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Direct linkJayakar, Krishna; Park, Eun-A – Government Information Quarterly, 2012
The National Broadband Plan (NBP) recently announced by the Federal Communication Commission visualizes a significantly enhanced commitment to public computing centers (PCCs) as an element of the Commission's plans for promoting broadband availability. In parallel, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Computer Centers, Public Sector, Access to Computers
Download full textStaihr, Brian; Sheaff, Katharine – 2001
A key component of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was the "E-rate," a program designed primarily to help fund telecommunication improvements at rural schools, libraries, and health care facilities. The program offers discounts that can be applied to telecommunication services, Internet access, and internal connections. An evaluation…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Geographic Isolation, Internet
Jordan, John; Brintle, Lee – Computers in Libraries, 1993
Outlines the proposed Public Communication System (PCS) being explored at the University of Wisconsin and University of Iowa to provide coalition-based, nonprofit public access to the Internet/NREN (National Research and Education Network) and associated information resources. Funding, organization, prospects for success, benefits to the public,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Agencies, Computer Networks
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1998
This statement presents the results of work to date on federal programs that can be used to fund telecommunications and information technology for public and private elementary and secondary schools (grades K-12) and public libraries. At least 27 programs provide funding that may be used to purchase this technology for schools or libraries. For…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Government
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1989
This collection contains three papers providing an introduction to the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Core Programs, four contributed papers, and two Plenary Session papers: (1) "The Universal Bibliographic Control and International MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging Formats) Program" (Winston D. Roberts); (2) "Le Programme…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Developing Nations, Fees, Financial Support
Blake, Virgil L. P. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1994
Defines the concept of the virtual library, reviews factors in its inception, indicates prerequisites for its success, and explores the implications of the concept for librarianship, with an emphasis on the school library media center. (49 references) (KRN)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Costs, Definitions, Electronic Libraries
Gardner, Michelle M.; And Others – 1993
A summary of Kentucky's involvement in the second White House conference on Library and Information Service (WHCLIS), this report describes the activities surrounding this event and Kentucky's Governor's Conference on Library and Information Services. The recommendations that were adopted at the Governor's Conference in 1991 are listed, and the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Federal Aid, Fees, Financial Support
Iowa State Library, Des Moines. – 1991
This proceedings from the 1991 Iowa Governor's Pre-White House Conference on Library and Information Services contains a conference overview; a list of conference delegates; the conference program; national, state, and local recommendations made at the conference; and the keynote address by Nicky Stanke. The following issues were addressed in the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support
