Oversight Hearings on Library Services and Construction Act: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session, Hearings Held in Washington, D.C., September 15; New Haven, Conn., September 25; Cleveland, Ohio, October 19; Kansas City, Mo., November 9; and San Francisco, Calif., December 7, 1981 |
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Page 114 - ... that there are results. Now speaking as I have the right to do toward the world of our education, my view is that we do not deserve anything as good as what you are proposing. We have not done anything to merit it. But you are right in singling out this area as one which very badly needs attention, not from our point of view but from the point of view of the national interest and we need to be led to do the right thing. That, incidentally, is another very fine feature of...
Page 294 - ... of the Higher Education Act and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, both of which contained provisions for libraries in both types of schools.
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Page 56 - This Nation needs a larger and more diversified collection of books. We need better housing for these books. We sorely need libraries closer to the people, whether through more centrally located libraries or through bookmobiles and branch locations. The central fact of our times is this: Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance and ignorance.
Page 296 - philanthropic' — which means that they profit nobody except everybody, and their dividends go to the whole community. These Knowledge-Institutions — and especially our public libraries — ask charity, the community's small change, just to keep their heat and their lights on, and to keep their unrenovated doors open. We, the Knowledge-Institutions, are the poor relations. We anxiously solicit, and gratefully acknowledge the crumbs. Today I...
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Page 269 - Fourteen authors jointly writing an article on "superliteracy" for Omni magazine. About two dozen futurists" are discussing the potential sources of energy in the future. What is computer conferencing and how does it work? (From: Meeting Through Your Computer by Turoff & Hiltz). A system for computerized conferencing (or computer-mediated teleconferencing, as it is sometimes called) has three basic elements: the computer, the access terminals, and a digital network such as those operated by Telenet,...
Page 140 - I am pleased to be here. If it is all right with you, I will select points within the statement.