There is an electronic road to and from Earlham. This is the second aspiration. I believe our goal will be to create participatory information environments. Classes and committees and discussion groups can carry on in cyberspace conversations that begin in face to face encounters. Prospective students can make a connection with us, begin a conversation, even before they set foot on our campus.
Alumni can stay in touch when they have gone off to new adventures.
Students on foreign study can let us know what they are doing and hear from us. We are already doing much of this, but we have only taken baby steps towards the horizon of possibility. Beyond the exchange of information and ideas we generate within our community, we can and will use electronic gateways to gain access to the wider wealth of global library and information resources. No longer will we be limited by when the library is open or what it can physically hold. Students will be able to gain access from their dorm rooms or from classrooms or laboratories.