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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.

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.

Discusses Internet resources as library services for children and young adults. Obstacles to securing access to the Internet in libraries, such as concerns about lewd materials; The Berkeley Information Network; Click-It, a project which encourages the use of new technologies in youth services; The Young Adult Librarian's Help/Home Page; The view that most Internet finding aids for children's resources are designed to help adults locate information for children.

Presents winners of the Internet Librarian Pied Piper Awards, which honors a person, place or thing that deserves special recognition for contributions to Internet librarianship. Projects of Eric Lease Morgan, network technologies development librarian at North Carolina State University in Raleigh; Contributions of Gates Public Library in Rochester, New York; Efforts of the Regional Institutes held by the American Library Association's Library and Information Technology Association.

Comments on e-mail reference in libraries in the United States. Why e-mail references are useful; The author's preference for e-mail rather than telephone references; Books that help librarians plan the service such as `Rethinking Reference,' by Elizabeth Thomsen; Suggestion for resources offering clip art and list of libraries providing e-mail reference.

Mentions sound-based Internet resources in libraries. What is need to provide this service; Jargon such as streaming audio and MP3; Web sites for novices; Bandwidth.

Focuses on the issue of privacy in light of online technology in libraries. Questions of protecting library patron privacy on the Internet; How public computers are usually available anonymously; How the Internet has users give up personal information; Predictions for the future of privacy on the Internet; The idea of a uniform identity tool; What librarians are doing to discuss and combat the issue of patron privacy.

Examines medical information available on the Internet. Discerning valuable information; Use of the Comparison of Health Information Megasites online report; Building reference skills; Helping patrons to find medical information about diseases; Helping patrons assess sites; Drug questions.

Looks at various Internet tools for librarians. Use of HTML editors; Tagging editors; Other computer programs.

Provides information on various library-oriented electronic journals. NewsFlashes; Current Cites; Gill's Favourite Electronic Journals; Electronic Resources Project; Web4LIB Current Awareness Resources; Professional Sites on the Web; ACQWeb; Tools for Serials Catalogers.

Reviews several library-oriented Web sites. The Whole Enchilada!; The Big Specialities; Don't Agonize, Organize!.