Library Principles for the Networked World - input needed

[Julie James]

[cross-posted to PUBLIB and Web4Lib]

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In April, more than 40 representatives from 22 ALA divisions, 
committees, round tables, and sister organizations met in Skokie, 
Illinois to revisit the 1993 Principles for the Development of 
the National Information Infrastructure.  This document was 
designed to guide libraries in the significant policy 
reassessment predicated by major advances in telecommunications 
and technology. 

The result of the intensive, two-day workshop is a new document, 
Library Principles for the Networked World, in draft form.  This 
document will provide a framework for addressing information 
technology policies that will best serve libraries and their 
users.  It is hoped that this document will also be an important 
tool for library advocacy at the local, state and national 
levels.

We need your help!  Your feedback and input are essential for 
this document to accurately reflect the perspectives of the 
library community and to be useful to librarians, policy makers 
and government officials.  Please review the draft principles at 
the OITP Web site, http://www.ala.org/oitp/prinintro.html, and 
submit feedback following the simple instructions on the "How to 
Comment" page (http://www.ala.org/oitp/comment.html).  We really 
want to hear from you.

Please direct all comments and questions to oitp at alawash.org.  
And don't forget to attend the public hearing on the Draft 
Principles at ALA Annual Conference: Saturday, June 16, 4:00 - 
5:30 p.m., Moscone Center room 270-276.  Your comments will 
ensure that these principles accurately reflect the needs of 
libraries and library users in the networked world.


forwarded by:
Julie James (OITP Advisory Committee)
Technology Consultant
The Library of Virginia
804/692-0800  
jjames at lva.lib.va.us