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Article: The WELL: discourse in the electronic village. (Whole Earth 'Lectronic link - electronic meeting place for liabrarians.)
- Article from:
- Computers in Libraries
- Article date:
- May 1, 1991
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This unique conferencing system offers an informal style and links to other networks.
Librarians seeking an electronic meeting place in the silicon age are converging on The WELL. And for good reason. The WELL is a great place to connect with other librarians and information professionals while offering links to other computer networks for even broader discussions.
The WELL (Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link) is a low-fee, computerized conferencing system centered in the San Francisco Bay area. Because its core of users is from that area, it has a strong City by the Bay flavor, but increasingly, many of its over 4,500 users are located all over the United ...