[11664] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Re: Learning diversity over the Internet
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Suzanne Hildenbrand)
Thu Sep 18 20:01:54 1997
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 10:17:44 -0500
From: Suzanne Hildenbrand <lishilde@acsu.buffalo.edu>
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----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Karen, does it have to be SUCCESS stories? How about experiences so you
(and readers) might assess the real value of Internet in overcoming
barriers? As it is you have kind of weighted your results, dont you think?
SH
On Wed, 17 Sep 1997, Karen G. Schneider wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> For my next American Libraries column, I'd like to hear success stories of
> using the Internet to overcome barriers of difference--the Internet as a
> place to be different, but also to learn to live with other people. Have
> you learned tolerance over the Internet? Have you learned to like people
> you might not have liked in the "analog" environment? How has the Internet
> made you more inclusive? How has it let you be yourself? Examples might
> include friends you've made, hobbies you've been able to cultivate, biases
> you've overcome, and so forth.
>
> Celebrating diversity,
>
>
> ______________________________________________
> Karen G. Schneider | kgs@bluehighways.com
> Director, US EPA Region 2 Library | Contractor, GCI
> Councilor-at-Large, American Library Association
> The Internet Filter Assessment Project:
> http://www.bluehighways.com/tifap/
> Author, Forthcoming: A Practical Guide to Internet Filters
> (Neal Schuman, 1997)
> Information is hard work -------------------------------------------
>
