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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 23 Feb 1977, p. 21

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One of Waterloo County‘s best known artists, Peter Etril Snyder, has begun his work at Conrad Grebel College â€" as â€" artistâ€"inâ€"resiâ€" dence during 1977. Peter Snyder is artist in residence Among his activities will be the painting of a major work, namely a fourâ€"picture, fourâ€"season _ portrayal of the harvest cycle in rural The University of Waterâ€" loo‘s library is adopting an automated book check out system with ‘"bar codes‘‘ on each book, much like the ones you see on supermarket packages. U The political and sexual This play will be replacing revolutions of the 1960‘s are ‘"The Class‘" in the 1976â€"77 the subjects of KENNEDY‘s Playbill series and "Class‘ CHILDREN, a play being tickets will be honoured at presented in the Theatre the door. of the Arts, March 1 to 5, The sixties were a decade by the Drama Group, Uniâ€" of great change politically, versity of Waterloo, directâ€" socially and economically. ed by Tom Bentleyâ€"Fisher. On the political scale we Curtain time is at 8 p.m. witnessed the rise and fall The system, which will be aewemst® 3 ROOM GROUPINGS ARE AVAILABLE FOR AS LITTLE AsS ( Waktert0o Chronicte, Wednesday, February 23. 1977 â€" Page 21 UW presents Kennedy‘s children in Marchkâ€" CHESTERFIELD MATCHING CHAIR All four pieces at one incredibly low price. Match this value anywhere. Upholster®d in easy ~care Herculon with tight seat construction and mountâ€" ed on casters at the front. This suite is sure to make any home a showcase. CA 4 in operation in September if all goes well, will speed the book check out function conâ€" siderably. A library staff member will simply pass a light pen over each book‘s bar code, and also over a similar code on the identifiâ€" Students at the College can observe him at work on designated Friday mornâ€" ings. As most of his paintings and sketches, so these also will relate to the simple life style of the Old Order Mennonites from whom he himself has sprung. Ontario. The sixties were a decade of great change politically, socially and economically. On the political scale we witnessed the rise and fall OTTOMAN LOVE SEAT »1519â€"4140 As a byâ€"product, the comâ€" puter will store an upâ€"toâ€"theâ€" second record on each of the more than 1,000,000 books in the UW library (plus microfilms, records, etc.). If someone is looking for a particular book he or she can refer to the record and find out instantly whether it‘s in or out, whether there are additional copies, and where they are located. These ~records will also be of help to professors and librarians interested in spotting weakâ€" nesses in the UW book collecâ€" tion, or planning the purâ€" chase of new books. The new system track of requests cation cards of library users (students, professors and others). Almost instantly, a computer will. record that the book has been borrowed and who borrowed it. In Canada, too, we felt the reverberations of Amerâ€" ican social change. We ourâ€" selves were changed. We Kengedy did not fall alone. The destinies of" many other lives were altered along side his. INSTANT DELIVERY NEAR EATONS ‘4971. w system will keep requests for books . But The cost of the new system, including the computer, the computer â€" software, the terminals, light pens, book labels, and so forth, will be about $100,000 according to Murray G. Shepherd, univerâ€" sity librarian. In addition, it will take an estimated 50,000 hours to that are out on loan, so the requests can be filled autoâ€" matically as they are reâ€" turned. It will also store information an the users; library staff members will be able to tell instantly if a wouldâ€"be borrower already owes money in unpaid fines. also lived through the sixâ€" ties with the repercussions of the Viet Nam war, the cult and the sexual revoluâ€" What have we become? 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It involves six characters in a bar room setting, and under the sure direction of Tom Bentleyâ€" Fisher of UW‘s Drama deâ€" partment it will be very involving, _ evoking _ the label each book and prepare Corporation Limited, Torâ€" the computerized records. onto. Gene Damon, UW UW is purchasing the sys systems librarian, is in tem from Geac Computer Charge of the entire project. live in right now. WESTMOUNT WEAVERY e Mono and Penelope canvas _ e Patterns e Persian Yarns f We have something to delight every taste. Come in and look over our selection this week! Westmount Place Shopping Centre, Waterico â€" 576â€"5470 Canada‘s Number One Travel Trailer | Choose ‘BARGELLO®‘ for your NEEDLEWORK PROJECT Open Daily 9:30 to 6; Thurs. & Fri. to 9 Paul Jereb audience to laughter and guages Bldg., UW Tickets are $1, on sale now at the Main Box Office 623â€"7670 South of 401 HWY. 24

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