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[Richard Lee Holbert <G_HOLBERTRL@TITAN.SFASU.EDU>]

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SENDER: Internet Public Library <ipl.comm@umich.edu>
Subject: Announcing the Internet Public Library
Date: 31 Jan 1995 21:21:17 GMT


Bold initiative heralds the creation of tomorrow's library today
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The University of Michigan School of Information and Library Studies
proudly announces the advent of the Internet Public Library (IPL), an
innovative, on-line, 24 hour public library designed to revolutionize the
way the world thinks about library services.  Chaired by an assemblage of
internationally renowned librarians and leading information industry
professionals, the Internet Public Library will offer an exciting vision
of the library of tomorrow as envisioned by many of the brightest talents
in the field today.

With a stated mission to "provide services and information which enhance
the value of the Internet to its ever expanding and varied community of
users," IPL  is prepared to provide essential library services to a
target audience estimated to number 1/4 of the entire American population
by the end of the century.   Among the first services to appear will be
an on-line reference division; a youth services division; a user
education division; and professional services for librarians.  A library
without windows, walls, or even books, IPL will still provide a user
friendly spot to turn to for questions on how to plan a family budget;
learn more about the world of Internet based resources; or even turn to
for a story  hour for children.  Bringing the best features of the
community library forward into a new technological environment, IPL seeks
to challenge our thinking about new "communities" that will arise in the
future and a broader range of services the library of tomorrow might provide.

The Internet Public Library is scheduled to go on-line March 1, 1995.  To
be sure you're among the first of the library's "patrons," continue to
monitor this site.  We're already planning announcements about specific
services to be offered by each of the library's divisions; news about the
thoughts and future projections of our multi-talented board members; and,
of course, complete connectivity information for the project.  Plan to
become an active participant in the Internet Public Library...let your
views help shape the public library of the future!

For further information today, mail us at ipl.comm@umich.edu






Richard Lee Holbert

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Richard Lee Holbert - Education Student/Information Resource Specialist
E-Mail: g_holbertrl@titan.sfasu.edu or  rlh@tenet.edu
Land Mail: 210 West Austin, #204 Nacogdoches,Texas 75961
AGGIE '85, K-12 Educational Computing Consultant, INTERNET Surfer, Genealogy