US/ND-5: Re: Aggregation and Competition
Re: Aggregation and Competition
Ken Hammer (ken.hammer@ConnRiver.net)
Sun, 22 Sep 96 22:00:01 -0500
In <Pine.OSF.3.91.960922201346.17847E-100000@abernathy.tenet.edu>, on
09/22/96
at 08:33 PM, Betty Dawn Hamilton <bhamilt@tenet.edu> said:
> On Sun, 22 Sep 1996, Ken Hammer wrote:
> > promise that. I'm inclined to doubt the synergy between community
> > library and school education functionaries. Won't they dilute >
each > others' purpose?
> I'm not sure about other entities, but I see a definite synergy >
between public and school libraries -- ... The
> school library is used as a training ground during the school day so
> students will be able to feel comfortable and use the public library
> once their formal educations are finished.
> One idea that I stress repeatedly is that if students
> learn to use our school library, they can use *any* library >
anywhere in the world if they can read/speak the language because >
libraries follow international rules of organization.
> Hence, rather than *competing* for clients, I see our roles as >
complimenting each other. As for the *governing* bodies of each >
entity combining their efforts -- that might present a problem!
Betty,
Thanks for the expanded view of your efforts. I don't think we
disagree, in fact you seem to explicitly state agreement.
I believe there is little to be gained by the public and students
sharing a common facility and believe that could lead to diminution of
the function of both. Your last sentence seems to state the same
thing.
Ken
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