Document (#13783)

Editor

American Library Association

Title

Access to electronic information, services and networks : an interpretation of the LIBRARY BILL OF RIGHTS

Source

Microcomputers for information management. 12(1995) no.4, S.301-304

Year

1995

Abstract

At the 1996 Midwinter Meeting of the 57.000-member ALA in San Antonio, ALA affirms user rights in cyberspace; and calls on the US Congress to protect public access to information during the shift from print to electronic publishing. The latest ALA News over the net reported what Betty J. Turock, president of the ALA said, 'free access to information is essential to a democracy. Our concern as professional librarians is that new technology not become a barrier for members of the public.' The new 'Access to Electronic Information, Services and Network: an interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights' was adopted by the ALA Council at the Midwinter Meeting, and will have profound implications and use for many libraries and librarians in the months to come. Because of its significance and potential impact, the next of this document has been downloaded from the ALA's Web site at http://www.ala.org to facilitate the use by readers of this journal

Theme

Internet

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