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Discusses how Internet filters work for the benefit of United States-based school libraries. Description of Internet filters; Mechanism of keyword blocking; Information on site blocking; Background information on protocol blocking; Significance of time blocking. INSET: 5 filters on the market.

The article reviews the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) open source digital-preservation software from Stanford University that preserves digital content in a library-to-library network.

Discusses the challenge of managing a virtual library. Importance of hiring the right personnel for a virtual library; Probationary periods that are a good idea for new staff; Encourage employees to develop solid working boundaries that prevent them from overworking; Important communication tools for the staff to communicate; Legitimacy challenges that virtual librarians face.

Focuses on the plan of Fiat Lux, a collective of librarians from Web portals around the world, to create a high-quality Web presence. Importance of its service to the industry; Values with respect to work the group adopted; Organizations that provide assistance to the project.

Presents the opinion of the author about a library staffer who spends too much time on the Internet in library forums and not enough time on work. Belief that management has failed; Workers who do not work; Problems that arise when management introduces a new technology into the workplace without the development of policies and procedures; Benefits of e-mail and lists for librarians; Recommended courses of action.

Observes reactions of the old guard of librarianship to automation in their libraries and encourages librarians to redesign themselves. Why librarians feel threatened by the new technology; Librarians as increasingly the sole advocates of public access to information; Benefits of electronic discussion lists such as NETTRAIN and BI-L; The inevitable new media that are destined to appear.