id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt ital-3002 Starr, Karen J. President's Message: 21st Century Skills, 21st Century Infrastructure 2011-06-01 1 .pdf application/pdf 792 32 43 AnD liBrAries | June 2011 recreation, law enforcement and public safety, and social services available in the community ■■ access to electronic encyclopedias, local libraries’ cata- logs, full-text articles online, and document delivery.”2 The results reflected the pub- lic’s interest at that time in the following: ■■ “expert advice on a variety of topics including medi- cine, law, car repair, computer technology, animal husbandry, and gardening ■■ economic development, investment, bank rates, con- sumer product safety, and insurance ■■ community-based information such as events, vol- unteers, local classified advertisements, special interest groups, housing information, public meet- ings, transportation schedules, and local employment opportunities ■■ computer training, foreign language programs, homework service, teacher recertification, school activities, school scheduling, and adult education ■■ electronic mail and the ability to transfer files locally as well as worldwide ■■ access to public records, voting records of legisla- tors, absentee voting, the ability to renew a driver’s license, the rules and regulations from governmental agencies, and taxes ■■ information about hunting and fishing, environmen- tal quality, the local weather, road advisories, sports, Karen J. starr (karen.j.starr@gmail.com) is Lita President 2010-11 and assistant administrator for Library and develop- ment Services, nevada State Library and archives, carson city. cache/ital-3002.pdf txt/ital-3002.txt