What impact will AVL have on public schools?
>For the first time, every student in every school will have access to the same core of up-to-date, responsible information with which to complete homework and research assignments. Teachers in all schools urban or rural, wealthy or poor will be able to make assignments with confidence that the resources will be available. Since few public schools can now afford to provide resources equal to those in the AVL, this proposal will immediately expand the quality and quantity of information available for most students. For example, the full text of about 1,000 magazines for instruction and research will be available to view, print, or download from the online library. The cost to provide print copies of these magazines for every school library, college and university library, and public library is prohibitive. By working together, the online equivalent of these resources can be provided on a desktop in every school and public library for a reasonable cost. To meet the needs of younger stude
