Millard Johnson wrote:
> Subject: professional society groupware
 
> We need the right tool.  We need professional society groupware.  This
> would include the public bulletins that we now have, but it would also
> include structured options for gifts and exchange, bibliographic
> verification, membership locator, gateway to databases, etc.  And it is
> not just naked technology that we need.  Working together means
> standards for cooperative work, distributed responsibilities,
> contributing professional personnel time, and reciprocal contributions
> and benefits.  The Internet makes it all possible, you all have shown
> that oif they build it you will come.oe  All that is needed is for
> someone with vision to put the pieces together.  Is the MLA sleeping
> through the revolution that is taking place?  According to the 93/94
> directory, the Executive Director is Carla J. Funk
> [log in to unmask]  I will forward this to her, but if you think
> this makes sense for you, you might want to tell her yourself.
 
Isn't MLA already working on this by developing the MLANET?  I'm not certain
if all of the functions that Millard mentions will be addressed by MLANET,
but perhaps these elements should be considered by MLA as the MLANET is under
development.  Does anyone know when MLANET will be activated?
 
 
JL
 
 
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