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Show Coming A C The computer, is it really taki ig over our lives? No...but it will h p your librarian give you betl r service in the future. A comput r could be used in our library to che k out materials, reserve materia i, print overdue notices, search for till and many other clerical tasks. Freedom from these tasks would hup your librarian better serve patrqns as they come in or call the library. Vldo Public library involvement in the use of video and cable television has moved swiftly since the early 1970s. At Weber County Library implementation of n to provide patron video-televisio- I service has just barely begun. Patrons will be able to watch network programming; educational materials that have been transferred to video tapes; special programs that have been purchased or taped off the air; and programs produced by the Library. Within the next five years patrons can expect to see television used to provide new library services. Patrons will also have the opportimity to in original participate program production. Access to an educational broadcast channel will be available through Weber State College and could provide an excellent opportunity to broadcast library information and resources throughout the community. m Creating exciting visual materials could become a snap with the development of a library production center. Special equipment would be available to help you turn a problem report into a prize presentation. If the only picture available to illustrate your talk is too small, or bound in a reference book, the visual maker could create a slide to be projected for group viewing. Hie area would also contain equipment to mount pictures, trim materials, enlarge drawings or photographs, duplicate cassette recordings and to create handouts. Let us know if a production center would provide a needed service for you. Contact the Audio Visual Department and voice your opinion. Once our collection is in a machine readable form, we are just a slant step away from a microfilm catalog of the whole system collection. A microfilm catalog would put the complete collection at the patrons fingertips in a briefcase-size- d machine rather than the large bulky card catalog. Libraries of tl look forward to many changes in our future libraries. There is no reason not to expect mobile libraries in our future. Operators will deliver books, receive book orders, and act as intermediaries between the library and our public. When advances in technology make todays book obsolete, we will see information stiwam in more economical formats. ' We can |