TY - BOOK ED - National Research Council (U.S.). TI - Realizing the information future: the Internet and beyond SN - 0585002258 AV - TK5105.875.N37 R43 1994eb U1 - 384.3/3 20 PY - 1994/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Academy Press (NAP) KW - National Research and Education Network (Computer network) KW - ram KW - Information technology KW - Computer networks KW - Learning and scholarship KW - Technological innovations KW - Electronic data processing KW - Internet KW - Computer Communication Networks KW - National Research and Education Network (Réseau d'ordinateurs) KW - Technologie de l'information KW - Réseaux d'ordinateurs KW - Savoir et érudition KW - Innovations KW - information technology KW - aat KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Industries KW - Media & Communications KW - bisacsh KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING KW - Telecommunications KW - fast KW - gtt KW - Telecommunicatie KW - Informatietechnologie KW - Information infrastructure -- KW - United States -- KW - Technological development KW - Computer networks -- KW - Research and development KW - Information technology -- KW - Information networks -- KW - Government policy KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 --; App. A Networking: The Path to the Internet --; App. B Sample Principle Sets --; App. C User Support Services --; App. D State and Regional Networks --; App. E International Issues --; App. F Key Terms; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=782 ER -