Public Library A look at two public libraries and the networked services they are providing. This session will discuss how each library has handled growing pains dealing with the Internet. Publishing Unchained Alan H. MacDonald University of Calgary Steven King publishes a new novel on the Net. Scholars become publishers. Governments abandon paper publications.
Merger mania brings publishers into information megacorporations.
Half of 30 million Canadians are technically capable of being publishers. Almost every facet of the world of the publisher is changing. This session will examine recent changes in publishing and speculate upon the future. If you want to know more about hardware and software used to network your library and connect your customers, and staff to the Internet, this session is for you. You'll be able to actually see some of the hardware used and will have a clearer understanding of your role in technology planning.