Policy and standards are needed to ensure that consistent strategies can be deployed when utilizing digital libraries. Issues that will need to be addressed include, but are not limited to copy right, fair use and universal access. Data Standards . In order to access information resources stored in databases across the globe, standards which specify data description and transmission characteristics will need to be identified and agreed upon. Other standards which must be agreed upon are ones for exchanging and interpreting networked materials formats, and for assuring security of operations and information.
Today there are multiple standards for sound, while standards for images remain in their infancy.
Education and Training . Training on how to use digital libraries on the NII and on how to incorporate these resources into the home and workplace to improve our quality of life and standard of living will be key to attaining the vision.