PUBLIC LIBRARIES PROVIDE PUBLIC A VITAL LINK IN ACCESS TO INFORMATION

From: Post-Tribune (IN) | Date: April 26, 1998 | Copyright information

THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED VERSION. Barbara J. Ford is executive director of University Library Services at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond and president of the American Library Association.

I have always believed in the power of information to build bridges and promote understanding among different cultures. As a librarian, it gives me great satisfaction to be part of the exciting technological revolution that is transforming our community libraries into centers for global information.

Thanks to computers and the Internet, today's public, school ...

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