For most schools and communities the choice is not between distributed bulletin board systems and Full Internet access. Both serve different, but related needs, and both are needed to fully empower communities.

THE ROLE OF DISTRIBUTED BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEMS

The Internet does NOT provide many of the advantages of a locally accessible electronic bulletin board. The ability to host local discussion conferences of all types, in a menu-driven system designed specifically for the local community, requires a local system. Self-teaching lessons, access to local resource persons and librarians, and showcase menus of high-value resources gleaned from the Internet and other sources to meet local needs, all become possible through a local bulletin board, but are NOT available through simply providing access to the global Internet, or other national networks, such as Handsnet.

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