- What is a most important challenge facing builders of
electronic libraries? Explain briefly.
- Is making a copy of a copyrighted data file from your
office computer, to take it home for use on your home computer
that night, fair, given the Supreme Court decision in the Sony
Betamax case? Explain briefly.
- What would be the value of an adaptable user interface for
computer professionals to access the emerging ACM electronic
library - an interface that would adapt to each particular user's
style and task requirements, and lead users on to see and go
beyond a single small page or piece of that library.
- Electronic equivalents to bookmarks, turning down page
corners, and trails through readings - how can they help those
working with a large hypertext collection, and how should we
deal with the intellectual property rights that relate?
- ACM's Collected Algorithms are available for sale on
tapes or diskettes, and are also available from netlib. Who
do you think would be most interested in each of these sources,
and why would they prefer that particular source? What are two
types of usage of an electronic library that would be very awkward
when using a netlib type mail interface? Why?