Peter Duncanson said:
> There have been exceptions of course, but there been very much a cultural
> division: Humanities (librarianship) versus Science/Engineering
> (computing); traditional human intellectual activity versus upstart metal
> boxes; etc.
To me, the biggest division is between:
Librarian - "What services will be useful for our users?"
Computer person: "What can the technology do?"
Travelling along the line of intersection in between those two
statements is the challenge.
Frank Norman National Institute for Medical Research
Deputy Librarian The Ridgeway, Mill Hill
London NW7 1AA, UK
tel 0181 959 3666 ext 2380 email [log in to unmask]
fax 0181 913 8534 http://www.nimr.mrc.ac.uk/personal/Frank
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