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- From: TLOFTUS@PIMACC.PIMA.EDU (Systems Imagineer)
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- Subject: Re: Justification for CWIS
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- Date: 11 Nov 92 14:43:35 GMT
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- Comments: To: CWIS-L@WUVMD.Wustl.Edu
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- In response to Colin Work's comment....
-
- >
- >..............................................My own feeling is that CWIS
- >development has to go through an 'evangelistic' phase in which the service
- >is centralised and attempts to get as many people 'hooked' as possible -
- > one way of doing this is by being able to put an info-provider's stuff on-
- >line in whatever form it happens to be in - even if this means scanning
- >hardcopy. Once the concept of a CWIS has been proved, and you have brought
- >about a minor cultural change in your institution, THEN you can say 'look
- >people, there is a better way of doing this'. Going in cold with a new
- >concept which entails additional workload on other people risks generating
- >resentment and poor cooperation.
- >
- >Colin K. Work
- >Uni. of Southampton Computing Services
- >C.K.WORK@SOUTHAMPTON.AC.UK
-
- Colin,
-
- Great comment! We're currently in an 'evangelistic' phase and seeing
- better results then when we tried 'conversion by the sword'. We have
- a disciple of 'info' who quietly works with and recruits our Provider's.
- She nurtures them along until they're ready to fly on their own. We also
- found that by placing a Provider's Editor area within the CWIS has also
- increased their willingness to contribute or rather participate in the
- grand adventure.
-
- Thanks again for your comment on an ever so common problem.
-
- --terry
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