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The Four Stages of National Research and Education Network Growth.

Hall, Stephen C. – EDUCOM Review, 1991

Discusses the National Research and Education Network (NREN) and explains its role in the information infrastructures of higher education and research. Stages in the growth of NREN from 1970 to 2015 are described, finances are discussed, prospects for management and users are considered, and suggestions for future growth, finances, and public…

Descriptors: Computer Networks, Financial Support, Futures (of Society), Higher Education

Five Steps to NREN Enlightenment.

Weingarten, Fred – EDUCOM Review, 1991

Discussion of NREN (National Research and Education Network) focuses on balancing the needs of a wider user constituency with those of the more technical scientific community. The flow of information technology is discussed, including the roles of schools, universities, and libraries; and issues of government intervention and questions of funding…

Descriptors: Computer Networks, Financial Support, Government Role, Higher Education