Abstract

Describes information technology programs in Maryland, including the Sailor Project, that created a statewide telecommunications network providing Internet access without charge from libraries, homes, offices, schools, and shopping malls; University of Maryland initiatives; distance learning in higher education; and a project that allows worldwide network access to Johns Hopkins University Press's scholarly journals. (LRW)

Citation

Smith, B.G. (1996). Maryland: Sailing into the Electronic Future. Library Hi Tech, 14(2), 155. Retrieved August 7, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/82684/.

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Keywords

• Access to Information
• distance education
• higher education
• Information Networks
• information technology
• internet
• Library Services
• Publishing Industry
• Scholarly Journals
• State Programs
• Telecommunications
• University Presses