Discusses issues involving physical and intellectual access to the Internet. Topics include skills for effective use; the importance of teachers and librarians ensuring full access for students; and a vision of information access needs in the future. The Mankato Internet Skill Rubrics evaluation checklist is appended. (AEF)

This paper present a case study on how the teaching methods in a number of modules in the Department of Information Science at the University of Pretoria (South Africa) have been transformed from traditional classroom presentations to a learner-centered approach supported by material on the World Wide Web and by e-mail and listserv interaction.…

While the library is at the center of many campuses physically, it is often an overlooked and underused resource in improving the learning and success of first-year college students. Librarians, classroom faculty, administrators, and higher education researchers come together to explore the potential of the library in shaping the student…