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<< Source: Edupage, 3 April 2000
PARTNERS IN EDUCATION AIM TO CREATE GLOBAL LIBRARY ON WEB
Six prestigious educational institutions today will announce the
formation of an Internet company called Fathom.com that will
distribute information and offer online classes to users around
the world. Fathom's founders include Columbia University, the
Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, the New York
Public Library, the London School of Economics, Cambridge
University Press, and the British Library. Over the next year
the partners will invest $80 million in the company, which will
charge for some of its offerings. Fathom will also provide some
free content, and the partner's Academic Council will verify the
integrity of the site's information. The partners believe Fathom
will aid their goal of disseminating information widely, as the
site aims to help users who are trying to further their education
outside of the school environment.
(Financial Times, 3 April 2000)
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