[Genealib] CD-ROMs Revisited

[Nancy Maxwell]

Bob:

Therein lies the problem!  Many producers/vendors won't let libraries 
put their CDs on a network.  If they all did, I'm sure that CD usage 
would increase dramatically.

Anything that makes it easy on the user and provider is sure to generate 
kinder words and higher usage statistics.

Nancy

Nancy Maxwell, Genealogy Librarian

Frances Pittman Malcolm Genealogy Room

Grapevine Public Library

1201 Municipal Way

Grapevine, TX 76051

Voice: 817-410-3429

Fax: 817-410-3084

E-mail: nmaxwell at grapevine.lib.tx.us



Bob Velke wrote:

> Beth said:
>
>> We discontinued our CD/ROM budget this year.  We bought them and they
>> are nice and there are a few we use A LOT (thank you, Heritage Quest,
>> for the Indiana WPA records), but mostly the customers just don't use
>> them.
>
>
> Might I suggest that you copy the contents of the CD onto a network 
> drive?  Patrons tend to make much better use of the material if they 
> don't have to fumble with CDs.
>
> ...provided that the license agreement permits it, of course.
>
> Bob Velke
> Archive CD Books USA
> www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com
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