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The "State of the State" message which Governor Mario Cuomo of New York State delivered to the Legislature today is avilable to Internet users through the New York State Library gopher. This is the first time that a "State of the State" message has been made so widely and immediately available . The Govenror states that New York muyst be "at the forefront of technology development" and the uses of technology. The State Library is using the Internet to provide greater public access to government information, offering access to selected State government information. State Library Director Jerome Yavarkovsky said that "this use of modern telecommunications technology enables researachers, students and citizens to get immeidate access to information produced by their government." Information accessible through the gopher includes services of the State Library, online cataogs of the State lIbrary and other institutions, New York State agency descriptions, and full texts of selected publications of the State Library and other NY State government agenceies. There are also pointers to other Internet resources, including Federal government information, Free-nets, and bulletin board ssystems. "We anticiapte steady growth as more State agencies make thier infomration availbnale on the Internet" says Yavarkovsky. The address of the NYSL gopher and the NYSL FTP Archive is unix2.nysed.gov or 149.10.64.24 Comments and questions should be directed to: David@unix2.nysed.gov