Transcript Web books Issues for academic libraries Lynne Horwood Jane Garner Shirley Sullivan Investigating netLibrary Advantages of ebooks Disadvantages of ebooks Web books available.

Web books
Issues for academic
libraries
Lynne Horwood
Jane Garner
Shirley Sullivan
Investigating netLibrary
Advantages of ebooks
Disadvantages of ebooks
Web books available
“The perfect computer has
been developed. You just
feed in your problems and
they never come out again.”
Al Goodman
“Computers may weigh
no more than 1.5 tons”
Popular mechanics
1949
“There is no reason
anyone would want a
computer in their home.”
Ken Olsen, President of Digital
Equipment Corporation, 1977
“I think there is a
world market for
about five computers.”
Thomas J. Watson,
Chairman
of the board of IBM
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Processing
Repairs
Reserve Collections
Shelving
Reshelving
Issue
• Will web books last??
• Jump in now or hold off??
Acknowlegements
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