• The Internet is a collaborative information space, not managed by any one group.
• The Internet, the Web, and browsers are all different things.
• Searching the Internet effectively takes a little know-how.
• Lots of useful information isn't (and may never be) in electronic format.

Certainly we will use the Internet and libraries throughout our lives. Understanding issues like censorship, privacy and electronic commerce will help you become more informed and better able to make quality decisions about the information sources, tools and techniques available.