  The paper describes an extensible model for implementing a user-centered,
customizable interface to a library's collection of information resources. This
model, called MyLibrary, integrates the principles of librarianship
(collection, organization, dissemination, and evaluation) with globally
networked computing resources creating a dynamic, customer-driven front-end to
any library's set of materials. The model supports a framework for libraries to
provide enhanced access to local and remote sets of data, information, and
knowledge. At the same, the model does not overwhelm its users with too much
information because the users control exactly how much information is displayed
to them at any given time. The model is active and not passive; direct human
interaction, computer mediated guidance and communication technologies, as well
as current awareness services all play indispensable roles in this system.
