In today's scholarly and research communities, we use a variety of methods to communicate both data and information. There are traditional face-to-face communications such as those embodied in conferences like this and in classroom activities, and there are printed forums such as letters, journals and monographs. Almost thirty years ago, computer assisted communication became a possibility with the development of what we now call the Internet. Today, it is commonplace for scholars and researchers to use their computers as a mechanism for gathering and distributing their data, their initial thoughts and their qualified investigations. In a world of technology inflation, it is also commonplace to see varying levels of access to computer hardware and software and varying levels of expertise in using these applications and their newer versions that bombard us almost daily. It is at once both enticing and daunting to come to terms with the uses of computer networking in our chosen fields of scholarly pursuit.
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