Dear colleagues, there is no doubt that the Internet has an impact on how science and research is done. This very discussion list shows several aspects of this: how we communicate electronically, what we research, how we do it, how we search for and access information. Many other aspects have been the topic of our exchanges here: video- conferencing, for instance, weblogs or electronic publishing etc. I recently finished a comprehensive book on the impact of ICT (Internet) on research and hope it will find interested readers among airlisters. It is also available as an e-Book. That makes it particularly easy to access it, read sample chapters and get an overview on the contents list: http://hw.oeaw.ac.at/3188-7 Best wishes for the New Year to all, Michael *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Dr. Michael NENTWICH Austrian Academy of Sciences, Inst. of Technology Assessment A-1030 Vienna, Strohgasse 45/5; Tel. +43 1 51581 6583 Fax. +43 1 7109883; mailto:mnent@oeaw.ac.at Personal homepage: http://eiop.or.at/mn/ Institute: http://www.oeaw.ac.at/ita/ New book: "Cyberscience" http://hw.oeaw.ac.at/3188-7