[WEB4LIB] Re: Still More Copyright

[Cathy Cox]

At 03:04 PM 3/22/01 -0800, you wrote:
>>However,
>>in most academic libraries, scholars and students pursue research by using
>>"parts" of books.  By scanning table of contents and indexes, you look for
>>your "topic" and related topics.  The ebook will make its first significant
>>mark in libraries when it makes possible the searching of libraries of books
>>by topic and word.  That would be extremely valuable and would fit with
>>scholarly use.
>
>Yes, this defines a further set of its advantages.  netLibrary is one 
>ebook system that already provides this feature.

Check out the "Collection on Critical Global Issues" at 
http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=ccgi.  It's part of the 
United Nations University, and it provides exactly those feature.  Limited 
set of resources, but available publicly and freely to anyone.


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Catherine Cox
Electronic Resources Librarian
Mission College Library
cathy_cox at wvmccd.cc.ca.us

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