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JANET education and research network will aid in establishing high-speed internet in public libraries across the UK. Recently an announcement was made of an agreement that the Museum, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) has signed with JISC and JANET (UK).

The current scenario is that people can avail of a standard internet connection for research in public libraries. This will soon change once the scheme comes into force. The traditional connections used in public libraries can then be optionally converted to the superior ‘Janet’ network which is favoured by most schools and universities for its speeds that far exceed capabilities of home fibre optic broadband connection (click here for a

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The ‘Janet’ network is funded by the government and it can bring up to 1GB speeds. Even the bigger central libraries do not have internet at this speed at present. MLA Chief Executive Roy Clare expressed his happiness at this measure being taken by public libraries in advancing research facilities.

Clare said that this is a landmark decision that will aid users of the library immensely as did the introduction of internet about a decade ago. He hopes that all libraries will take full advantage of the optional upgrade to better their internet services.

Speaking about the announcement, Jane Finnis from Culture24 said that this scheme would enhance the value of the public library for the users by offering a high-quality internet service to carry out necessary and critical research.