Virtual communities and social capital / Anita Blanchard, Tom Horan -- Human capital issues and information technology / Byron Davis, Edward Kick -- The progress of the internet / Grant Blank -- The co-evolution of society and multimedia technology / James Stewart, Robin Williams -- The World Wide Web and local media and the 1996 presidential election / Patrick Novotny -- Electronic communities / Eric Riedel ... [et al.] -- Ethics, law and information technology / Brian O'Connell -- Creating a democratic public sphere through political discussion / Steven Schneider -- Changing roles in information dissemination and education / Brian Kroeker -- Technological change, virtual learning, and higher education / Mark Shields -- The role of information technology in quality education / G. Garson -- The paradox of paperless classes / Paula Lackie -- Personal computers, mass media, and other uses of free time / John Robinson, Meyer Kestnbaum, Andrew Kohut -- Manufacturing knowledge / Steven Vallas -- Researching telework / Nicole Ellison -- The information age / R. Hedley -- Networking for sustainable development / Karina Funk -- Information in and on Africa / Roger Pfister -- World information flows and the impact of new technology / Kerry Ferguson -- International network for integrated social science / William Bainbridge.