>Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 13:24:44 -0500
>To: [log in to unmask]
>From: "Gary E. Masters" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: agent types
>In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
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>At 01:58 PM 5/14/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>I still do not understand the need to dispense with the possibility of
>>"Publisher". It has always been a critical component of the record.
>>If we think that with the onset of the web, publishers will go the way
>>of the dodo, maybe this tendency would be correct, but on the contrary,
>>I see a great interest on the part of publishers to stake claims in the
>>Internet, and feel that they will only grow in influence.
>>
>Publishers do much more than run the pusiness of getting something
printed. They serve for quality control and provide authority to the
selection process. I see a role for them in the Internet. It may be
greater than it is today. However, there may be room for many more
publishers. This will be even more of a task for us and may lead to "super
publishers."
>
>Gary Masters
>
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Gary E. Masters
Automated Services Librarian
Texas A&M International University
(956) 326-2137 (voice)
(956) 326-2399 (fax)
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