英国政府将在今后4年内投资7000万英镑,把本国的公立图书馆变成一个“大众”网络。 这样做的目的是把公共图书馆——一个19世纪的创造——在今后4年转变为21世纪的电子网络。借书仍旧是图书馆的主要功能,但人们可以在图书馆上网冲浪,并且从英国或外国的图书馆中调取信息和图像。大量所需的经费将来自国家彩票发 The British government will invest 70 million pounds over the next four years to turn its public library into a “mass” network. The aim is to transform the public library - a 19th-century creation - into a 21st century electronic network over the next four years. Borrowing remains the main function of the library, but people can surf the Internet in the library and retrieve information and images from British or foreign libraries. A large amount of funding will come from the national lottery