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    LIS 691 The Virtual Library - Crises and Controversies
    Week Ten: Digital Divide - Information Rich Versus Information Poor

    July 15, 1999

    Debate Topic:

    "The public library has a responsibility to provide free access to the Internet." Readings:

    Kranich, Nancy. "The Selling of Cyberspace: Can Libraries Protect Public Access?" Library Journal, Nov. 15, 1993. 34-37.

    Lynch, Clifford, "The Role of Libraries in Access to Networked Information: Cautionary Tales from the Era of Broadcasting," In Emerging Communities: Integrating Networked Information into Library Services, ed. A. Bishop (Urbana: University of Illinois, 94) 120-133.

    Friedman, Mathew. Fuzzy Logic. Ch.4 & 8

    Last revised: July 14, 1999
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