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Internet
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Internet Introduction Developed in North America, the Internet has rapidly spread around the world in the past decade. A high percentage of the content on the Internet still resides inside the USA, as much as 80 percent by some estimates (Liebowitz, 1998). Access to this content for international users suffers from the characteristics of the long Network path between these users and the remote server. Lack of capacity and long delays effectively render Network delivery of media-rich information and advanced digital libraries impracticable for many countries. Thus, while Internet connectivity to virtually every country on the globe has brought the promise of an information-rich world for all, that reality often falls short in the face of limited and unpredictable access to network information resources. This article seeks to inform the information professional on dramatic enhancements to current Internet services that are being enabled by technology trends and new methods of Network engineering. While...
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