- Dates
- 1995-09 – 1996-02
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationtechnologyeducationcommunitygovernance
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beacon reported efforts to bring Internet access to Beaver Island: a public computer and modem at the District Library, a proposed automated community modem service, and later an LSCA grant award for library hardware, software, and training. The February 1996 notice made implementation conditional on federal funds and later Library Board policies.
Evidence limits
The reports establish proposals and a conditional grant award, but do not document installation, final funding, adopted usage policies, or a public launch of either service.
Sources
- Describes a library computer, modem, and dedicated phone line for public use, plus a proposed community modem bay for home dial-up access, with grant funding and operating-cost questions. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1995-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Internet access report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-09_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the District Library was awarded an LSCA Statewide Internet Access Program grant for software, hardware, and training, while noting that implementation depended on federal funds and later Board policies. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1996-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Internet grant update.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island library pursues public Internet access through 1995–96 grants”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-internet-library-access-grants-1995/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1995, “The Internet Comes to Beaver Island.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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