]
]
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the World Wide Web. See the FAQ section for more information.
Expand/collapse
Collection Overview
| Size | 5.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 4,200 items) |
| Abstract | RTPnet is an online community network for the Research Triangle Park area (including Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, and surrounding towns) of North Carolina. It is a volunteer-driven, membership-based service of Public Information Network Inc., previously known as Triangle Free-Net, and is dedicated to helping North Carolina nonprofit organizations leverage Internet tools to promote and support their missions. The collection documents the organizational progress, 1989-2005, of RTPnet. Included in the chronological files are drafts of policies, meeting agendas and minutes, organizational charts, user guides, materials related to RTPnet publications, conference materials, project descriptions, correspondence regarding requests for public access terminals at the Chapel Hill Public Library, quarterly status reports to Orange County, financial information, grant proposals, and Community Networking newsletters, among other items. Clippings and copies of local news articles and other publications from the 1990s that discuss affordable Internet access and its potential benefits, the emergence of electronic democracy, and other technology issues are also included. Subject folders contain tax information, user guides, certificates, bylaws, attendee lists, evaluation forms, emails, and other items. Other materials include correspondence between RTPnet and individuals and groups that used RTPnet's Internet services and disk space and a videotape, Community Computing: If it plays in Peoria ..., which describes the Heartland Free-Net of Peoria, Ill., one of the largest freenets of the early 1990s. |
| Creator | RTPnet. |
| Language | English |
Expand/collapse
Information For Users
Expand/collapse
Subject Headings
The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.
Expand/collapse
Related Collections
Expand/collapse
Historical Information
Click to access website (http://www.rtpnet.org/).
RTPnet is an online community network for the Research Triangle Park area (including Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, and surrounding towns) of North Carolina. It is a volunteer-driven, membership-based service of Public Information Network Inc., which is dedicated to helping North Carolina nonprofit organizations leverage Internet tools to promote and support their missions. Public Information Network Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation incorporated in August 1990, doing business as RTPnet, and previously known as Triangle Free-Net.
Back to Top
Expand/collapse
Scope and Content
The collection documents the organizational progress, 1989-2005, of RTPnet, an online community network for the Research Triangle Park, N.C. Included in the chronological files are drafts of policies, meeting agendas and minutes, organizational charts, user guides, materials related to RTPnet publications, conference materials, project descriptions, correspondence regarding requests for public access terminals at the Chapel Hill Public Library, quarterly status reports to Orange County, financial information, grant proposals, and Community Networking newsletters, among other items. Clippings and copies of local news articles and other publications from the 1990s that discuss affordable Internet access and its potential benefits, the emergence of electronic democracy, and other technology issues are also included. Subject folders contain tax information, user guides, certificates, bylaws, attendee lists, evaluation forms, emails, and other items. Other materials include correspondence between RTPnet and individuals and groups that used RTPnet's Internet services and disk space and a videotape, "Community Computing: If it plays in Peoria ...," which describes the Heartland Free-Net of Peoria, Ill., one of the largest freenets of the early 1990s.
Back to Top
Expand/collapse
Series 1. Chronological Office Files, 1989-2005.
Arrangement: chronological.
Includes drafts of policies, mission statements, and bylaws, meeting agendas and minutes, organizational charts, user guides, materials related to RTPnet publications, conference materials, project descriptions, volunteer management, correspondence regarding requests for public access terminals at the Chapel Hill Public Library, quarterly status reports to Orange County, financial information, grant proposals, and Community Networking newsletters, among other items. Clippings and copies of local news articles are included from the early 1990s which discuss affordable Internet access and its potential benefits throughout society, emergence of electronic democracy, and other technology issues.
Expand/collapse
Series 2. Subject Files, 1989-2005.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Files kept by the organization in separate subject folders contain tax information, user guides, certificates, bylaws, attendee lists, evaluation forms, emails, and other materials. Note that original file folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
Expand/collapse
Series 3. Other Materials, 1989-2005.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Contains correspondence between RTPnet and individuals and groups who utilized RTPnet's Internet services and disk space. Also included is a videotape, "Community Computing: If it plays in Peoria ...," which describes the Heartland Free-Net. Note that original file folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
| Folder 71 |
Old Users (A-C) #05297, Series: "3. Other Materials, 1989-2005." Folder 71 |
| Folder 72 |
Old Users (D-G) #05297, Series: "3. Other Materials, 1989-2005." Folder 72 |
| Folder 73 |
Old Users (H-M) #05297, Series: "3. Other Materials, 1989-2005." Folder 73 |
| Folder 74 |
Old Users (N-Q) #05297, Series: "3. Other Materials, 1989-2005." Folder 74 |
| Folder 75 |
Old Users (R-S) #05297, Series: "3. Other Materials, 1989-2005." Folder 75 |
| Folder 76 |
Old Users (T-Y) #05297, Series: "3. Other Materials, 1989-2005." Folder 76 |
| Videotape VT-5297/1 |
"Community Computing: If it plays in Peoria ...," (14:28) from the National Public Telecomputing Network, 1991. #05297, Series: "3. Other Materials, 1989-2005." VT-5297/1Describes Heartland Free-Net of Peoria, Ill., one of the largest freenets of the early 1990s. |
Expand/collapse
Items Separated
Processed by: Jessica Sedgwick, November 2006
Encoded by: Jessica Sedgwick, November 2006
Back to Top