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| Children’s librarian. Gillan Campbell models the Terrace Public Library's new computer system, which has-been pro-
vided by the government for a pilot-test program in the Northwest. The program involves the Terrace, Kitimat, and
Prince Rupert Libraries receiving such equipment so that computer mail services can be tested on public library situa-
tions. The network allowing the three community libraries to communicate quickly and freely among themselves, and
the Victoria headquarters will dive each facility quick access to over 100,000 volumes and-other interlibrary services, |

Regional computer link ©
boosts library capacity —

_ TERRACE — The Terrace Pub-

lic -Library now ‘has further
equipment, thanks to a new pilot
project which has been targeted
to the Northwest. :

- Terrace, Kitimat, and Prince
Rupert libraries are now part of
a test program to determine the
usefulness of interlibrary com-
puter mail between’ the three
communities and the Open-Shelf
Library in Victoria, as well as
the: Library Services Branch.

- Approximately $7,000. in
equipment consisting of an IBM
PC System II Model 50 com-
puter with a 20 megabyte hard-
drive and a 3.5 inch disk drive, a
monitor,-a modem, software,
and a printer has been acquired
by the government for the Ter-
race Library. Meanwhile, sim-
ilar equipment has also been in-
stalled in the Kitimat and Prince

ai

Rupert libraries. 2
Through the ease of electronic
mail access, all three libraries

now are able to offer inter--
library loans exceeding 100,000 -

volumes, not to mention. the
materials that may be acquired
from the Open-Shelf Library in

- Victoria.
** By means of a six-month

study of benefits arising from
such a system, the B.C. govern-
ment will determine whether use
of such’ equipment’ will ‘help
public libraries reach more peo-
ple in B.C.

According to Terrace librar-
ian Ed Currell the pilot project
should be more than just suc-
cessful, it should mean a new,
more efficient means for inter-
library loaning requests.

After the six-month. period
has elapsed, detailed reports will

In Tarrace Ald. George Clark called for

Ata recent hearing of the New Approaches task force on public libraries held .

more Ilbrary funding support from the

provincial government. A computer-link pilot project among Ilbraries in the

Northwest will Increase the local iibra
tronic mall.

ry's capacity through the use of elac-

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be analyzed and each library will
be approached to then pay half
of the price of. the equipment in -
order to keep it.

‘*Inter-library loan

and-there will be a much wider.
selection of materials,’’ Currell
commented. ‘‘We’re sure glad
-that the government has chosen
us for this: project because now
Kitimat and Prince Rupert don’t
seem so far away.”’

-The-new equipment -may -be.

available to the public after
Christmas. A variety of business
software, word processors and
spreadsheets has also been ac-
quired, ‘* Although the modem
will not be available for public
use,’’ said Currell, ‘‘the time
schedule for computer time
should bé pretty busy with
school projects and other uses.’”.

Disabled
access _
denied. |

TERRACE — Royal Bank

Manager Bill Edmonds says he

would like to construct a ramp

requests
‘can now be processed instantly . §

Small business _
town today

TERRACE _ Three workshops

occur today in‘conjunction with

Small Business Week activities

‘|; sponsored by:the Federal Bus-
iness Development Bank North-

west Community College and

the Terrace Chamber of Com-

merce. 7
At 1:30 p.m. a workshop call-

ed “Options for the Entrepren- ”

eur” will be held at the Inn of

‘the West. Another workshop

called ““Government Assistance

- Programs for Small Business’?

will take place at 3:30 p.m., and

‘then a: workshop’ on ‘Market
~ Development”? will conclude the

seminars at-7 p.m. |

’ According to Phil Hartl,
branch manager of the Terrace
FBDB, the. community has.ap-
proximately 600 small -business-
es, and from 90-100 new busi-
nesses are begun each year. Na-

tionally 95 percent of all Cana-

dian businesses .are in the small
business category. There are ap-
proximately 750,000 small
businesses in Canada, which in-
dividually employ fewer than 50

for wheelchair access to the ©

bank, but because it would have
to be built on city property the
idea is stuck in bureaucratic red
tape, ?

According to Edmonds, the
Rick Hansen tour indicated to
the bank how ‘“‘remiss’’ they had
been in addressing the needs of
the disabled, and as a conse-
quence they had a local contrac-
tor draw up.plans for a ramp at
the front of the building. —

He said the plan was submit-
ted for approval to the city, who
said that if the-ramp met with
current guidelines the normal
procedure would be to have an
encroachment agreement drawn
up by the city.

The idea, however, was re-
jected by the Superintendent of
Public Works, who expressed
concern over difficulty with
snow removal; but according to
Edmonds the prime concern
seemed to be in setting a prece-
dent by granting an encroach-
ment.

In a letter asking city council

to assist with expediting the mat-
continued on page 18

Grade 4 Cassie Hall student Melissa
jump event during a recent sports

people and . have annual sales. —
revenue of less than $2 million.

per year. Be
'- These small businesses collec-

tively provide one-fifth: — $134 7

_ billion — of Canada’s revenue.
Small businesses are known to

contribute about. one-fourth of |

the gross national product. °...
Small. Business Week is a
celebration of smaller businesses
and what they accomplish. Ac-
cording to Hartl, because of

_ small businesses -Terrace has _-
nd the |

economic. stability
‘potential for growth. ~

“OF course small businessés’
_are the result of larger businesses —
providing a market for various.
needs, but. it’s the smaller) °°
businesses that employ more of
commented ©"
Hartl. ie

the population,”’

‘Major projects like the =
Skeena Cellulose construction of.

_anew mill are a large contribut-
“ing factor to the development. of
small businesses,’’ Hartl ex-

plained.

Hogg made 2.08 metre jump in the long
day held at Cassie Hall Elementary.

Earlier, studentiteacher relations were strengthened when the top three win-
ners of a3+team student relay race challenged two teachers teams to a race
to determine the grand. champions, tn the final race, the teachers taam of Ms,

LaCourse, Mr. Schemmerling, Mr.

Hamilton and Mr. Andrews won the

honors, but all competing students learned the value of fair compatition,

teamwork and sportsmanship from the worthwhile event.

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