added features such as a history of the various 
libraries and special features NOT on the web version.

I will be adding a search feature or at least an alphabetical link. We
have included direct links to peoples' e-mail address, web pages &
catalogs. We have additional plans for this site to knit it with a union
list of serials we have waiting in the wings being worked on. This will be
an incredible provincial resource once we get it all up & running. 

Please take a look and let me know what you think. It is a VERY plain 
site right now (minimal graphics), but we are open to suggestions.

Thanks,
Norma Godavari
Director of Publications
Manitoba Library Association
a.k.a. Head, Engineering Library
University of Manitoba
Winterpeg Manitoba
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On Thu, 13 Nov 1997, Kathryn Borowske wrote:

> Librarians from several educational institutions in Minnesota (all
> academic libraries at this stage) are interested in developing a
> standardized, web-based statewide library directory and would like to hear
> of any similar efforts. 
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> We are hoping to include information for academic, special, public, and,
> possibly, k-12 libraries.  Entries would include information on hours,
> facilities, policies, collection strengths or special resources (such as
> ERIC fiche) and a link to a web site or catalog (if available). 
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> Thanks-- any leads would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Kate Borowske
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>         Kate Borowske                             Bush Library
>         Reference Librarian/Graduate School       Hamline University
>         kborowsk at seq.hamline.edu                  1536 Hewitt Ave.
>         phone:   612-523-2442		   	  St. Paul, MN   55104
>         fax:  612-523-2199
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