The panel handled questions on other topics equally well. Auburn is among the pioneers in its development. The workshop I attended dealt primary with the configuration of today s library with the goal of better service to patrons. With the rapid changes in technology, libraries, librarians, and staff across the country are world wide web and database savvy. The number one area that tops the list is staff.
Staff plays a larger role in libraries of today by assuming more responsibility.
These changes are also contributing to an increase in cross training. The session covered two Georgia projects that are currently adapting automation to advanced customer access to materials across statewide library systems. I was most interested in the presentation by Claire Columbo from the University of Georgia. They are a Voyager library and will be beta testing this service. Other Georgia libraries beta testing this process will be Costal Community College, Bainbridge, Columbus State and the Medical College.