Q Quickly and accurately convert printed text and "pictures" of all forms into electronic form. 



Q Categorize and organize electronic information in a variety of formats. 



Q Use visualization to quiclciy browse large volumes of imagery. 



Q Provide electronic data standards. 



Q Simplify the use of networked databases in the U.S. and worldwide. 



Prototypic scientific data bases, including remote-sensing images, will be developed. Librarians and 

 other users will be trained in the development and use of this technology. 



Education and Lifelong Learning 



Conduct pilot projects that connect elementary and secondary schools to networks through which stu- 

 dents and teachers can: 



Q Communicate with their peers and with students and faculty at colleges and universities across 

 the country. 



Q Access information databases and other computing resources. 



Q Use authoring tools to embody the experiences of the best teachers in systems that others can 

 use. 



Q Have greater access to the Nil technologies, enabling them to develop and use them more effec- 

 tively. 



Q Enable future generations to be literate in information technology so that they will be prepared 

 for the 2 1 st century and beyond. 



Health Care 



Develop and provide: 



Q Access to networks that link medical facilities and enable health care providers and researchers 

 to share medical information. 



^Technology to visualize and analyze human einatomy and to simulate medical procedures such 

 as operations. 



QThe ability to treat patients in remote locations in real-time by having "distance collaborations" 

 with experts at other medical facilities. 



Q Technology by which health care providers can readily access databases of medical information 

 and literature. 



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