[WEB4LIB] Re: Univ. of Phoenix/"distance" library

[Camille DelVecchio]

I relied on my public library a great deal while completing a distance
learning program.  Their periodical collection and ILL services saved me.  I
also used local university libraries but always felt like an interloper,
often going after 10:00 to use their databases which were only licensed to
registered students.  (All the while, of course, paying staggering tuition
$$$ to the distance site where I was registered but whose library made no
provision for distance learning students.)

-----Original Message-----
From:	web4lib at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org] On
Behalf Of Isabel Danforth
Sent:	Wednesday, November 18, 1998 2:25 PM
To:	Multiple recipients of list
Subject:	[WEB4LIB] Re: Univ. of Phoenix/"distance" library

We often have college students attempting to do college level research in
our public library.  Sometimes we can help them, with resources such as
EBSCO, but often I send folks to our local state university campus.  It is
also free for state residents, and has so many more resources.

I can see it getting overwhelmed by distance education students from
elsewhere, before public libraries do.

Isabel


At 10:02 AM 11/18/98 -0800, S M Colowick wrote:
>I haven't seen anyone mention public libraries. Most already support
>distance learning by providing Internet connections, on-site resources and
>ILL; many also proctor exams for distance learners. Will the next step be
>for public-library collections to acquire more of an academic flavor?
>Ultimately, through library cooperation, we may see a total breakdown of
>artificial category lines. No more academic vs. public, just The Library.
>
>Susan Colowick
>
>
>
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