The potential impact of the information superhighway?what it will
mean to daily work, shopping, and entertainment?is of concern to
nearly everyone. In the rush to put the world on-line, special
issues have emerged for researchers, educators and students, and
library specialists. At the same time, the research and education
communities have a valuable head start when it comes to
understanding computer communications networks, particularly
Internet. With its roots in the research community, the Internet
computer network now links tens of millions of people and extends
well into the commercial world. Realizing the Information Future is
written by key players in the development of Internet and other
data networks. The volume highlights what we can learn from
Internet and how the research, education, and library communities
can take full advantage of the information highway's promised reach
through time and space. This book presents a vision for the
proposed national information infrastructure (NII): an open data
network sending information services of all kinds, from suppliers
of all kinds, to customers of all kinds, across network providers
of all kinds. Realizing the Information Future examines deployment
issues for the NII in light of the proposed system architecture,
with specific discussion of the needs of the research and education
communities. What is the role of the "institution" when everyone is
online in their homes and offices? What are the consequences when
citizens can easily access legal, medical, educational, and
government services information from a single system? These and
many other important questions are explored. The committee also
looks at the development of principles to address the potential for
abuse and misuse of the information highway, covering: Equitable
and affordable access to the network. Reasonable approaches to
controlling the rising tide of electronic information. Rights and
responsibilities relating to freedom of expression, intellectual
property, individual privacy, and data security. Realizing the
Information Future includes a wide-ranging discussion of costs,
pricing, and federal funding for network development and a
discussion of the federal role in making the best technical choices
to ensure that the expected social and economic benefits of the NII
are realized. The time for the research and education communities
to have their say about the information highway is before the
ribbon is cut. Realizing the Information Future provides a timely,
readable, and comprehensive exploration of key issues?important to
computer scientists and engineers, researchers, librarians and
their administrators, educators, and individuals interested in the
shape of the information network that will soon link us all. Table
of Contents Front Matter Summary and Recommendations 1 U.S.
Networking: The Past Is Prologue 2 The Open Data Network: Achieving
the Vision of an Integrated National Information Infrastructure 3
Research, Education, and Libraries 4 Principles and Practice 5
Financial Issues 6 Government Roles and Opportunities APPENDIX A
Federal Networking: The Path to the Internet APPENDIX B Sample
Principle Sets APPENDIX C User Support Services APPENDIX D State
and Regional Networks APPENDIX E International Issues APPENDIX F
Key Terms Index
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