Electronic libraries. and paperless office

[Sue Kamm]

One element that discussions of student use of the 'net haven't covered is how
the information is used.  If students need to quote blocks of text in papers,
how can they use cut and paste on a public access workstation where time is no
doubt limited and word processing (usually) unavailable?  In the public library
where I work we currently have one workstation with Internet access.  People
are signed up to use it from the time we open until we close.  We hope to have
a LAN with several workstations offering 'net access, but the problem of who
uses them and how long they get will still be with us.  We have two older PCs
that have word processing capabilities, but they, too, are heavily used.

I suppose if libraries allowed unlimited downloading students could then take
away the information they need and paste it into their papers at home.  How
many libraries offer this service?

--
Your friendly CyberGoddess and ALA Councilor,
Sue Kamm
Email:  suekamm at class.org
"The University is not engaged in making ideas safe for students.  It is
engaged in making students safe for ideas."
--Clark Kerr
President, University of California, 1961