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Download full textWhite, Charles S. – 1991
Arguing that the foundation of a free civilization is an informed citizenry, this ERIC digest discusses the new challenges faced by the government and libraries in the wake of the Information Age. As electronic technology has accelerated the production and transmission of information, it has become more difficult for the average citizen to access,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Depository Libraries, Information Dissemination, Information Networks
Schamber, Linda – 1990
For the purposes of this digest, productivity is defined as ways in which library and information services can assist agencies, industries, and individuals in producing goods and services effectively and profitably. Two fundamental issues that affect productivity are access and control; two major strategies for improving productivity are…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Electronic Libraries, Freedom of Information
Zia, Lee L. – 2001
The National Science Foundation (NSF) released its first call for proposals for the National Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education Digital Library (NSDL) program early in 2000. Building on work supported under the multi-agency Digital Libraries Initiative, this program aims to establish a national digital library that will…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Educational Resources, Electronic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education
Wagner, Judith O. – 1990
To find vocational education curriculum materials, educators can contact their State Liaison Representative (SLR) to the National Network for Curriculum Coordination in Vocational and Technical Education (NNCCVTE), regional Curriculum Coordination Center (CCC), state vocational education resource center (SVERC), and/or one of the consortia that…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Consortia, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources
Bishop, Ann P. – 1993
Today's information infrastructure provides access to a growing array of software and services for education. As both the capabilities of technology and the number of its uses grow, the need to set national policy for computer networking has become increasingly apparent. The High Performance Computing Act of 1991 established government support for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Trends
Meyers, Judith K. – 1989
"Information Power: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs," which was published jointly by the American Library Association (ALA) and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) in 1988, is the most recent in a series of efforts to articulate and encode professional program and practice standards that have…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Planning, Diffusion (Communication), Elementary Secondary Education
