Task Group on Non-Traditional Media

Final Report

July 1994

Executive Summary

In a survey of the University Community, The Task Force on Non- Traditional Media determined that students, faculty and staff members use three broad categories of multi-media or non-traditional media material to obtain information for teaching, research or operational needs. These categories are:

1. Readily available material.
   1. Duplicated material (several copies of an item or collection exist on campus).
   2. Unique material (single copies).
2. Fugitive material (material created by students, faculty or staff members at the University of Waterloo or elsewhere and not readily available to others).

While some of the material is held by the Library or by the Audio Visual Centre, much of the material has been acquired or produced by individuals or by other Departments in the University. The material, which represents a wealth of information and is frequently available to one user or to a small group of users with similar interests, may be unknown to others and when required can be acquired again unnecessarily.

To assist the University Community in addressing its information needs derived from non-traditional sources as effectively and efficiently as possible the Task Force submits recommendations intended to:

• deliver Library, Audio/Visual Center and Internet resources to scholars workstations;
• train the user in the use of these resources;
• direct the Library and the Audio/Visual Centre to locate and provide access to information of value to the University Community;
• assist owners of information willing to share access with others to organize and provide access to these collections;
• support the investigation of alternative methods of archiving collections; and
• share information about software packages, 'application specific tools' and campus resources.

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