Message-Id: <199609222259.RAA15941@library.wustl.edu> Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 08:53:20 +1000 From: "Child / Maren Elizabeth (COM)" <mailto:u961018@STUDENT.CANBERRA.EDU.AU> Subject: Re: Public Desktop Publishing Computers To: Multiple recipients of list WEBCAT-L <mailto:WEBCAT-L@WUVMD.WUSTL.EDU>
Hi Eve, regarding your question about providing desktop publishing services: one of the important functions a library provides is for people who are unemployed to have free access to resources for researching potential employers, teaching themselves to use a computer, and typing job applications which look good enough to compete with other applicants who have access to desktop publishing at work or home. Even a typewritten application is better than handwritten, but it really needs to be done on a word processor. So does the resume. You may have a local service which provides this service but the library has the other resources too and it makes sense to have it all in one place. When I reentered the workforce, I taught myself to use 4 software applications using the tutorials available on the computer. Some temporary agencies offer this service but it often costs money and there is usually a wait. I suggest you would need to have bookings for using the computer(s).
Maren Child PO Box 512 Jamison Centre ACT 2614 AUSTRALIA
email: mailto:u961018@student.canberra.edu.au