The Electronic Bulletin Board Arrives at the Public Library: The North-Pulaski Library Prototype.

Dewey, Patrick R.

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Publication Date: 1984

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The Electronic Bulletin Board Arrives at the Public Library: The North-Pulaski Library Prototype.

Dewey, Patrick R.

Library Hi Tech, v1 n4 p13-17 Spr 1984

Describes the first library-sponsored Electronic Bulletin Board System (BBS), begun in November 1981 at North-Pulaski Branch of Chicago Public Library. Examples of logon routines, menu displays, recent features of the People's Message System, and censorship statements are included. BBS sources (noting address and price) and a nine-item bibliography are appended. (EJS)

Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Information Networks, Library Services, Microcomputers, Online Systems, Public Libraries, Telecommunications

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