51-64 Appendixes, pp. A Illustrative Projects, pp. 67-77 B Related Work, pp. 103-108 E Members of the Committee, pp. The information needed by many people, though perhaps not scholars, is largely available electronically.
Telecommuting is another manifestation of information technology's location independence.
In addition, the time spent in front of a screen reduces normal interpersonal contact. This topic requires further study, and if the findings of the Carnegie Mellon University study are confirmed, would suggest the need for attention to the mental health consequences of changes associated with the use of information technology. Predominance of English . While information in almost every written language can be found on the World Wide Web, a surfer must have at least a passable understanding of English to reap the greatest advantage of information technology globally. The implications for other natural languages are unclear, but is likely that many world residents will want to be bilingual in the near future.