Since 1983 (ok, we took a few years off to work on our golf game) the Wired Librarians Newsletter has been the unbiased source for news and ideas regarding the implementation of microcomputers in libraries.

wln:ntbu (not the bibliographic utility) has survived on the kindness and generosity of my loyal patrons. We accept no advertising. If you find these tomes of value request you send $15 per year to support the costs of server space. Just as you feel guilty about not pledging to public radio, feel guilty if you use this stuff and don’t help us keep it going.

I'm not into fancy web sites. It’s the content stupid. I believe in the good old jump command and using the find function of your browser as opposed to the nightmare of maintaining convoluted links. If this server would support cold fusion, I might add some jazz but it doesn’t so I wont. I also believe that you ought to get where you want to go in three mouse clicks, and this site will try to adopt that philosophy. Perhaps it’s a life-long homage to Ernest Hemingway, a "clean well-lighted place." Wow if library building projects would adopt that philosophy there would be a lot more stuff to use on the marble floors.

It's not the toys, it’s the service you provide. You've got folks to serve, and you need to figure out how to cost-effectively use microcomputer technology to do it. Save the cutting edge stuff to the guys in the Defense Department. They have bigger budgets.

If you don’t remember the old paper version, there is enough stream of consciousness to make Faulkner puke. Sometimes you have to go three paragraphs to find the completion of a thought. So much for the homage to Ernie. And if I am wrong and you point it out I will be happy convey the error.

The Wired Librarians Newsletter is published by Micro Libraries, 297 Hammertown Road, Jackson OH 45640 eric@wiredlibrarian.com. wln:ntbu, is the sole responsibility of Eric S. Anderson. All statements, wisecracks, bits of wisdom and opinions are his. The webmaster is absolved of all guilt. If you've got neat software or a url I need to check out, send us the real thing and save yourself a press release. We don't do demos, memos, or weekends with yuppies. My lawyer loves it when folks threaten to sue and he ain't lost yet. Not a threat, not a promise and until the crowning of George the II we still have a first amendment. I haven't been to a theater in years (I believe it was "Who Stole Roger Rabbit") so don’t expect me to shout fire. Opinions are mine, soley mine and do not reflect anyone I have ever worked fo=, folks I might want to work for, or my ex-wife.