Rural Libraries, Volume XIV, 1994.

The 2 issues in this volume contain 10 articles on rural libraries and information access in rural America. Topics include telecommunications and distance education in Nebraska, the future of small rural public libraries, federal programs to improve rural access to information, outreach issues for public libraries, and the role of information in rural economic development. Articles are: (1) "How Nebraska Has Responded with Telecommunications and Long-Distance Education" (Timothy Lynch); (2) "Infoglut, Democracy, and Sustainability: Futures for the Small Public Library" (Michael Marien); (3) "The Role of the United States National Commission on Libraries and Information Science in Assisting Rural America" (Jane Williams); (4) "How Far Does Outreach Reach?" (John Philip); (5) "And What Do We Do Now?" (Robert N. Case); (6) "Role of Information in Rural Economic Development: A Legislative Perspective" (Jonathan Johnson); (7) "The Use of State Information Resources" (Howard F. McGinn); (8) "Key Issues in Rural Development" (Daryl Heasley); (9) "The Rural Information Center: Federal and State Cooperation Expands Information Access" (Patricia La Caille John); and (10) "Technology: Crisis for Rural America" (Kenneth P. Wilkinson). Some papers contain references. (SV)