SERIES AT A GLANCE Harvard students faculty, administrators and
staff are entering the information superhighway. They are using
e-mail and the Internet-- a global data communication network--
for more and increasingly complicated tasks, fundamentally
changing learning and communication at Harvard. The uses of
computers and the networks have multiplied faster than Harvard's
ability to regulate them. The College scrambles to develop
computer policies in response to new ethical dilemmas. User
demands for privacy and security are pitted against the need for
access to information A small band of technical wizard toil
inside Harvard Arts and Sciences computer Services (HASCS). But
the University has failed to provide the resources necessary to
meet the heavy demands placed on the organization. The results:
staff shortages, budget constraints and low morale. As Harvard
links its computers to the outside world via the Internet, a
private University becomes significantly more public. Will the
network change more than j