Discusses the relationship between copyright and the new technologies. The legal responses to copyright violations and to cases regarding fair use, as well as international efforts to protect copyright with respect to noncommercial use are considered. (CHC)

Describes a proposed National Research and Education Network designed to meet the needs of scholars and researchers, and discusses the technical and political aspects of such a network. The possible impacts on library roles and services are explored, and the need to extend existing networks to include public, school, and rural libraries is…