TY - JOUR AB - A short presentation concerning the use of computer‐mediated‐communication (CMC) in information work is given together with the latest figures for use worldwide. Human aspects of CMC are discussed briefly. A few traditional information professional applications of electronic mail are described. Special attention is paid to the Danish Science Park Network as an example of computer supported cooperative work (CSCW). Through the use of some examples of dedicated ‘person‐centred’ systems (ALANET, LA‐net, etc.), interesting new applications of E‐mail for the information professional are considered. VL - 9 IS - 2 SN - 0264-0473 DO - 10.1108/eb045043 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb045043 AU - Clausen Helge PY - 1991 Y1 - 1991/01/01 TI - Electronic mail as a tool for the information professional T2 - The Electronic Library PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 73 EP - 84 Y2 - 2024/09/19 ER -