Fall 2001, Volume 7 number 2
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About a year and a half ago, the Libraries went through a rigorous strategic planning process involving the entire staff as well as our user community. We understood the need to build on our strengths and traditions in developing and managing print information collections and serving the needs of library users in our libraries. At the same time, we saw a future for the Libraries that would require a strong commitment to creating a digital information collection and delivering it to our users wherever and whenever they needed it. Full Story
The UTA Libraries have been active during the past year preparing grant proposals. Without grant funds these projects would be impossible to launch. Currently the Libraries are working on a number of grant projects that are vital in extending services and resources to more people and making the Libraries more user-centered. Full Story
The first program of the year was a resounding success as the Friends welcomed popular author and former Arlington resident Jane Roberts Wood on September 14th. Wood discussed her new book, Grace (E. P. Dutton, 2001), with a capacity audience. Full Story
A student sits alone in a carrel on the fifth floor of Central Library, working on her battery powered laptop computer, no plugs or cables in sight. . . She may be surfing the web, downloading full-text articles, accessing the libraries web catalog, or sending email. That’s because the world of Dick Tracy’s wireless wrist watch communications is daily coming closer as everything to do with computers and communications, from size to connectivity evolves faster, smaller, and smarter. Full Story
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