The majority of this publication is comprised of 13 feature articles covering a wide range of topics in the areas of educational technology and library and information sciences. Also offered are related abstracts found in the ERIC Database and the latest news at the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology, including the publication of its most recent books and ERIC Digests. The feature articles are: "Data about Data: The Heart of Gem" (Stuart Sutton); "Information Professionals Chart Future of Internet Q & A" (Joann Wasik); and "A Study of Digital Reference in a Federal Agency" (Joanne Silverstein); "Confessions of an Online Distance Educator" (Donald P. Ely); "Teachers and Librarians--Closing the Digital Divide" (Patricia Senn Breivik); "S.O.S. for Information Literacy: A Tool for Enhancing Information Skills Instruction" (Ruth V. Small; Marilyn P. Arnone); "The Challenge 2000 Multimedia Project: Fostering Project-Based Learning with Multimedia" (Michael Simkins); "The WEB Project: Technology Innovation in Rural Vermont" (Fern Tavalin); "Generation www.Y: Students as Change Agents" (Dennis Harper); "Smiling While Guiding Thirty Sixth Graders through Internet-Based Curricula When the Internet Is Down (And Other Lessons Learned with One Sky, Many Voices Projects)" (Nancy Butler Songer; Scott McDonald); "Technology in the Mathematics Classroom: Guidelines from the Field"(Shelley Goldman); "Modeling Instruction in High School Physics" (James Hathaway; Shayna Nardi; David Hestenes; Jane Jackson); and "The Maryland Virtual High School CoreModels Project: Harnessing Computer Modeling for Scientific Inquiry" (Mary Ellen Verona; Susan Ragan). (AEF)