id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-12662 Watson, Peter G. Proceedings of the 1973 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing: Networking and Other Forms of Co-operation (Book Review) 1974-09-01 1 .pdf application/pdf 674 36 55 The obvious expertise of the authors could have been used to help other librari- ans learn about providing electronic data bases in reference service to a library's users.-]ohn Lubans, ]r., Assistant Director for Public Services, University of Colorado Libraries, Boulder, Colorado. The oft-repeated platitude that runs The major problems are not technological, but organi- zational and administrative seems depress- ingly confirmed by recurring comments on the problems of properly financing coopera- tive activity; or persuading librarians to give up some control of their operations and services; of being dependent upon a computer center which has many other mis- sions and user groups; of increasing user ex- pectations which then are not fulfilled; of whether and how to charge for services, etc. cache/crl-12662.pdf txt/crl-12662.txt