ocr: Inspired by the challenges faced by our newly opened National nuseum of the American Indian and by the entire Institution in general, come to one that will uniquely mark my tenure as Secretary: the electronic transtarmation of the Smithsonion. At the heart of the intormation revolution is something far more than an advance in technology; it is the fulfilling of one central promise of democracy, to make knowledge available toa as many of our citizens as possible, and to allow that access to be shaped by their needs. The Smithsonian is committed to making its resources widely available on the sp ...
