Lots of interesting web-facilitated library service ideas.
The concept of the "post-print era" needs to be communicated to teachers who insist that students need to use print format materials for research reports, not understanding that our databases are just online versions of print material.
Re: "eliminating the barriers between patrons and the information they need," why do we refer to our online collection as "databases"? Many people don't realize what this refers to. Also like to see some fuzzy logic built into our searches like amazon and google, online ILLs, and I like the idea of OCLC's planned release of a search box that will allow anyone with a Web browser to search all of WorldCat, no authentication required. Also, like the idea that whenever materials from a user's main library or branches are checked out and unavailable, they can click on a feature that sends the search to the OCLC Open WorldCat site using the ISBN and a zip code qualifier. Also, like the idea of including a "Find in a Library" link in Amazon that shows the holdings of local libraries, and where users can drill down into the online catalog for circulation status.
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