Library Hi Tech: Volume 16 Issue 1

JSTOR and the University of Michigan: An Evolving Collaboration

Kevin M. Guthrie

JSTOR provides most of its programmatic services through grant relationships with universities. This brief report traces the history of JSTOR’s relationship with the University of…

Merit: Who, What, and Why

Eric M. Aupperle

This article looks back at the innovations and ingenuity, trials and tribulations that went into the marketing of Merit Network, Inc., Michigan’s pioneering Internet provider…

HealthWeb: A Collaborative Interinstitutional Internet Project

Patricia M. Redman, Anthony R. Aguirre, Doreen R. Bradley, Darin C. Savage

Librarians at the University of Michigan have been involved in HealthWeb since its origin in late 1993. The challenges and opportunities presented by the Internet environment led…

The University of Michigan Digital Library Program: A Retrospective on Collaboration within the Academy

Wendy P. Lougee

The University of Michigan Digital Library Program is a collaborative enterprise that has built digital content and an information infrastructure for the campus community. A…

Government Resources on the Web: Will It Change Public Services?

Rita L. Wilson, Grace A. York

The Documents Center Web site is designed to fill two major missions. It serves as a reference tool for answering in‐person, telephone, and e‐mail questions asked of the Documents…

Anticipating the Future: The University of Michigan’s Media Union

Michael Miller

The Media Union is a new facility that brings together information resources, information technology, and media production studios. It is unique in the blending of those resources…

Critical Engagement: The Merging of Public Health Information Resources

Nancy Allee, Darin C. Savage

As academic libraries and computer centers move toward convergence, multiple issues must be addressed before successful models of merged operations can develop. The organizational…

Creating Knowledge Facilities for Knowledge Work in the Academic Library

Barbara MacAdam

Based on the work of a planning group of staff from across the library representing both technical and public services, a new facility called the Knowledge Navigation Center (KNC…

Reality Check 1997: Personal Computing Approaches The Millenium

Walt Crawford

Five years is several lifetimes in personal computing–or is it? The first “Trailing Edge” for 1992 (written in 1991) was “Reality Check: A Personal Quiz on Personal Computing,” It…