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About the Authors=ix
Preface=1
Chapter 1. Historical Overview-An Information Revolution in the Making/Kurt N. Molholm, Administrator Defense Technical Information Center=3
Technology Issues are Being Rapidly Superseded by Policy Issues=3
Constructing the Information Superhighway Involvement at the Top=5
The National Information Infrastructure: Agenda for Action=6
Four Government Roles in the Developing Information Infrastructure=7
R&D - Agent of Change=8
Federal Government Involvement - Application and Use of Technology=9
Electronic Government=11
Telecommunications Reform=13
Government Information - A Valuable National Resource=15
Federal Information Management=17
Conclusion=24
Bibliography=25
Chapter 2. Building the Infrastructure/Dr. John R. Garrett, Director of Information Resources Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI)=27
The Infrastructure in History=27
Information and Infrastructure=29
Definitions=29
Visions, Networks, and Programs=30
The NII in the Making: The Internet=31
NII Initiatives: Alphabet Soup=33
Demonstrating the Evolving NII: Demonstrations Pilot Projects, and Digital Libraries=38
Toward a Technological Vision=40
Implementing the Vision: Critical Requirements=41
Interoperability=42
Profitability=43
Scalability=44
Authentication=45
Confidentiality and Privacy=46
Portability, Mobility=47
Electronic Commerce=48
Browsing, Searching, Filtering=49
Human Infrastructure=50
Bibliography=52
Chapter 3. Competition, Economics, and Ownership/Joseph L. Ebersole, Attorney-at-Law, Law Offices of Joseph L. Ebersole=55
Fee versus Free Federal Information=56
Exceptions=59
Clinton Administration Positions on Fee versus Free=60
Copyright Issues=61
Deposit of Electronic Databases=62
The Copyright Reform Act of 1993=64
Deposit of Online Databases=67
Protection of Copyright in the National Information Infrastructure (NII)=69
Government's Relationship with the Private Sector: Partners or Adversaries?=70
Legislation=71
Executive Branch Initiatives=77
A Different Perspective: Impact on Competitive Position=80
Bibliography=84
Chapter 4. The First Mile - State and Local Government Contributions to the National Information Infrastructure/Richard J. Varn, Director of Telecommunications, The University of Northern Iowa=85
Introduction=85
The Backward Metaphor=85
Information Infrastructure Defined=86
What Have State and Local Governments Been Doing?=86
Hybrid Projects=96
Where are State and Local Governments Going and How are They Getting There?=98
SLG Visions=98
A National Information and Service Delivery System: A Vision for Restructuring Government=99
Pursuing the Promise of Intergovernmental Information Infrastructure=105
NTIA Planning and Demonstration Explosion=105
Vision Revisited=113
Conclusion: If It Is Not The First Mile, It May Be A Dead End=113
Bibliography=115
Index=117