Harvey had very positive remarks for the NAL “Blue Print for Success.” As you can probably tell from the program notes, the program was about the nature of distance learning today. Many traditional students expect access to the same services that distance service students have, which often means more librarians embracing technology that used to be primarily for distance students. I can’t remember exactly what he said about the report, but, for example pages 26-27 talk about technology investments over the next five years. Full text and enhanced online catalogs are important to both distance and local students. Is this helpful?

Thanks for the post. Note, though, that “Jim” O’Neill is actually “Jill.”

Also, one question: In what context did Harvey Gover mention the NAL “Blue Print for Success”? I’m not quite seeing the connection between that paper and a discussion of distance learning, other than that it includes the quote from Jill O’Neill.