Academic Research on the Internet is New Library in Rural America

Slide 1:Surfing the Net for Academic Research (The Internet becomes the New Library for Rural Communities) W. J. White-Moye IT-648 Telecommunications

Slide 2:Problem:  Tax caps, declining rural property values, a faltering economy and resulting state budget crisis have left state's school districts in financial trouble. Library funding is in the decline and this results in students who live in rural communities not having access to traditional current up-to-date information that a library exposes students to.

Slide 3:Solution:  Teachers are allowing students to use the internet as the new library.  It affords students in rural communities an option to keep abreast with students who may have excess to large libraries at school or throughout the community.  It provides stu