ABSTRACT
The chapter explores educational and societal issues related to network literacy. It addresses and resolves these issues will have a significant impact on how society evolves, how notions of literacy and a literate society evolve, and the degree to which social equity can be enhanced in this country. The skills required to use the switch hook flash on one’s telephone pale in comparison to the skills and knowledge that are needed to use resources and services in the evolving National Information Infrastructure and the Internet/National Research and Education Network. Significant changes in the communications infrastructure are affecting the very fabric of society. Network literacy, the ability to identify, access, and use electronic information from the network, will be a critical skill for tomorrow’s citizens if they wish to be productive and effective in both their personal and professional lives. The term networked information applies to a vast range of electronic information and services available through the Internet.
