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obtaining and collecting customized portions of the written record and consulting and updating that information at any time. His dream involved the process of retrieving specific information from the body of recorded knowledge and managing that information for personal use. Now, as we approach the fiftieth anniversary of Bush's seminal article, we find that his startlingly prescient vision is rapidly becoming a reality. Anyone wishing to take advantage of the current capabilities of information technology needs only a basic microcomputer workstationa computer, keyboard, monitor, printer, and modemwhich can be purchased for as little as $2,000. Most faculty ' workstations already in use as word processors require only the addition of the modem to gain access to the newest information technologies. A modem serves as the electronic connection be