I am delighted that the special Nov 2001 issue of _The American Behavioral Scientist_ is out: "The Internet in Everyday Life," edited by Caroline Haythornthwaite and myself. It contains 11 empirical articles (quant and qual) placing the Internet in the context of everyday life. The table of contents is below. You can check out the issue by going to www.sagepub.com and following the links to the journal (URL is too huge to copy here.) Caroline and I are just finishing editing a revised and expanded (20 articles) book, The Internet in Everyday Life, which Blackwells will publish this summer, in hard and soft cover. Barry ___________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman@chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 ___________________________________________________________________ Introduction: The Internet in Everyday Life Haythornthwaite, Caroline Days and Nights on the Internet: The Impact of a Diffusing Technology Howard, Phillip.; Rainie, Lee.; Jones, Steve The Internet, 1995-2000: Access, Civic Involvement, and Social Interaction Katz J.E.; Rice R.E.; Aspden P. Sociability, Interpersonal Relations, and the Internet: Reconciling Conflicting Findings Nie Norman Does the Internet Increase, Decrease, or Supplement Social Capital? Social Networks, Participation, and Community Commitment Wellman, Barry; Quan Haase, Anabel; Witte, James; Hampton Keith Digital Living: The Impact (or Otherwise) of the Internet on Everyday Life Anderson, Ben; Tracey, Karina Long Distance Community in the Network Society: Contact and Support Beyond Netville Hampton, Keith; Wellman, Barry The Impact of Community Computer Networks on Social Capital and Community Involvement Kavanaugh, Andrea; Patterson, Scott Juggling Multiple Social Worlds: Distance Students Online and Offline Kazmer, Michelle.; Haythornthwaite, Caroline Using E-Mail for Personal Relationships: The Difference Gender Makes Boneva, Bonka; Kraut, Robert; Frohlich, David Real and Virtual Social Ties: Connections in the Everyday Lives of Seven Ethnic Neighborhoods Matei, Sorin; Ball-Rokeach, Sandra An Online Data Web Site for Internet Research: Some Features and an Example Robinson, John; Neustadtl, Alan; Kestnbaum, Meyer