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ELECTRONIC LIBRARY (running time = 1:33)

SUGGESTED INTRO: SEARCHING THROUGH VAST LIBRARY HOLDINGS FOR INFORMATION HAS TAKEN A HIGH-TECH TURN. CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY AND IBM ARE DEVELOPING THE LIBRARY OF THE FUTURE. HERE'S A REPORT:

VOICEOVER: TODAY'S LIBRARIES HOLD A WEALTH OF INFORMATION COLLECTED FOR CENTURIES, BUT BECAUSE THE TASK OF FINDING AND SORTING GREAT VOLUMES OF INFORMATION IS SO FORMIDABLE, MUCH IS NEVER USED. SO CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY AND IBM ARE CREATING THE LIBRARY OF THE FUTURE. BY USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING DEVICES, TEXT, GRAPHIC IMAGES, AND DATA ARE CONVERTED TO COMPUTER FILES. STUDENTS AND FACULTY CAN ACCESS BOOKS, JOURNALS PICTURES AND MORE FROM LABS, CLASSROOMS, AND DORM ROOMS ON A CAMPUS-WIDE, FIBER-OPTIC NETWORK.

SOT & SUGGESTED SUPER:

JIM BARKER

CWRU, INFORMATION SERVICES

(OUTCUE: "...that has just been published.") ( :36)

VOICEOVER: THE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE LIBRARY OF THE FUTURE IS HERE. THE CHALLENGE TO THE CASE WESTERN RESERVE/IBM PROJECT IS TO CREATE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND MANAGEMENTS TEAMS TO ADDRESS THE LEGAL ISSUES OF COPYRIGHTS AND ROYALTY PAYMENTS. USING THE CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY MODEL, IBM HOPES TO BRING THE LIBRARY OF THE FUTURE TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.

THIS IS DAVE NAROSNY REPORTING FROM CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, CLEVELAND.

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