Abstract The goal of universal access to our cultural heritage is within our grasp. With current digital technology we can build comprehensive collections, and with digital networks we can make these available to students and scholars all over the world. A current challenge is establishing the roles, rights, and responsibilities of our libraries and archives in providing public access to this information. Another current issue will be whether the services will be primarily commercial therefore making the next generation library system a proprietary rather than public one. With these roles defined, our institutions will help fulfill this epic opportunity of our digital age. -- Proceedings page at http://wikimania2006.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proceedings:BK1 [production note: tape problems affect the first few minutes; final Q&A's are cut off; shot from back of large, dim room; hard to follow both speaker and slides]
