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To
ensure the CLC’s smooth transition into the complex,
this amic@ focuses on public learning resources
that integrate technology with what is already there.
The opening ceremony demonstrated virtual museums, for
example, showing how the internet could complement the
actual museum nearby. Because of its location next to
the library, the amic@ also can integrate books
with internet texts, adding features such as electronic
newspapers to enhance the resources available to library
patrons. Visitors are also drawn to the Center’s
English lessons on CD-ROM.
The
Community Center
The
working class neighborhood of Santisima Trinidad is
marked by a long tradition of community cohesion, making
it an ideal site for the third CLC. This amic@
is housed in an old building across the street from
a model community center for the municipality where
neighborhood club meetings, infant nutrition classes,
and other kinds of events are held. One unique aspect
of the Trinidad amic@ is the inclusion of the
community in the initial design phase of the center.
Due to their unified spirit, the residents of Trinidad
had already begun discussing their needs and plans even
before amic@ planners had visited the neighborhood.
The
Public School
The Municipality of Asunción manages only
one primary school in the entire city. Located in the
neighborhood of Marangatu Rape, this school houses the
fourth amic@. Students and teachers now have
more than a small public school library could ever offer
— with access to email, the internet and a series
of educational CD-ROMs, they have an open window to
all the information in the world.
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