I rarely disagree with Thoreau, but in this case I have to. Maine and Texas do have important information to communicate to each other. The Hill House Association, in creating their website more than four years ago, looked to the Chebucto Community Network in Nova Scotia, Canada, for help. The Hill House Association Community Access Network is now sharing their knowledge with other communities in Pittsburgh. This is exciting, encouraging, and powerful.
Communication is now two-way, and easy.
Scholars, students, and citizens can devote more time to work and study and less to time to aimless searching for quality information. As we have for more than 30 years, we support quality information whether it comes in book or electronic form. The two are not mutually exclusive. That s what we re trying to do at the National Endowment for the Humanities, look carefully at the strengths and weaknesses of the printed page and digital technologies and combine the best of both. It also contains a summary of our symposium on the humanities and technology.