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Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the history and development of the Albert R. Mann Library at Cornell University. Mann Library has a strong relationship with Cornell Computer Services (CCS). Mann has worked with CCS in establishing the library's innovative microcomputer center, in structuring a cooperative program of workshops in microcomputing for Cornell faculty, and in developing improved means of organizing and providing access to the software holdings of the two organizations. Mann Library has conducted a large instructional program in the application of computer and telecommunications technologies to information retrieval and management. The program has three tracks: (1) the workshop series in the uses of the microcomputer that is designed for faculty and students; (2) the curriculum in information literacy, a fully rounded curriculum that is integrated into normal undergraduate coursework, woven into those courses that most naturally accommodate information technology concepts; and (3) the end-user searching instruction program that has been in existence since 1983. Mann Library information specialists teach the program, both in collaboration with faculty in particular classes and through open workshops.