Establishing and Expanding a Web Community Called Northstarnet
Computers in Libraries › Vol. 25 Nbr. 2, February 2005
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The LaGrange Public Library was one of the first SLS libraries to join NSN, and it has seen the benefits of membership. Steve Moskal, LaGrange's LC, said, "Businesses see the library as that place to go with technological questions, particularly anything to do with the Web." Part of what made NSN attractive to these communities was its models of community interaction and shared independence.
NorthStarNet (NSN), an online information network developed by the North Suburban Library System that offers Web hosting and other services for its member libraries, started out from just a mere cluster of four libraries. Here, Minarik and Stoll trace the growth of NSN.See the full content of this document
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Establishing and Expanding a Web Community Called Northstarnet
The communities we live in have changed over time. But no matter the size of the tallest building, no matter how advanced the infrastructure, they grew to that size from humble beginnings: a fur-trading post, a tribal settlement, or an explorer's encampment. If this is true of our physical communities, it's just as true of our virtual ones. Rarely does an online network spring into being overnight; it takes time, work, and effort from all the people invested in its success. NorthStarNet is no exception.
Developed by the North Suburban Library System (NSLS) in Wheeling, Ill., NorthStarNet (NSN) is an online information network that serves as an electronic community providing Web hosting and other services for its member libraries and, through them, for their participating community organizations and the general public. This article tells ...See the full content of this document
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