Its report provides recommendations for achieving the government's goal of creating one Smart Communities demonstration project in each province, the North and an Aboriginal community by the year 2001. Smart Communities make the most of opportunities that new technologies can offer for better health care delivery, education, training and businesses. Public libraries' mission and the Smart Communities vision are closely linked. The LibraryNet website has just been given a completely new graphic design, courtesy of Industry Canada staffer Mark Demeny. Our new look incorporates several stock photographs of libraries, and we're looking for more.
Any format is acceptable, colour or black and white.
We may be able to use them on our web page. We are especially interested in images of library patrons using computers. All three librarians spoke persuasively and passionately for the thesis that libraries aren't about to disappear in the new millenium, but can instead combine the best of traditional services with the new technology that patrons have come to expect. In the first phase of the study, volunteer patients will assess the quality of breast cancer information currently available on the Internet. In the second phase, a second group of patients will give feedback on an indexed web site, or digital library, providing information and links to other sites.