. . . . . "This paper summarizes an investigation of the role of public libraries in developing and exploiting the next generation of national networks as presently embodied in the Internet/NREN. The study intends to identify a range of roles, services, and responsibilities for the public library community as it becomes an \"electronic intermediary.\""@en . . . "Public libraries and the Internet / NREN : defining roles in the network"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . .