[WEB4LIB] Re: Coughing up Coffman

[Dan Lester]

At 09:16 AM 8/25/99 -0700, Roy Tennant wrote:

>I could not agree more. But let's remember that we already have this
>information in our hands. For example, OCLC's WorldCat database knows who
>has what. What about an interface that would sort the results into two
>folders: one with holdings at your local library (or libraries, some of us
>have borrowing privileges at more than one), one for holdings at
>libraries within a 50 mile radius, and another for the rest? What I've
>described is technically feasible NOW.

OCLC ILL System has this feature now.  So do many Z39.50 > web search 
interfaces.

dan

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