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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ALEXANDRIA DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
Summarized by Robert M. Hayes and Ching-chih Chen.....1
INTRODUCTION: Introduction to NIT Conferences and
NIT '94 participants
Ching-chih Chen .....7
Introductory Remarks
Jeanne H. Simon.....15
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
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, government 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
1. VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE ON GII
Speech delivered at the International Telecommunications Union
Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 21, 1994 .....369
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 .....459
The National Information Infrastructure: Agenda for action, v. 1 1.....462
4. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS' NII AND GII DOCUMENTS
FID's Tokyo Resolution.....503
Unesco and the Global Information Infrastructure (with FID). 1......509
5. INFORMATION ON NIT '94
Background information .....513
GII: Issues, problems & Concerns
(Identified by participants
prior to the conference) .....517
