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ERIC Number: EJ513866
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0160-0044
Rhetoric of the 'REN: The Myths of the Information Superhighway.
Case, Donald O.
Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, v32 p137-43 1995
Examines contrasting scenarios of the proposed National Information Infrastructure and its antecedents, the Internet and the NREN (National Research and Education Network). Topics include a public network offering popular services versus a private, revenue-driven network; network development; information superhighway analogies; network benefits; and fiber optic technology. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Futures (of Society), Information Networks, Information Policy, Private Sector, Public Sector, Rhetorical Criticism, Technological Advancement
Publication Type: Collected Works - General; Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Analogies; Fiber Optics; National Information Infrastructure; National Research and Education Network
Note: Paper presented at the ASIS Annual Meeting (58th, Chicago, IL, October 9-12, 1995).