A key question we in America face today is whether or not the information superhighway will reinforce the best values of our society or, instead, will perpetually promise more than it can deliver as a communication medium. At first glance, the new interactive multimedia world we are entering would seem to engage the active mind in intellectual calisthenics and engender the creative use of information - information that is useful, abundant in quantity, and easily available. However, as we begin to ask questions such as "What will the information superhighway deliver and to whom?" and, "Will this new medium simply be a mechanism for delivering to the home video games, movies on demand, home shopping, communication services, telebanking, and customer databases?" the answer is less clear. We will not enhance education, make culture and the arts available to all, and contribute to the creation of a citizen who is better informed and more engaged with the nation and its government, history, and culture, if the highway primarily provides entertainment and expensive information on demand. We are fortunate to be present at the creation of this medium that brings with it such extraordinary potential for stimulating progress. Libraries and museums can and should be a powerful force for a national renaissance made possible by this technological revolution. We do not want to forfeit this new technology's potential for national renewal. The Library of Congress is embracing the online world throughtheNationa1 Digital Library program. We now provide over the Internet more than 26 million records, including the Library's bibliographic data; summaries and status of federal legislation; copyright registration records; and abstracts and citations to foreign laws.