Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2000
Department 1
Library
Abstract
In February 1994, Gettysburg College launched an ambitious experiment that joined computing and the library into a new organization known as Information Resources. Gettysburg College, one of the first liberal arts colleges to undertake such a merger, sought, along with only a handful of other institutions, a level of integration so complete that all vestiges of the traditional library disappeared. This is the story of that merger and why it failed despite the best efforts of many. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
This is the publisher's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Wagner, Robin. "The Gettysburg Experience." In Books, Bytes, and Bridges: Library Computer Centers in Academic Institutions Edited by Larry Hardesty, 164-177. Chicago: American Library Association, 2000.
Required Publisher's Statement
Original version is available from the publisher at: https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/books-bytes-and-bridges-library-and-computer-centers-academic-institutions