As we approach the 21 st century, a momentous telecommunications revolution is taking place. Electronic technology can help you find a job in another state or read the Congressional Record online. It can connect a student to the local library or the Library of Congress. Our forefathers and mothers knew it made good sense to invest in libraries as a shared community resource for books. It makes even more sense to support libraries in acquiring the powerful and expensive technology needed to obtain electronic information.
Nothing is more important to the future of democracy than ensuring public access to information.
That is why we need our nation's public, school, college and university libraries online. The technological revolution is happening now . And now is the time to support your library and all libraries in their efforts to ensure equity on the information superhighway. Public libraries have long supported the continuing education of the common man and the essential values of lifelong access to informational resources for education, business pursuits and literary entertainment. Hard copy serial collections are frequently reduced to pay for electronic versions of journals and magazines, but often a broader range of materials become available as the access becomes more precise and efficient.