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  Re: Modern Libraries (was Re: Bad news for TRU)
 
Alas for "dead storage". Do less people browse now? There is nothing like flipping through the card catalog just to discover the breadth and depth of what exists. There is nothing like wandering the stacks and discovering that your library posesses (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Modern Libraries (was Re: Bad news for TRU)
 
(...) I liked RPI's online card catalog. The nicest part was you could log in remotely and use it. It also had an extremely nice search engine, where you could expand and shrink your search. I never tested it for how complete the coverage was, and I (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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