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Flanders, Bruce – American Libraries, 1991
Discusses issues involved in the creation of the National Research and Education Network (NREN). Telecommunications technology is described; support from industry and libraries is discussed; and problems with NREN are raised, including equal access to computerized information, privacy issues, and protection of First Amendment rights. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Library Networks, Privacy
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC. Information Infrastructure Task Force. – 1993
The National Information Infrastructure (NII) is planned as a web of communications networks, computers, databases, and consumer electronics that will put vast amounts of information at the users' fingertips. Private sector firms are beginning to develop this infrastructure, but essential roles remain for the Federal Government. The National…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Administration, Agenda Setting, Computer Networks