The Internet as a Medium for Education and Educational Research

1bis paper examines the advent of the Internet and its impact on K-12 education and librarianship. It discusses the use of the Internet as a resource for teaching and research and as a virtual classroom and laboratory. In addition, the reasons justifying investment in national supernetworks such as the American National research and Education Network (NREN) and the Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry, and Education (CANARIE) are outlined. Finally, the implications for education and li brarianship concerning the establishment of these supernetworks are explored.