A book librarians could read with enjoyment in large chunks, browse, or refer to later to find answers, and also one that captures the fun and adventure of the Internet. In its debut, the site features key extracts from the book with hot links to relevant resources. Cyberlib.net will evolve into a Web-based publication with its own identity. Ensor will maintain the site with ongoing updates. Ann Cockerham, an Indiana State University librarian, and ALA Editions editor Patrick Hogan will assist in the project.
Contributions are welcome.
Excerpts from The Cybrarian's Manual have been featured on ALA Editions' Web site in recent months. Now Cyberlib.net joins George Eberhart's Whole Library Handbook as the second Web publication to regularly update and expand an ALA Editions print title. ALA will publish a project report by the fall. The goal is to provide a national picture of public library electronic network infrastructure and its adequacy that will help to inform policy-makers and assist libraries in their planning as they enter the 21st century. A sample of public libraries will be contacted to participate in the survey distributed in April.