PLANNING GLOBAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Ablex, 1995
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE by Ching-chih Chen.....i
FORWARD by Jeanne H. Simon.....1
1. ALEXANDRIA DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
Summarized by Robert M. Hayes and Ching-chih Chen.....1
2. INTRODUCTION
Introduction to NIT Conferences and NIT '94 participants
Ching-chih Chen.....7
Introductory Remarks, Jeanne H. Simon.....15
3. PANEL ON FEDERAL GII ACTIVITIES, Chaired by Peter Young.....17
GII: Getting from here to there; the path is not so clear,
Steve N. Goldstein.....21
Discussions.....25
Congress online: A case study, Chris Casey.....29
Discussions.....32
Closing remark, Peter Young.....41
4. PANEL ON NII AND GII - GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY'S
ROLES, Chaired by Peter Young.....42
Viewpoint: A business format for the national information
infrastructure, Forest Woody Horton, Jr.,.....45
Comments on NII and GII, Forest Woody Horton, Jr.,.....57
Discussions.....61
Private industry's concern in the global information infrastructure,
Daniel Duncan.....65
Discussions.....70
5. PANEL ON INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE - INTERNATIONAL
SCENE, Chaired by David Penniman.....77
Developing a Strategic Plan for the Global Library, Don Riggs.....79
Discussions.....84
Information infrastructure of Russia: Sci-Tech information area --
The past, present, and prospects, Yakov Shraiberg.....87
Discussions.....107
Getting in from the cold: Connecting the new democratic South Africa
to the global information community, Marinus Swanepoel.....109
Discussions.....119
Overview of information activities in the field of agriculture in the
Czech Republic, Helena Slezáková.....123
Discussions.....126
The extent of IT applications in Singapore, Lim Hong Too,
Foo Kok Pheow and Amanda Lo.....129
Final Discussion.....133
6. PANEL ON NATIONAL LIBRARIES' INTERNATIONAL
ACTIVITIES, Chaired by Yakov Shraiberg.....137
Global knowledge network infrastructure development:
The national library role, Peter Young.....139
International Programs at the National Agricultural Library, Pam Andre.....149
Discussions.....153
National Library Medicine's international activities, Richard Hsieh.....157
Discussions.....159
Comments from national librarians of other countries,
Andris Vilks and M. Wali.....163
7. PANEL ON GLOBAL LIBRARY, CULTURAL AND HERITAGE
INFORMATION NETWORK, AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION
SHARING, Chaired by Robert M. Hayes.....165
Information superhighway and the digital global library: Realties and
challenges, Ching-chih Chen.....167
Digital global cultural and heritage information network,
Ching-chih Chen.....181
Discussions.....186
Electronic Publishing, Kari Marklund.....191
Discussions.....195
Global connectivity and the HKUST Library, Minmin Chang.....199
Discussions..... 203
8. PANEL ON EDUCATION/TRAINING RELATED TO NIT AND GII
Chaired by Ching-chih Chen.....205
An educational component for the global information
infrastructure, Robert M. Hayes..... 207
Additional comments on educational components for the GII.....233
Discussions..... 236
Information technology policy issues in developing countries,
A. Neelameghan..... 241
Information Technology and Regional Schools of Information Studies
A. Neelameghan.....245
Discussions.....249
The Library Fellow Program: Agents for change, Robert Doyle.....251
Question and Answer Discussion.....257
Customizing the education of information professionals:
The Paraguayan model, Herbert Achleitner.....259
Discussions.....266
The global information infrastructure (GII): A Latin American and
Caribbean perspective, Mariano A. Maura.....267
Discussions..... 272
New information technologies in Slovak library system and education
of library and information workers, Jela Steinerova.....275
General discussions.....283
9. PANEL ON MEETING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE (Including GII
activities supported by foundations, professional associations, govern-
ment agencies, etc.), Chaired by Richard E. Quandt..... 287
Assistance for information systems in Eastern Europe,
Richard E. Quandt.....289
Discussions.....296
Acute or chronic? Scientific information in African research libraries:
Ailments and remedies, Lisbeth A. Levey..... 299
Library services and information technology capabilities in the
countries of the Former Soviet Union, Elizabeth J. Kirk..... 311
Discussions on Levey's and Kirk's papers.....318
Outreach programs for the information highway: Designing
programs for all, Wendy D. White.....321
Discussions.....333
American Society for Information Science (ASIS) and the global
information infrastructure (GII), Marjorie M.K. Hlava.....335
Discussions.....339
10. BRAINSTORM SESSION AND GROUP DISCUSSIONS
Planning for brainstorm session, Chaired by Robert M. Hayes.....343
Group discussions.....351
Group Discussion Report 1......353
Group Discussion Report 2.....357
Group Discussion Report 3.....363
APPENDICES.....367
1. VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE ON GII
Speech delivered at the International Telecommunications Union
Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 21, 1994.....369
Speech delivered via satellite to the International Telecommunication
Union Plenipotentiary Conference, Kyoto, Japan,
September 22, 1994..... 379
Speech delivered to the G7 Ministerial Conference,
Brussels, Belgium, February 25, 1995.....385
2. OTHER GII RELATED DOCUMENTS (Downloaded from Internet)
The global information infrastructure: Agenda for cooperation.....393
U.S. goals and objectives for the G7 GII Conference.....437
Global Information Infrastructure Commission launched.....441
Human right and civil liberties groups urge gore to protect
free expression on info-highway.....443
The GII initiative: Its significance and the challenges for Japan,
Shumpei Kumon.....451
3. SELECTIVE DOCUMENTS ON NII
The National Information Infrastructure: Agenda for action
Executive summary.....1
The National Information Infrastructure: Agenda for action, v. 1.....1
A transformation of learning: Use of the NII for education and
lifelong learning (IITF draft for public comment).....1
4. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS' NII AND GII DOCUMENTS American Library Association, Telecommunications and Information
Infrastructure Policy Forum. Principles for the Development of
the National Information Infrastructure.....1
Information Industry Association. GAIIA (Global Alliance of
Information Industry Association) Guiding Principles.....1
Tokyo Declaration.....1
Unesco and the Global Information Infrastructure (with FID).....1
5. INFORMATION ON NIT '94
Background information.....1
GII: Issues, problems & Concerns (Identified by participants
prior to the conference).....1
NIT '94: List of Participants.....1
AUTHOR INDEX.....1
SUBJECT INDEX.....1