Are We Ready for the Library of the Future? - http://archive.salon.com/21st/feature/1997/12/02feature.html Article from Salon Magazine theorizing that new technology in libraries is only more efficient if patrons can use it. Argues that the role of librarians now includes being teachers of technology.
Falling Through the Net - http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/fttn99/ Released July 8, 1999 by the US Department of Commerce, a series of three reports in the Falling Through the Net series on the telecommunications and information technology gap in the United States.
Classism in the Stacks - http://www.ala.org/ala/olos/olosprograms/jeanecoleman/jeanecoleman.htm Transcript of a Sandford Berman lecture on library services to the poor. Includes a biography and abstract.
Access, Internet, and Public Libraries - http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/technology/libraryaccess/ A report to the Santa Clara County Libraries. Studies the issues involved in providing access to the internet in public libraries. Discusses a variety of possible solutions, including filtering, restricted access, blocking software in children's rooms, training, and parental permission.
NNLM - Consumer Health Manual - http://nnlm.gov/outreach/consumer/ Guidance for librarians in building and evaluating consumer health materials for their libraries' collections.
Sell It With Sizzle - http://www.sellitwithsizzle.com/ Librarian Rhonda K. Kitchens offers deas, tip and hints for adult public library programs, events and outreach.
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