Realizing the information future : the Internet and beyond /

Presents the full text of "Realizing the information future: the Internet and beyond," a report from the Nrenaissance Committee. Includes a preface, an executive summary, a list of Committee members, and a press release regarding the report. Offers access to a PostScript version of the rep...

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Corporate Authors:	National Research Council (U.S.). NRENAISSANCE Committee, NetLibrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press (NAP), 1994.
Subjects:	National Research and Education Network (Computer network) Information technology. Computer networks. Learning and scholarship > Technological innovations. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Presents the full text of "Realizing the information future: the Internet and beyond," a report from the Nrenaissance Committee. Includes a preface, an executive summary, a list of Committee members, and a press release regarding the report. Offers access to a PostScript version of the report. Examines the possibility of an integrated national information infrastructure for the United States and its uses for educational institutions and libraries, as well as financial issues and the government's role. Contains sample principal sets and definitions of key terms. Notes that the project was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), and the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Links to the home pages of the NAS and the NAP.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	xv, 301 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0585002258 (electronic bk.) 9780585002255 (electronic bk.)